Entry Points and Parking
- Angeles National Forest end of trail Entry & Parking at about 1900 N San Gabriel Canyon Road trail has been extended about 1-mile (1.6 km) north to elevation 825 feet (251 m) above MSL
- Parking lot near the ranger station at the entrance to San Gabriel Canyon (a.k.a. Azusa Canyon).
- Todd Ave. entrance at Todd and Sierra Madre in Azusa.
- Pacific Electric Bridge at about 741 Encanto Parkway Parking at Encanto Park, Duarte, about 1/2 mile north of Huntington Drive on the west side of the river basin,
- Foothill San Gabriel River crossing Entry & Parking just north of Foothill & east of river (also rest rooms). Note, however, that although this area is patrolled by the county sheriff, it is a very isolated location. To avoid any concerns about vehicle vandalism, you may just want to park at Encanto Park across the basin (see above) and take the nice bridge across back to the bicycle path.
- Santa Fe Dam entry east of face of dam Parking in Dam area.
- Santa Fe Dam (southern end) on Arrow Hwy, a few hundred feet east of the Arrow Hwy East exit on the San Gabriel River Freeway (I-605). There is a dirt parking area along the north side of the road. The northbound part of the trail climbs a long steep ramp up onto the dam. The southbound portion starts on the other side of the street about 300 feet (91 m) east of the parking area.
- Intersection of San Gabriel Blvd and Rosemead Blvd in El Monte. This is the southeast corner of the Whittier Narrows Recreation Area and the point where San Gabriel Blvd changes name (going southeast) into Durfee Ave.
- Santa Fe Springs Park
- Dunlap Crossing Road in West Whittier (No Parking Lot)
- El Dorado Park, Long Beach - Enter park on Spring St. between I-605 and the river. Plenty of parking and bathrooms.
- Intersection of San Gabriel Blvd and Rosemead Blvd in El Monte. This is the southeast corner of the Whittier Narrows Recreation Area and the point where San Gabriel Blvd changes name (going southeast) into Durfee Ave.
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