Places to work outside
Somewhere to sit with a laptop: national forest picnic and scenic sites, beaches and harbours, a parking spot by the water to work from the car, picnic areas and park tables, or a library or café with Wi-Fi. Nearest first, with what's there and the forecast.
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Angeles National Forest sites
The Forest Service's picnic, scenic and visitor sites in the Angeles, with whether it lists each one as open, and what OpenStreetMap shows within 150 m. Check the Forest Service page for fire restrictions and road closures before you go.
- Arch-Big Pines Picnic SitePicnicking · listed openForest Service page
- Bear Divide Vista Picnic AreaPicnicking · listed open · Picnic tablesForest Service page
- Big Pines Visitor CenterVisitor Centers · listed open · RestroomsForest Service page
- Chantry Flat Picnic AreaPicnicking · listed open · Restrooms, Drinking waterForest Service page
- Charlton Flats Picnic AreaPicnicking · listed openForest Service page
- Chilao Picnic AreaPicnicking · listed open · Picnic tables, RestroomsForest Service page
- Chilao Visitor CenterVisitor Centers · listed open · Picnic tables, RestroomsForest Service page
- Eagle's Roost Picnic AreaGroup Picnicking · listed openForest Service page
- Elizabeth Lake Day-Use AreaPicnicking · listed openForest Service page
- Hidden Springs Picnic AreaPicnicking · listed open · Picnic tables, RestroomsForest Service page
- Jackson Lake Picnic AreaPicnicking · listed openForest Service page
- Mescal Picnic SitePicnicking · listed openForest Service page
- Mill Creek Summit Picnic AreaPicnicking · listed open · Picnic tables, RestroomsForest Service page
- Mt. Baldy Visitor CenterVisitor Centers · listed openForest Service page
- Mt. Wilson Skyline Park Picnic SitePicnicking · listed open · Restrooms, Drinking waterForest Service page
- North Fork Saddle Picnic AreaPicnicking · listed open · RestroomsForest Service page
- Paul Little Picnic AreaPicnicking · listed openForest Service page
- PCT Trailhead--6,000Picnicking · listed openForest Service page
- Pyramid Lake--Emigrant Landing Picnic SitePicnicking · listed open · Picnic tables, Shade or shelter, RestroomsForest Service page
- Red Box Picnic AreaVisitor Centers · listed open · Picnic tables, Restrooms, Drinking waterForest Service page
- Rocky Point Picnic SitePicnicking · listed openForest Service page
- Spanish Point Picnic SitePicnicking · listed open · RestroomsForest Service page
- Stoneyvale Picnic SitePicnicking · listed open · RestroomsForest Service page
- Table Mountain Picnic SitePicnicking · listed openForest Service page
- Wildwood Picnic SitePicnicking · listed open · Picnic tables, Shade or shelter, RestroomsForest Service page
- Beartrap Picnic SitePicnicking · listed closedForest Service page
- Clear Creek Information StationInterpretive Areas · listed temporarily closed · Restrooms, Drinking waterForest Service page
- Colby Bridge Day Use AreaPicnicking · listed closedForest Service page
- Echo Mountain Picnic AreaPicnicking · listed closedForest Service page
- Grassy Hollow Picnic SitePicnicking · listed temporarily closed · Drinking waterForest Service page
- Grassy Hollow Visitor CenterVisitor Centers · listed closed · Drinking waterForest Service page
- Inspiration Point Loop--Lighting Ridge Nature TrlViewing Scenery · listed temporarily closedForest Service page
- Juniper Picnic AreaPicnicking · listed closedForest Service page
- Mt. Baldy Wayside Picnic SiteGroup Picnicking · listed closedForest Service page
- Oaks Picnic AreaPicnicking · listed temporarily closedForest Service page
- Sage Picnic SitePicnicking · listed closedForest Service page
- San Gabriel Environmental Education CenterVisitor Centers · listed temporarily closedForest Service page
- Serrano Picnic SitePicnicking · listed closedForest Service page
- Switzer Picnic SitePicnicking · listed closed · Picnic tables, RestroomsForest Service page
- Tincup Picnic SitePicnicking · listed temporarily closedForest Service page
- Valyermo Picnic SitePicnicking · listed closedForest Service page
- Vetter Mountain Lookout Interp SiteInterpretive Areas · listed closed · RestroomsForest Service page
- Vista Del Lago Interpretive SiteInterpretive Areas · listed temporarily closedForest Service page
- Vista Picnic AreaPicnicking · listed temporarily closedForest Service page
- Yellowbar Picnic SitePicnicking · listed temporarily closedForest Service page
What's on the map
- 303 national forest sites
- 4,562 picnic areas
- 165 viewpoint with seatings (with a table or shelter within 60 m)
- 1,455 picnic tables in a parks (3 or more, inside a named park)
- 136 la county parks
- 1,615 coastal access points
- 1,721 parking by the water (within 40 m of the shore)
- 1,022 benches by the water (within 40 m of the shore)
- 1,544 public librarys
- 1,328 café with wi-fi listeds
Sources
National forest sites, their season and whether they're open: the U.S. Forest Service's recreation opportunities. Beaches, harbours, piers and bluff-top parks with their parking, fees and restrooms: the California Coastal Commission's public access points. County parks: LA County Parks and Recreation. Parking and benches by the water: OpenStreetMap lots and benches within 40 m of the coastline or a harbour, lake or bay. Everything else, and what's within 150 m (tables, shelters, restrooms, drinking water, Wi-Fi): OpenStreetMap, as of 2026-09-28. Wi-Fi is shown only where it's listed, so many libraries with Wi-Fi don't show it. Phone signal isn't shown yet. Forecasts from the National Weather Service. Distances are in a straight line.