The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Lancaster Station patrols the second largest geographical area within Los Angeles County. They cover an area of approximately 600 square miles and serve approximately 190,000 community members. They patrol the contract city of Lancaster, as well as the surrounding unincorporated county areas located East and West of the City of Lancaster. The largest areas of their responsibility are in rural towns surrounding the cities. These areas include: Neenach, Fairmont, Del Sur, Roosevelt, Redman, Wilsona Gardens, Lake Los Angeles, Hi Vista, Fairmont, Quartz Hill, and Antelope Acres, and areas of the Los Angeles National Forest. These townships make up over 600 square miles of rural desert and mountain areas. To tackle the high volume of off-highway vehicle complaints, the Lancaster Stations Antelope Valley Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Team was created in the year 2000. Beginning in 2023 the Lancaster OHV team now patrols the entire area of Northern Los Angeles County, utilizing dual sport motorcycles and other off-road equipment.
The team is comprised of personnel from Lancaster Sheriff’s Station and consists of one sergeant and six deputies. The team deploys throughout the week and weekends to handle OHV complaints, which are called in by the public to Lancaster Station or the 5th District County Supervisor’s Office.
The Antelope Valley OHV team, through Lancaster Sheriff’s Station, is currently applying for a grant through the California State Parks and Recreation Division. The Grants and Cooperative Agreement Program allows for a 60-day public review and comment period. This period provides an opportunity for the public to review the preliminary applications submitted to the Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation (OHMVR) Division for consideration during the current grant cycle. We encourage people to view the application and submit comments and questions. The Antelope Valley State Parks and Recreation Off-Highway Vehicle Grant Application can be viewed and comments may be provided at http://olga.ohv.parks.ca.gov/egrams_ohmvr/user/home.aspx