Junk Removal in Arnold, CA
Arnold sits in the pines on Highway 4 in Calaveras County, and most of its homes are second homes. We come up from Sonora to clear cabins, garages and lots.
We haul junk, clean out cabins and garages, and pick up raked pine needles, brush and storm limbs in Arnold. Send photos with the form and you get one flat price before anything is loaded, with dump fees and the drive up from Sonora included. A few items usually run $200 to $400, and a 16-foot trailer piled high is typically $700 to $1,000. You do not have to be here: someone you trust can let us in, and for outside piles nobody needs to be there.
Arnold: second homes, pine needles and snow
Arnold had 3,288 people in the 2020 Census but far more homes than households. Of its 4,680 homes, 3,019 were held for seasonal or occasional use, about 65 percent. The town is named for Bob and Bernice Arnold, who built cabins here in 1934 and later sold lots for summer homes, according to the Calaveras County Historical Society.
So the owner is often not in town when something needs to go: a cabin to empty before a sale, a rental to turn over, a garage of old furniture. Send photos of each room with the form and we price it from those. See our guide to cabin cleanouts for owners who live away.
Fire rules shape yard work here. The Ebbetts Pass Fire District lets pine needles stay on the ground up to 3 to 4 inches deep, but piles of raked needles, cones and leaves have to be removed, and so do dead branches on the ground. Cut debris must be hauled, chipped or burned, never buried or pushed onto a neighbor's lot. Rake it into piles and we haul the piles away.
Winter is real at this height. Cal-Waste only empties cans and bear boxes that are clear of snow and ice, and four miles up Highway 4 the Calaveras Big Trees weather station averages about 130 inches of snow a year. If your place is on a private road or a steep drive, tell us when you call so we can plan the day around the weather.
Arnold at a glance
- Elevation
- About 4,000 feet
- Population
- 3,288 (2020 Census)
- Second homes
- About 65 percent of homes held for seasonal or occasional use (2020 Census)
- Curbside trash
- Cal-Waste, weekly, from cans or bear boxes
- Nearest county transfer station
- Avery, on Segale Road, Friday to Tuesday, residents only
- Fire district
- Ebbetts Pass Fire District, which wants raked needle piles removed
Junk removal services in Arnold
Where is the nearest dump to Arnold?
Arnold has no county dump. The nearest county transfer station is in Avery at 4541 Segale Road, open Friday through Tuesday from 8 AM to 4:30 PM. It takes household trash, recycling, scrap metal and electronics, but not appliances. Every Calaveras County site is for Calaveras and Alpine County residents only, with proof of residency; part-time owners can show a tax bill with the solid waste fee.
Yard waste, pine needles included, is $4 a cubic yard at the Red Hill, Wilseyville and Rock Creek sites, not at Avery. Appliances are $25 each at those sites, mattresses are free at Rock Creek in Milton, and hazardous waste goes to the county facility at Rock Creek, open daily. Cal-Waste customers along this stretch of Highway 4 also get one free green waste Handy Hauler a year; call Cal-Waste at (209) 795-1532 to book it.
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Junk removal in Arnold: common questions
Do I have to be in Arnold for the job?
No. Send photos of each room with the form for a flat price. Someone you trust can let us in, or for outside piles nobody needs to be there. We send photos when the job is done.
Is there a dump in Arnold?
Not one open to the public. Cal-Waste runs a transfer station on Dunbar Road, but the state does not list it as open to the public; its office at 1149 Dunbar Road does take used motor oil, antifreeze and oil filters from county residents on weekdays. The nearest county transfer station is in Avery, open Friday through Tuesday, for Calaveras and Alpine County residents with proof of residency.
What do I do with my raked pine needles?
The Ebbetts Pass Fire District wants raked piles of needles, cones and leaves off the lot. You can burn piles no larger than 4 feet across on a permissive burn day with a CAL FIRE permit, use your one free Cal-Waste green waste Handy Hauler, take them to a county yard waste site for $4 a cubic yard, or have us haul them away.
How much does junk removal cost in Arnold?
A few items usually run $200 to $400, and a 16-foot trailer piled high is typically $700 to $1,000. Dump fees and the drive up from Sonora are in the price, and you get one flat price before anything is loaded.
Do you work in White Pines, Blue Lake Springs and Avery too?
Yes. We also work in White Pines, Blue Lake Springs, Meadowmont, Avery and Dorrington. Call with your address and we will confirm.
Have a pile in Arnold that needs to go?
Send the form and we call you back, usually within the hour, to set up a free look at the pile or to price it from your photos.
Or call us
(209) 213-1324- Free estimate on site or from your photos
- One flat price, dump fees included
- We call back, usually within the hour
- Fully insured