Dumpster rental and junk removal in Cedar Glen

Getting in: Highway 173 and Hook Creek Road

Highway 173 runs through Cedar Glen along the Lake Arrowhead shoreline and past Papoose Lake. The County calls Hook Creek Road, which leaves 173 and runs about two miles northeast to Poplar Lane, the primary access to the community. Cumberland Drive, one lane each way, runs south from Hook Creek Road to Blue Ridge Drive, and Deer Lodge Park sits next door.

Most homes are reached from side streets off those roads, and every driveway is different. Robert brings the dumpster on a gooseneck trailer behind his pickup, so send a photo of the drop spot before delivery day. Show us the driveway's width and slope, any tight turns, and anything hanging low over the spot.

The dumpster goes on your driveway or your own property. A dumpster in a County road needs a County encroachment permit, and one along Highway 173 needs a Caltrans encroachment permit.

Older cabins and rebuilt homes

After the October 2003 wildfires, the County's 2007 community plan set up the 837-acre Cedar Glen Disaster Recovery Redevelopment Project Area to help rebuild homes and businesses and improve streets and water systems. Today the community mixes older cabins with homes built since. The median home in ZIP 92321 dates to about 1973.

Nearly half the housing is seasonal. In the 2020 Census, 587 of the ZIP's 1,249 housing units (47.0%) were held for seasonal, recreational or occasional use. Common reasons to rent a dumpster here:

• Cleaning out an older cabin before a sale or a remodel
• Rebuild and remodel debris
• Clearing a vacation home between owners
• Repair debris after a heavy winter

Tearing into an older cabin? Read this first

County disposal sites require asbestos certification for demolition debris from any structure built before 1984, and from any burnt structure no matter its age. With so many older cabins in Cedar Glen, tell us the year your place was built before you start loading demolition debris.

Two more County rules catch people out. Treated wood, the pressure-treated lumber common in old decks and fences, is accepted only at the Mid-Valley and Victorville landfills, not at the mountain transfer stations. And transfer stations turn away items longer than 4 feet. Call or text before you load either kind.

Who plows Cedar Glen streets

Several Cedar Glen and Deer Lodge Park streets are plowed by County Service Area road zones: CSA 70 R-35 and CSA 70 R-4 in Cedar Glen, and CSA 59 in Deer Lodge Park. The County doesn't plow private roads at all, so owners on those arrange their own snow removal.

Highway 173 falls under Caltrans chain controls in storms, and under R-1 controls every vehicle towing a trailer has to chain a drive axle. The dumpster travels by trailer. If snow is coming, call or text before your delivery or pickup date, and keep a clear path to the dumpster.

Disposal near Cedar Glen

The nearest County disposal site is Heaps Peak Transfer Station, on Highway 18 between Skyforest and Running Springs, about 5.3 road miles from Cedar Glen. The County lists it as open Monday through Saturday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. Check the County's page for current hours and fees before you haul a load yourself.