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Running Springs · SR-18 road conditions

View chain controls for SR-18

No restrictions reported

No restrictions affecting travel into Running Springs are currently reported.

Last checked 7 min ago

Full SR-18Big Bear LakeLake ArrowheadRunning SpringsSnow Valley

Running Springs on SR-18.

Chain controls

No chain controls reported (R-0)

13 locations
Chain restriction guide
R0
No chain controls are in effect at this time.
  1. Where
    .5 miles East of Jct. SR 330 thru to Green Valley Road
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 26, 8:31 AM
    Direction
    Northbound
  2. Where
    Running Springs thru to Arrowhead Ranch
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 26, 8:31 AM
    Direction
    Southbound
  3. Where
    Green Valley Road thru to Snow Valley
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 26, 8:31 AM
    Direction
    Northbound
  4. Where
    Arrowhead Ranch thru to Santas Village
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 26, 8:31 AM
    Direction
    Southbound
  5. Where
    Snow Valley thru to Big Bear Dam
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 26, 8:31 AM
    Direction
    Northbound
  6. Where
    Snow Valley thru to Jct SR-330
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 26, 8:31 AM
    Direction
    Southbound
  7. Where
    Jct. SR 189 thru to Arrowhead Highland Summit
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Feb 20, 4:41 PM
    Direction
    Northbound
  8. Where
    Jct SR 189 [Cliffhanger] thru to 4000 Ft Level (1mi S/O Jct 138) [Manned]
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Mar 3, 2:37 PM
    Direction
    Southbound
  9. Where
    SR 138 (Crestline IC) thru to Jct SR 189
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Feb 19, 10:36 PM
    Direction
    Northbound
  10. Where
    Santa's Village thru to Heaps Peak Dump
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Feb 20, 4:41 PM
    Direction
    Northbound
  11. Where
    Heaps Peak Dump thru to Jct. SR 330
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 26, 8:31 AM
    Direction
    Northbound
  12. Where
    Arrowhead Highland Summit thru to Santas Village
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Feb 18, 4:00 PM
    Direction
    Northbound
  13. Where
    Big Bear Dam thru to Snow Valley
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 26, 8:31 AM
    Direction
    Southbound

Road work and lane restrictions

No road work or lane restrictions currently reported

Route info

Destination
Running Springs
Source
Caltrans
Jurisdiction
California
Technical details
Data sources
  • Caltrans District 8 chain controls
  • Caltrans District 8 lane closures
Last fetch
Aug 18, 1:55 AM PDT
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Coverage details

Covers SR-330 from Highland and SR-18 from Big Bear Dam or Crestline — some nearby roads aren't monitored. See what's included.

This status covers three known Running Springs access paths: SR-330 from the SR-210 interchange at Highland Avenue to the SR-18 handoff at Mountain View Road, SR-18 west from Big Bear Dam to Mountain View Road, and SR-18 east from the SR-138 junction near Crestline to Mountain View Road.

Every modeled path ends at the shared Running Springs junction. Conditions beyond that junction toward Big Bear or Lake Arrowhead may remain visible route-wide and do not change the Running Springs verdict. Local roads beyond the modeled approaches aren't monitored.

Conditions can change quickly in the mountains. This page never replaces chain requirements, closures, or official Caltrans guidance. This boundary supports no claim about roads beyond the shared Running Springs junction or outside the modeled approaches. Neither surface makes a safe-to-drive or all-clear claim.