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Big Bear · SR-38 road conditions

View chain controls for SR-38

Road open with restrictions

Road work/lane restrictions are reported below. Check road details before departure.

Last checked 5 min ago

Full SR-38Big Bear Lake

This page shows full-road conditions for SR-38. Some reported conditions may be outside a specific destination approach.

Chain controls

No chain controls reported (R-0)

17 locations
Chain restriction guide
R0
No chain controls are in effect at this time.
  1. Where
    Mill Creek Ranger Station thru to Mt. Home Village
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Feb 9, 12:42 AM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  2. Where
    Mt Home Village thru to 1 mile East of Forest Falls Jct.
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Feb 20, 9:30 AM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  3. Where
    1 mile East of Forest Falls thru to Angelus Oaks
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Feb 20, 9:30 AM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  4. Where
    Angelus Oaks thru to Heart Bar Campground
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Feb 20, 10:53 AM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  5. Where
    Angelus Oaks thru to Mill Creek Ranger Station
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Feb 20, 9:30 AM
    Direction
    Westbound
  6. Where
    Heart Bar Campground thru to Onyx Summit
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Feb 20, 10:53 AM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  7. Where
    Jenks Lake Rd West thru to South Fork Campground
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Feb 20, 10:53 AM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  8. Where
    Jenks Lake Rd West thru to Angelus Oaks
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Feb 20, 10:53 AM
    Direction
    Westbound
  9. Where
    Onyx Summit thru to Stanford Cutoff
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Feb 20, 10:53 AM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  10. Where
    Onyx Summit thru to South Fork Campground
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Feb 20, 10:53 AM
    Direction
    Westbound
  11. Where
    8000 Ft Level thru to Onyx Summit
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Feb 20, 10:53 AM
    Direction
    Westbound
  12. Where
    Hatchery Dr thru to 8000 Ft Elev ( 1mi W/O Blaky Horse Cyn Rd)
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Feb 20, 10:53 AM
    Direction
    Westbound
  13. Where
    Greenway Dr (Jct 18) thru to Stanfield Cutoff
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Feb 21, 8:01 AM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  14. Where
    Mt. Doble Dr. thru to Hatchery Dr
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Feb 21, 8:01 AM
    Direction
    Eastbound
  15. Where
    Mt. Doble Dr. thru to Big Bear Dam (Jct 18)
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 26, 8:15 AM
    Direction
    Westbound
  16. Where
    Standfield Cutoff thru to Navajo Street
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Feb 21, 10:30 AM
    Direction
    Westbound
  17. Where
    Navajo Street thru to Big Bear Dam
    Chain restriction
    R0
    Effective from
    Apr 26, 8:20 AM
    Direction
    Westbound
Road work and lane restrictions

1 active area reported

1 area
  1. Where
    Rim Of The World Dr to Pine Hill Dr
    What
    Emergency work
    Traffic impact
    One-way traffic
    Lanes affected
    1 of 2 lanes closed
    Direction
    Both directions
    Expected to end
    Aug 18, 8:01 AM
    Delay
    Est. 10 min

Route info

Destination
Big Bear
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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