Angeles National Forest

Contact Information

Angeles National Forest
701 N Santa Anita Ave.
Arcadia, CA 91006

Voice (626) 574-1613

FAX (626) 574-5207

CRS (800) 735-2922 (Voice)
CRS (800) 735-2929 (TDD/TTY)

M-F 8:00am - 4:30pm

Ranger District Offices

Welcome to the Angeles National Forest!

Hikers at Sturdevant

To the millions of Los Angeles-area residents and to visitors from all over the world, the Angeles National Forest provides a thousand square miles of open space and a variety of recreation opportunities year-around.

The Angeles offers natural environments, spectacular scenery, developed campgrounds and picnic areas, swimming, fishing, skiing and the solitude of quiet wilderness areas. Trails winding throughout the forest accommodate hikers, equestrians, mountain bikers and off-highway vehicle enthusiasts. Please visit our recreational activities page for more information.

Many of the facilities and services in the Angeles National Forest are free. Some areas and facilities in the Angeles, as well as in the other national forests of Southern California, require the Adventure Pass or other recreation fees to help maintain, manage and improve the amenities that forest visitors enjoy. To learn if fees are required at the area or facility you plan to visit, please consult the Recreation Fee Areas map (8MB) or contact the Forest Service office nearest your destination.

Follow this link for more information on the Angeles National Forest Motor Vehicle Use Maps.

Again, welcome to the Angeles National Forest—YOUR great outdoors to visit, to care for and to enjoy!

Features

Closure of Williamson Rock to Protect Endangered Frog Continues

In a continued effort to protect habitat of the mountain yellow-legged frog, Forest Service officials have continued the closure of Williamson Rock until Dec. 31, 2012.

This is an ongoing closure that limits access to about 1,000 acres north of Angeles Crest Highway near Cooper Canyon, and has been in place since December 2005. The new forest order for another year is effective Sunday (Jan. 1).

Angeles NF Offers Fun & Education for Kids & Adults at Los Angeles County Fair

With hands clad in cloth gloves, teenagers Nicolene Limsnukan and Victoria Garcia yanked back and forth on a 5-foot saw with inch-long teeth, slicing through a horizontal propped up log. The blade sank further and further into the wood and a slice fell to the ground.

"It was hard," said Nicolene, visiting from Claremont. "Now I know how people in the olden days felt."

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