Is Angels Crest Highway open?

[Travlr]

I'm headed to Ventura in early January to pick up a bike.  Would like to ride it back to Arizona via Angles Crest and maybe Big Bear.

Are those roads open this time of year?

Mike

[Kiwi Dave]

I'd say NO.

From www.dot.ca.gov/cgi-bin/roads.cgi


SR 2
    [IN THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AREA]
    IS CLOSED FROM ISLIP SADDLE TO 5 MI WEST OF BIG PINES (LOS ANGELES CO)
- DUE TO A ROCK & MUD SLIDE - MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE

    ALL TRACTOR-SEMI TRAILER COMBINATIONS WITH 3 AXLES OR GREATER ARE
PROHIBITED FROM THE JCT OF I 210 /IN LA CANADA-FLINTRIDGE/ TO THE
ANGELES FOREST HIGHWAY (LOS ANGELES CO) - ALTERNATE ROUTES ARE AVAILABLE

This highway information is the latest reported as of Thursday, December 31, 2015 at 12:59 .

[mtiberio]

Hell, I was there in August and I think it was closed...

[Chuck in Indiana]

I've only been all the way to Wrightwood once. One of my most memorable rides, though..

[Kent in Upstate NY]

No way. El Nino is supposed to hit hard this year and that means rain and mud and snow. Even in the best of times the Crest is iffy. Most of the weather comes in January. Good luck. Best bet is 101 to the 5 to 14 and then 58 to Barstow. Then you can go east missing most of the mountains.

[Kiwi Dave]

Hell, I was there in August and I think it was closed...

I was there in August too, and it was definitely open.  I rode from San Diego up 15 to Cajon Junction, and then to Wrightwood via Lone Pine Canyon Rd, and then on to La Canada.

[Chuck in Indiana]

I was there in August too, and it was definitely open.  I rode from San Diego up 15 to Cajon Junction, and then to Wrightwood via Lone Pine Canyon Rd, and then on to La Canada.

All it takes is one rain with rock/mud slides. This time of year, I'd say no.

[father guzzi obrian]

I have ridden that road in January, sunny day, but in the shade you will hit black ice, not a good thing, there are many other great rides to AZ, but I would avoid highway 2 for sure

[Travlr]

Thanks all!  I guess I'll have to save that one for a trip later this year.

Mike