Crafts Peak

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21A

Location: San Bernardino County, about 6 miles west of the town of Big Bear Lake, 87 miles from Los Angeles

(USFS Adventure Pass required)

Drive east on I-10 to SR 210.
Drive north on SR 210 (signed "West") to SR 330.
Drive north on SR 330 to SR 18 at the town of Running Springs.
Drive east on SR 18 to the entrance of Snow Valley and 1.8 miles farther to Lake View Point Saddle. Park on the left (west). Do not park on the fire road next to the parking area.

From the parking area (7117'), climb north up the firebreak, past a radio tower.
At about 7700', the firebreak goes along the left side of the ridge, then swings around to the right and heads toward the top of elevation 7840'+.
Go to the top of this bump, then drop down into the saddle north of it.
Continue up the firebreak to 8000'+, where a jeep road comes in from the left at a triangular metal sign "U16".
Follow this road down into a second saddle, then around to the left for about 200 yards to where it meets another road coming up from below.
Turn right and follow this road up past elevation 8095', down across a small valley, and up toward the rocky summit of Crafts.
Where the summit comes into view, the road forks at a 7 foot high boulder with a duck on top.
Turn left at the fork and follow the road over a ridge and up to a second ridge north of the summit.
From there follow a ducked trail south up to the summit.

(USFS Adventure Pass required)

Drive east on I-10 to SR 210.
Drive north on SR 210 (signed "West") to SR 330.
Drive north on SR 330 to SR 18 at the town of Running Springs.
Drive east on SR 18 to the dam at Big Bear Lake. Turn left on SR 38.
Drive on SR 38 to Fawnskin. Turn left (northwest) on 3N14. Note your odometer and go as follows:
At 1.3 miles, fork with 2N13 to the left and 3N14 to the right. Go left.
At 2.4 miles, fork with 2N70 on the left. This is the turnoff for Grays Peak. Keep right.
At 3.9 miles, fork. This is the turnoff for Butler Peak (LO). Keep right.
Continue about 4 miles farther to the saddle just southeast of West Point. Park here.

From the parking area (7360'), hike southeast on an old road to where it disappears.
Hike southeast up the slope keeping left to avoid brush, to the summit plateau, meeting a road just north of the peak in a saddle.
From there follow a ducked trail south up to the summit.

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