Towing in Acton, CA

Where Acton is

Acton is an unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, in the hills south of Palmdale between the Antelope Valley and the Santa Clarita Valley. The Census Bureau counts it as a census-designated place of about 39 square miles with 7,431 residents in 2020. Mail goes to Acton, CA 93510.

From Lancaster, it is a straight run south on CA-14, the Antelope Valley Freeway: through Palmdale, over Soledad Pass and down to exit 24, Crown Valley Road / Acton. Map routing puts it about 22 to 24 miles from Lancaster City Hall.

The drive climbs. USGS elevation data put Soledad Pass at roughly 3,200 feet (published figures vary a little) and spots in central Acton at about 2,900 to 3,100 feet, compared with about 2,343 feet at Lancaster City Hall.

The county’s Acton Community Standards District, adopted in 1995, covers about 71,000 acres and reaches south into the Angeles National Forest. According to the county code, it is meant to protect the area’s rural and equestrian character.

Main roads in and around Acton

Caltrans’ exit list for SR-14 (a 2018 sheet) gives these exits through the Acton area, north to south:

Exit	Signed as	Notes
30	Angeles Forest Highway	Northbound signs add Pearblossom Hwy
27	Soledad Canyon Road	The north one of two
26	Santiago Road
24	Crown Valley Road / Acton	Main Acton exit
22	Red Rover Mine Road	Northbound signs add Sierra Hwy
19	Escondido Canyon Road

Exit numbers follow mileposts, so the second Soledad Canyon Road exit, number 11, is about 16 miles south of exit 27, toward Agua Dulce and Santa Clarita. Always give the number.

Off the freeway:

• Sierra Highway runs through Acton alongside CA-14.
• Soledad Canyon Road winds through the canyon on the south side of the freeway.
• Crown Valley Road meets CA-14 at exit 24; the Acton Agua Dulce Library is at 33792 Crown Valley Road.
• Angeles Forest Highway (County Road N3) heads south from exit 30 into the San Gabriel Mountains.

Common reasons drivers need a tow in Acton

Trouble on the grade. Northbound, CA-14 climbs through the Acton hills to Soledad Pass. A long climb on a hot afternoon is hard on a weak cooling system. If the temperature gauge rises, see what to do when your car overheats, and get to the right shoulder or the next exit.

Winter storms in the Highway 14 corridor. The National Weather Service forecasts Acton in its “Western San Gabriel Mountains and Highway 14 Corridor” zone, not the Antelope Valley floor zone. Its February 16, 2026 Winter Storm Warning for that zone called for 1 to 4 inches of snow between 3,500 and 4,500 feet, gusts to 50 mph, and told drivers to “plan on slippery road conditions.” Central Acton sits below that band, so a warning does not always mean snow in town. News reports describe ice and snow closing parts of the 14 on both sides of Acton: around Palmdale and Lancaster in December 2019, and in Santa Clarita in February 2023.

Angeles Forest Highway closures. Ahead of that same storm, LA County Public Works closed Angeles Forest Highway from Aliso Canyon Road to Highway 2 over flash-flood and debris-flow risk, until crews could clear it. If you are stuck past a closure, a tow truck may not be able to get through until the county reopens it.

Rural driveways and dirt roads. If a car slides off a soft shoulder or bogs down on a dirt ranch road, the first job is a winch-out back to solid ground. If a trailer is hitched, say so when you call.

Towing and roadside services for Acton

• On the CA-14 shoulder, or after a crash: emergency towing. Stay buckled in with your hazards on until the operator says it is safe to get out. See also breaking down on Highway 14.
• Back to a Palmdale or Lancaster repair shop: local towing.
• To Santa Clarita, the San Fernando Valley or beyond: long-distance towing. Ask for a flatbed for all-wheel-drive and electric vehicles.
• Battery, tire or fuel problems: roadside assistance.

On the freeway itself, Metro’s Freeway Service Patrol has shown a beat on CA-14 through the Acton area on its service map (dated December 2015). Dial 511 and say “Motorist Aid” during its posted weekday and weekend hours. FSP can change a flat, give a jump or move the car to a safe spot off the freeway, but it won’t tow to a home or a shop.

Who to call besides a tow truck

• Anyone injured, smoke or fire, or a car stuck in a lane of the 14: 911.
• CHP Antelope Valley Area, 2041 W. Avenue I, Lancaster, (661) 743-6060. It patrols about 30 miles of SR-14 from Acton to the Kern County line, plus Angeles Forest Highway. On the 14 south of Acton, a different CHP office may handle the call; if you are not sure which, call 911.
• LASD Palmdale Station, 750 E. Avenue Q, Palmdale, (661) 272-2400. Acton is one of the 15 communities this station lists.
• LA County Public Works dispatch for flooding, debris and road hazards: 1-800-675-HELP (4357). Current county closures are at pw.lacounty.gov/roadclosures.
• Caltrans highway conditions for CA-14: 1-800-427-7623, or the Caltrans QuickMap.
• If CHP or a deputy had your car towed, see how to get a towed or impounded car back.

Nearby communities

• Palmdale is north, over Soledad Pass.
• Leona Valley lies to the northwest, on the far side of Palmdale.
• Agua Dulce borders Acton to the west; its 945-acre Vasquez Rocks Natural Area is a county park.
• The southern part of the district lies inside the Angeles National Forest.