Dumpster rental and junk removal in Crest Park

Finding your place on the ridge

Crest Park is small and easy to drive past. It is an unincorporated community of San Bernardino County. The County's Lake Arrowhead Community Plan lists it as Crest Park - Meadowbrook Woods, one of the communities in the Lake Arrowhead plan area along with Blue Jay, Rimforest, Skyforest and Twin Peaks.

When you book, give us the street address plus a landmark or cross street. The Crest Park Picnic Area on Highway 18, near the Strawberry Peak Fire Lookout, and the Highway 173 junction to Lake Arrowhead both work. A landmark and a photo of the spot get the trailer to the right driveway faster than a ZIP code does.

Keep the dumpster off Highway 18

Past Crestline, Highway 18 is a two-lane mountain road, and its shoulder is state right-of-way. Caltrans requires an encroachment permit for any object placed in a state highway right-of-way. County-maintained roads need a County Transportation Encroachment Permit.

So the plan is your driveway or a level spot on your own property, out of traffic and out of the plows' way. The County's mountain encroachment guidelines say building materials and similar items should not be stored on road shoulders, in drainage ditches or in walkways, so snow-removal crews can work.

Robert brings the dumpster on a gooseneck trailer behind his pickup. Text a photo of the spot to (909) 284-4597 and point out anything tight: a steep pitch, a hard turn, low limbs or overhead lines.

Snow, chains and a loaded trailer

Storms bring chain controls to Highway 18. Under Caltrans R-1 controls, every vehicle towing a trailer must chain one drive axle, and a trailer with brakes must chain at least one of its own axles. The dumpster travels on a trailer, so a storm can move a delivery or pickup day.

In winter, leave a little slack in your dates and keep a shoveled, marked path to the spot. If your street is a private road, plan its snow removal ahead of time: the County and Caltrans do not plow private property.

Ridge-top projects for a dumpster or a haul

Rent the dumpster if you want to load it yourself at your own pace. If you would rather not load it yourself, junk removal means we take it away. If you need something moved rather than thrown out, ask about equipment and material hauling.

• Cabin, estate and garage cleanouts
• Deck, railing and stair tear-outs (call first about pressure-treated wood)
• Remodel and roof tear-off debris (tell us about heavy material when you book)
• Brush, limbs and pine needles after clearing (ask first)
• Hauling building materials or equipment up the hill

What stays out of a Crest Park dumpster

Some things can't go in any dumpster. California bans household hazardous waste, such as paint, solvents, motor oil and pesticides, from the trash. The County's household hazardous waste program has no permanent drop-off site on the Rim, so those go to a County Fire site or collection event instead (details in the questions below).

Pressure-treated wood from old decks and fences is regulated too. The County's mountain transfer stations don't accept it; only its Mid-Valley and Victorville landfills do. Tell us about it before it goes in the dumpster.

Disposal is billed by weight after the load is dumped, so shingles, plaster and other heavy debris are worth mentioning up front.