Towing in Antelope Acres, CA

Where Antelope Acres is

Antelope Acres is an unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, northwest of Lancaster. It is neither a city nor a Census-designated place, so there is no official boundary or population count. It is generally described as the area around 90th Street West, south of Avenue D (SR-138). The LASD Lancaster Station lists it among the communities it serves.

From Lancaster City Hall it is about 12–15 miles, roughly 18–21 minutes with no traffic. A typical route takes CA-14 to the Avenue G or Avenue I exit, west on Avenue G, then north or south on 90th Street West.

With no formal boundary, an address alone may not place you clearly for a dispatcher. Use the grid instead: the numbered street west of town plus the lettered avenue, for example “110th Street West, a quarter mile south of Avenue D.”

Main roads in and around Antelope Acres

• Avenue D (SR-138) runs along the north side. From CA-14, it is exit 49, signed “SR-138 West / Avenue D / Gorman.” West of the freeway it is a two-lane highway that runs straight for about 22 miles before the route turns onto Lancaster Road toward Gorman and I-5, roughly 47 miles from Lancaster City Hall. Caltrans’ plan to improve about 36 miles of SR-138 between I-5 and SR-14 is listed as paused.
• Avenue I / Lancaster Road. Avenue I (CA-14 exit 44) becomes Lancaster Road as it heads west. State Parks routes visitors this way to the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve, at 15101 Lancaster Road, about 15 miles west of the freeway.
• Avenue G (CA-14 exit 46) is another way in from Lancaster.
• 90th Street West and 110th Street West are north–south streets through the area.
• 170th Street West links SR-138 to Lancaster Road; State Parks sends drivers coming from I-5 that way.

Common reasons drivers need a tow in Antelope Acres

• Off the pavement. Not every road out here is paved, and shoulders can be soft sand. A car that slides off or sinks in needs a winch-out to firm ground before it can be towed.
• Poppy season on Lancaster Road. State Parks says the bloom generally runs from about mid-February through May, usually peaking in late March or early April. It warns of drivers slowing suddenly, stopping in the road and swinging doors open, and of children or dogs running into traffic. Roadside parking starts 100 feet from the reserve entrance, and a car pulled onto soft dirt can get stuck.
• Wind. State Parks calls spring at the reserve “normally very windy.” Antelope Acres falls in the NWS Los Angeles office’s Antelope Valley forecast zone, where March brings the most wind advisories and warnings, followed by May, April and February; July and August had none from 2023 through 2026. Blowing dust can drop visibility on open roads.
• Long gaps. On the 22-mile straight of Avenue D or out toward the reserve, a car that runs low on gas or overheats can be miles from the nearest station or shop. Fuel delivery may get you moving again.

Towing and roadside services for Antelope Acres

• Emergency towing for a crash or a car stopped in a lane of Avenue D.
• Winch-out service for a car in sand, soft dirt or a ditch, then a tow if it won’t drive.
• Flatbed towing for all-wheel-drive vehicles, EVs or a car just pulled from sand.
• Local towing for the trip into Lancaster to a shop or home.
• Roadside assistance: fuel, a jump start, a tire change or a lockout.

Calls from Antelope Acres are accepted; the provider confirms coverage of your exact spot, the price and an arrival estimate before dispatch. Distance and any winch-out affect the total. See what to do when stranded on rural Antelope Valley roads.

Who to call besides a tow truck

• 911 for injuries, a fire or a vehicle in a traffic lane.
• CHP Antelope Valley Area, (661) 743-6060. CHP patrols SR-138 and about 1,400 miles of unincorporated roads in the valley, so a crash on Avenue D or a county road out here is theirs. The office is at 2041 W. Avenue I in Lancaster, on the same avenue that becomes Lancaster Road.
• LASD Lancaster Station, 501 W. Lancaster Blvd., (661) 948-8466, for crimes, abandoned vehicles and anything else needing a deputy.
• Road hazards such as washouts or debris: LA County Public Works, 1-800-675-4357, with closures at pw.lacounty.gov/roadclosures.

If your car was towed, first find out who ordered it. For a CHP tow, the City of Lancaster’s towing page says releases are handled at the CHP office on W. Avenue I, weekdays 8 to 5, with no CHP release fee. For a Sheriff’s tow, ask the Lancaster Station which yard has it and what it charges. The steps are in getting a towed car back in the Antelope Valley.

Nearby communities

• Lancaster is to the east and southeast. See towing in Lancaster.
• Rosamond is to the northeast across the Kern County line, reached by CA-14 exit 55.
• Quartz Hill is to the south, on the west side of the valley.