Travel & Experiences
Angeles National Forest: Long-shut Crystal Lake reopens some facilities
May 13, 2011
Just below the crest of the Angeles Crest is a well-watered, cedar- and pine-forested basin.
Aug. 25, 1991
California
The camping destination will be closed April 9-14 while trees are sprayed with a pesticide to protect them from the Western pine beetle.
April 7, 2024
June 27, 2019
Benjamin Eaton, a Pasadena judge, visited Crystal Lake in 1887 and reported: “The water is clear as a crystal, and our party found it good to drink.”
Oct. 24, 1990
The rugged beauty of this 98-acre recreational area presents a vivid panorama at this time of the year: the shimmering little lake amid a green landscape, all set against the backdrop of a deep-blue sky.
March 3, 1985
March 31, 1985
Citing budgetary restrictions, Angeles National Forest officials have closed the popular Crystal Lake recreation area on weekdays and are limiting its use on weekends to daytime only.
Nov. 14, 1993
Visitors to the Crystal Lake campground see Barbara Croonquist in the information center wearing her forest ranger’s uniform and a friendly smile, and they start asking questions.
Aug. 20, 1987
When Lee Squire placed a campground parking permit on the windshield of one of a handful of cars headed toward Crystal Lake on Wednesday morning, the fisherman at the wheel beamed at him and said: “I am sure glad to see you. “ Squire glanced toward his wife, Bobbie, and replied: “Well, we’re glad to be here.”
Dec. 1, 1995