Angeles National Forest in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Sandberg’s Summit Hotel

Photographed by Craig Baker, 2015

1. Sandberg’s Summit Hotel Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

This resort was established around 1915 and was constructed with rough-hewn logs and rugged stone, reflective of the “Western Alpine” style popularized by the National Parks in the early 1900s. It differed from the other stops along the Ridge Route as it had a Post Office and that it primarily catered to the motor stage and automobile stage and not to truckers.

Este albergue fue establecido alrededor de 1915 y fue construido de troncos y piedra bruta, que refleja el estilo "Western Alpine" popularizado en hoteles en los Parques Nacionales a comienzos del siglo. Se diferencia de las otras paradas a lo largo de la ruta, ya que ésta tenía una oficina postal de correos y beneficiaba principalmente al turismo y no a los camioneros.

Courtesy of the Harrison Scott Collection.

Erected 1997 by California 4×4 Club; Boy Scout Troop 583 (Castaic); and Ridge Route Preservation Organization.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1915.

Location. 34° 44.46′ N, 118° 42.592′ W. Marker

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has been reported unreadable. Marker is in Angeles National Forest, California, in Los Angeles County. It is on Ridge Route Road 2.7 miles south of Highway 138, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lebec CA 93243, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Los Angeles

and in the Transverse Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 11 other markers are within 9 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: The Old Ridge Route (approx. 0.3 miles away); Liebre Summit (approx. 0.7 miles away); Liebre State Highway Camp (approx. 1.8 miles away); Tumble Inn (approx. 2.4 miles away); Kelly’s Halfway Inn (approx. 4.1 miles away); Reservoir Summit (approx. 5½ miles away); The “Ridge Route” (approx. 6.1 miles away); Castaic Powerplant (approx. 6.2 miles away);

Photographed by Craig Baker, June 9, 2020

2. Sandberg’s Summit Hotel Marker

The marker is faded and unreadable.

Swede’s Cut (approx. 6.9 miles away); Slide Mountain Lookout (approx. 8.4 miles away); National Forest Inn (approx. 8.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Angeles National Forest.

More about this marker. This is the northern-most of nine historical markers placed in 1997 along the Ridge Route, and one of four on the section of road currently open to motor vehicles. There is a locked gate four miles south at the historic Tumble Inn site. Efforts to re-open the entire road are ongoing, as are efforts to install new markers.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. — Ridge Route Directory

Also see . . . Ridge Route Preservation Organization. (Submitted on June 11, 2020.)

Photographed by Craig Baker, June 9, 2020

3. Hotel Site

Sandberg’s postcard image. Click for full size.

circa 1920

4. Sandberg’s postcard

This photo is featured on the marker.

Sandberg’s Summit Hotel postcard image. Click for full size.

circa 1920

5. Sandberg’s Summit Hotel postcard

Credits. This page was last revised on January 17, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 11, 2020. This page has been viewed 1,071 times since then and 190 times this year. Last updated on June 29, 2020. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 11, 2020, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.