Place closure
No recurring date-based closure of Windy Gap Trailhead is published. Islip Saddle or signed Burkhart/PCT access and temporary emergency orders still control access.
Trailhead
Windy Gap Trailhead
Angeles National Forest, California
About this place
The open Forest Service trailhead follows Windy Gap Trail into the Angeles high-country network and toward the PCT.
The site has picnic tables and vault toilets but no drinking water; verify Highway 2 and fire-recovery conditions before relying on the route for an overnight itinerary.
Seasonal access
Closures & seasonal access
Pleasant View Ridge can be affected by winter snow and ice, summer heat, strong wind, wildfire, and post-fire recovery orders without a fixed annual closure dateSeasonal access
Islip Saddle or signed Burkhart/PCT access: Use the signed Windy Gap Trailhead access in Angeles National Forest, California. Use only a currently open signed trailhead and legal Angeles Crest Highway parking. Vincent Gap and Heaton Flats remain withheld pending source-connected overnight routes. Pleasant View Ridge can be affected by winter snow and ice, summer heat, strong wind, wildfire, and post-fire recovery orders without a fixed annual closure date.
Before driving
Check Angeles alerts and the exact Islip Saddle, Burkhart, or PCT approach; an expired order does not prove every route is open.
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- Latitude
- 34.327227° N
- Longitude
- 117.831123° W