Dumpster rental and junk removal in Crestline

Where the dumpster goes on a Crestline lot

Plan on the dumpster sitting on your driveway or a level spot on your own property. By 1906, Henry Guernsey was laying out 50-by-100-foot lots for a "summer city in the pines" that became Crestline, and in the County's 2019 community profile residents listed roads with no shoulder and a lack of parking as local weak spots.

The County's mountain road guidelines say building materials and similar items can't be stored on the road shoulder, in drainage ditches or in walkways, to protect snowplows and their operators. A dumpster placed in a County road right-of-way may need a Transportation Encroachment Permit from San Bernardino County Public Works. Highways 18, 138 and 189 are state routes, and Caltrans issues the permits there.

Before delivery, text a photo of the spot. Show how wide and steep the driveway is, any tight turns, and any low branches or wires over the drop area. Robert brings the dumpster on a gooseneck trailer behind his pickup, and the photo tells him how to set it.

Lake Gregory, Valley of Enchantment and the roads in between

In the County's plan, Crestline is the eastern part of the Crest Forest area, east of Highway 138 and surrounding Lake Gregory, with the Lake Gregory Village area along the lake's east side. Valley of Enchantment sits to the west, centered near Waters Drive. Lake Gregory Regional Park, the County's 84-surface-acre lake at 24171 Lake Drive, is an easy reference point when you give us directions.

Tell us your cross street when you book. The main County roads around Crestline:

• Lake Drive along the north shore of Lake Gregory and San Moritz Drive along the south shore
• Lake Gregory Drive, the two-lane road from Lake Drive southeast to Highway 189
• Knapps Cutoff, which links Highway 138 to Lake Drive
• Crest Forest Drive and Waters Drive through Valley of Enchantment
• Dart Canyon Road, which is partly unpaved, so let us know if your access is dirt

Snow season in Crestline

Crestline sits at about 4,600 feet and gets real winters. The National Weather Service counted about 100 inches of snow at Crestline over a ten-day stretch in February and March 2023.

The County plows primary roads such as Lake Gregory Road first, then the secondary roads, then the local streets most homes are on. It does not plow private roads; owners on a private road hire their own snow removal. On the highways, Caltrans chain controls require vehicles towing trailers to chain one drive axle.

So a storm can move a delivery or pickup day, and we'll work out timing with you by call or text. Keep a shoveled path to the dumpster and mark its spot so a plow berm doesn't bury the access.

Fire-season clearing in Crestline and Valley of Enchantment

Both Crestline and Valley of Enchantment are on the County's list of mountain communities that get annual defensible-space inspections, which start in June. The County's checklist includes cutting grass under four inches, raking pine needles deeper than two inches, and trimming branches within six feet of the ground on trees taller than 12 feet that stand within 100 feet of a building.

That work makes big piles of brush and needles. Text us a photo of the pile before you book and tell us what's in it, so we can tell you whether the dumpster or a haul-away fits. Keeping green waste separate from household trash makes it easier to recycle.

Older homes, tear-outs and cleanouts

Crestline's homes skew older: the median home in the Crestline census area was built in 1966 (ACS 2019–2023). About one in four homes is held for seasonal or occasional use, and the rest are mostly full-time homes (2020 Census).

Two County disposal rules matter for tear-outs. County landfills and transfer stations require an asbestos certification for demolition debris from structures built before 1984, and from any burned structure. And the County's mountain transfer stations don't accept pressure-treated wood such as old deck boards and fence posts; only its Mid-Valley (Rialto) and Victorville landfills do. Tell us what you're tearing out when you book.

• Clearing out a family home or cabin before a sale or after an estate
• Deck, shed and fence tear-outs (flag any treated wood)
• Garage, basement and remodel cleanouts on tight lots
• Junk removal when you'd rather we do the loading