Newcomb's Ranch

We don't rate places, roads or trails as safe or unsafe: crash counts can't say how risky a ride is, and places riders like draw more riders, so they see more crashes. What the records show: 9 motorcycle crashes were reported within a mile of Newcomb's Ranch from 2021–2025, 4 of them serious or fatal (2 fatal). The most were at State Route 2 (Angeles Crest Highway) & Mile Post Marker 50.17 (4). The riding roads that lead there: Angeles Crest Highway (SR-2) (161 crashes along 73.3 mapped miles). What to watch for on Angeles Crest Highway (SR-2): Sections close in winter for snow and after rockslides. Expect sand and rocks in corners, fast traffic from other riders on weekends, and no phone signal for long stretches.

• Angeles Crest Highway (SR-2)High mountain sweepers and tight corners through the San Gabriel Mountains.Passes right by it · 73.3 mi of road · 161 motorcycle crashes (15 fatal)

1. 4 crashes · 3 serious or fatal · 2 fatal

   State Route 2 (Angeles Crest Highway) & Mile Post Marker 50.17

   Falls and fixed objects

   4 of 4 crashes were a fall or hitting an object, with no other vehicle involved. Traffic is posted at about 55 mph.

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• 78% involved no other vehicle, usually running wide or losing grip.

Where is Newcomb's Ranch?

Restaurant and bar on Angeles Crest Highway, one of the few places to stop on the Crest. Its location is 34.32977, -118.00202.

Which riding roads go to Newcomb's Ranch?

Riding roads within 5 miles of Newcomb's Ranch: Angeles Crest Highway (SR-2) (right by it). Each has a page with what the road is like, what to watch for and its crash record.

How long does it take to ride to Newcomb's Ranch?

It depends where you start. On our motorcycling map, Ride to… gives the ride time from where you are, or from anywhere you move the map, and plans a route with the weather and the crashes reported along it.

Where does this data come from?

Crash counts are police reports in the California Crash Reporting System (CCRS) on data.ca.gov, counted only where they have map coordinates. The place's location is from OpenStreetMap, and the forecast from the National Weather Service.