Move on to Trail Finder: Angeles National Forest

Descend into Devil's Canyon
The San Gabriel Wilderness offers some extremely rugged terrain including Devil's Canyon — as you descend, the canyon walls gradually creep closer and closer toward one another. The Devil's Canyon Creek flows through the narrow canyon and is shaded by willow and alder trees. The descent ends at a spectacular 20-foot waterfall that drops over a sheer granite cliff.

Mountain Bike Abandoned Trolley Lines
The abandoning of the Mount Lowe Trolley way back in 1938 left behind a gently graded route between Echo Mountain and Ye Alpine Tavern now used by mountain bikers. The forest is also home to an intricate web of dirt fire-roads that provide the mountain biker with lots of exciting terrain to explore.

Pitch a Tent at Little Jimmy
After hiking up to this campsite at an elevation of 7,500 feet, you'll want to pitch your tent and take a snooze at the Little Jimmy Trail Camp. This is a hike-in only campsite with 16 sites. There are over 110 developed campsites located throughout the forest.

Fish the San Gabriel Canyon
If you're an angler after pole-bending action, try the San Gabriel Canyon — reknowned for trout, it also offers bass, bluegill, and catfish. The East Fork of the San Gabriel River bears the brunt of the fishing pressure, so we suggest you try the lesser-known North Fork and West Fork. Trout are no slowpokes —a 12-inch trout swims in spurts as fast as 12 feet per second. If bass is your game, drop your hook in Castiac Lake — a 22-pound largemouth bass was caught and released there in 1991. Other fishing sites include Pyramid Lake for striped bass and rainbow trout, Littlerock Reservoir, Elizabeth Lake, and Jackson Lake.

Cruise the Angeles Crest Highway
The 66-mile Angeles Crest Highway (aka California Highway 2) is an asphalt serpent that slithers its way out of the canyons of the San Gabriel Mountains. The highway undergoes an elevation gain of over 6,000 feet until it peaks at 7,901 feet at Dawson Saddle. The highway winds its way through green meadows peppered with wildflowers, chaparral-covered hills, Joshua trees, and ancient pines at timberline. It's worth getting out of the car at Devils Canyon Overlook — the road stop sits at the edge of the abyss. Hard to believe, but within minutes of one another you will have views of Mount Baldy, the Mojave Desert, and the Channel Islands offshore.

Spot Nelson's Bighorn Sheep
With more than 700 bighorns in the forest, there's always a chance that you will spot a few grazing in the mountains. Other wildlife you may come across include the Mojave green rattlesnake, kangaroo rat, gray fox, mule deer, and the tracks of the elusive mountain lion.

Snowboard above the Mojave Desert
Snowboarders and skiers can carve their way down the mountains at ski areas located at Waterman Mountain and Kratka Ridge. Several thousand feet below, the great expanse of the Mojave Desert rolls forever outward toward the northern horizon. Further east in the forest, you'll find skiing at Mount Baldy, Mountain High East and West, and Ski Sunrise.