They are owned outright by private individuals. Photo was taken near Chantry Flat and is looking north up toward Sturtevant Falls. November 20, 2020 at 1:41 p.m. Strong Santa Ana winds stir up smoke, ash from El Dorado and Bobcat fires The Forest Service’s “Residential Residence Program” is maintained out of respect for the historical importance of the remaining cabins and resorts. Chantry Flat Road is closed. ARCADIA, Calif. - Hikers were told to shelter in place Monday while a seven-acre fire burned in the Chantry Flat area of the Angeles National Forest. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) This photo was taken just a couple of days ago by an unnamed fire fighter and posted on Instagram. Mt. The cabins of the Big Santa Anita do not belong to the Pack Station or the US Forest Service. Forest Service officials said fire prevention work began at the canyon five days ago, with the evacuation of two homes in the area and all of the 80 antique cabins nestled along the Chantry Flats Trail. The camp is open to the public and rental cabins are available from 2 to 40 people. | Photo by Galen Patterson / Beacon Media News For example, a few of the cabins have been left in derelict conditions and the owners did not upkeep the property, meaning fire clearance was not being done and greatly added to the risk of fire destruction. A fire burns in the Chantry Flats area of Angeles National Forest on July 20, 2020, in photos released by the U.S. Forest Service. For your trip to this rustic location, the friendly donkeys of Adams’ Pack Station will take your personal items and food for a mere $1 per pound. Cabin rates are from $90 – $320 per night. Due to increased fire activity, crews conducted strategic firing operations around Chantry Flat to the south on Santa Anita Canyon Road. [UPDATED 3:00 p.m.] A brush fire dubbed the Chantry Fire broke out on a hillside near Chantry Flat in the Angeles National Forest north of Sierra Madre on … Firefighters were successful in … The Bobcat Fire erupted on Sept. 6 near the Cogswell Dam and West Fork Day Use area northeast of … Indicate that you want packing when filling out the reservation form. A trail sign near Chantry Flat, where the fire burned one leg off and destroyed several more. A fire-damaged sign stands above the Gabrielino National Recreation Trail at Chantry Flat. The cabins were built in the mid-1800s and are rented out to hikers. Forest officials elated, most Chantry Flat cabins survived Bobcat fire By Bradley Bermont. It is believed that many cabins along the Sturtevant Trail have been damaged or destroyed by the Bobcat fire. Wilson Road is closed from SR 2 to Mt Wilson.