On December 17, 2026 I was driving from Reno, through Susanville to Red Bluff. I stopped in Chester, CA to stretch my legs and look around. I got back to my car and it would not start. I had had my alternator replaced several times and had a feeling that was the problem. I called AAA and was told I'm out of tows. They gave me the number for Lake Almanor Towing. I called and spoke with Brandon and he gave me a quote for a tow back to Reno. He was backed up with work and wouldn't be able to work on my car for a week. I had a moment of panic since I didn't have the money for the tow. I made some calls and called him back. He allowed for somebody else to call him with credit card info and the cost was taken care of. It was the end of the day so he closed up shop and came to get me and my very old car! He could probably see how stressed out I was and was so nice. The plan was to tow to Susanville and then towed to Reno the next day. He told me stories all the way to Susanville. Once there he made sure I got to the hotel across the street. Brandon made a pretty bad situation not so bad. I am very, very grateful for his help! For the rest of review please see Susanville towing! read more

Thor and his employees are the best....(talking about you Brandon). Honest guys who do great mechanical work besides towing.

When the fuel pump failed in my highly modified '50 Chevy and I was stuck on the highway in extreme heat these guys came to the rescue. They towed my car to their shop, helped me find lodging, arranged for a new pump to be delivered and did a first-rate job of installing it. Easy to work with, quality work, reasonable pricing and amazing customer service. Just can't say enough about how great these guys are!! read more

Lake Almanor Towing - Tires Near Me - Chester, California

These guys are the best!!! They helped me with a challenging situation and they made it work. All while also handling several other calls as well. Nice courteous and friendly. Give them a call and they will help you out. They are fantastic. read more

Lake Almanor Towing - Sight glass showing that my motorcycle has no oil in it and it is not rideable, but I was in the middle of Lassen national Forest. - Tires Near Me - Chester, California

Experienced a flat tire while on vacation near Lake Almanor. Called AAA and Derek arrived within 30 minutes. Not only did he replaced the flat, front tire with a spare, he also took the extra step to rotate the rear tire to the front to provide better traction. Additionally, Derek recommended a local park with a river running through it, which the kids enjoyed. Took the flat tire into his shop the next morning, Derek worked on it immediately and even performed the soap test to ensure no leakage. I was on my way to my next vacation destination within 30 minutes. Thank you, Derek, for your friendly/caring service and recommendation! read more

Great job helping out dad and his need to have his Small truck taken down to Chico . The drivers and the staff and Management are very professional helpful and followed through with everything they said they would do for us all . I highly recommend using this Tow service to help you in a hard situation like needing a tow . Thanks again everyone at LAT !! read more

I would give them 10 stars if I could! My car broke down in lassen volcanic NP so with very little service I called AAA. I was lucky that this was the towing company I got. Lake Almanor Towing employee Nick met me at the visitor center with his tow. I was visibly shaken and frazzled by what had happened with my car and it was past midnight and I was solo traveling so I was alone. Nick did everything he could to make me feel comfortable. He gave me advice on what to do and on the drive to chester (since I couldn't be brought to a major city so late at night), he tried his best to cheer me up and help me think positively about my situation. I really needed that in that moment! In the morning I was helped by the company manager Thor. Although I am sure his sole role was to get me to where I wanted to go in chico, Thor went above and beyond to help me. He made it a priority for my car to get towed asap in the morning. I have never had to get my car repaired somewhere far from my home so he gave me advice on what to say when I called the mechanics, that I should call my car insurance asap, and he answered quite a few questions I had about my situation. Thors job appears very hectic, and I'm sure it isn't everyday that they get a young woman stranded at their shop, but his help meant a lot to me and ultimately made the whole process of getting my car repaired as quickly as possible much easier and less stressful. The accident with my car and the situation of me being alone, having little service and being far from home could have been a lot worse if I didn't have the help of the kind and caring employees at this business! I know my situation might be abnormal but I truly believe that this is just who they are over at this shop! Eternally grateful and couldn't recommend them more. read more

My car had a boulder that came off the mountain on 32 and hit my oil pan, axile under my car. I was in an area with no cell service and full sun with two pups. When the Lake Almanor towing came four hrs. later. Being not from the area I asked the driver where I should go for repair the guy said he didn't know. I'm not from the area, I ask you must know some where. He said he didn't but it would cost me $8.00 a mile. I did have AAA, which covers 5 miles I decided to have it towed to VW Dealership in Chico. After five hrs in the sun and the driver lack of knowledge, he had the nerve to charge me $10 a mile after he already quoted me $8.00. I suggest if you have to use this company talk with the office as the driver was not the sharpest tool. read more

Best place in 35 mile radius of Chester for any kind of automotive annoyance. While they can't fix everything, they can do a surprising number of services. Towing, car rentals, new tires, and more. read more

My tow truck operator was very nice, but this company charged $300 an hour, for a total of $900 to get my car down the driveway only. Luckily I had the money, but from what I have researched other tow companies charge, this is outrageous, especially in a low income town. And the owner is on community social media pages insulting people too much & acting like an ass. And the building looks like crap & should be re-painted at the very least if they care about the town. read more

Very slow service. They advised me to leave the car unlocked and the keys on the console. My car sat on the side of the road for more than 24 hours before being towed. Then it took 10 days to get it to the collision center. They kept arguing with my insurance company, each one blaming the other. I would never recommend them. read more

I have never walked into a business and been greeted with accusations. Poorest customer service I have ever experienced. I felt like I had to defend myself the whole time I was inside their office. I am the most law-abiding citizen you will ever come a crossed. The "gentlemen" who work at this business were unprofessional. "Thor" the self-proclaimed crime scene investigator told us we were basically liars. I, as a business owner would be appalled to have my employees treat customers in this manner. read more

Toyota Roadside Assistance should get a new provider in this area. With a 10 hour drive ahead of us, we found ourselves with a dead car battery. Toyota called this service to help us. We waited 45 minutes. The tow truck driver gave the battery a jump which took less than 5 minutes. We then begged him to follow us into town to get gas because the tank was near empty and we were afraid to turn the car off for fear the battery wouldn't have charged enough before the tank ran dry. He refused saying he had another call. Didn't care at all that he might be stranding us again. Terrible service. UPDATE: Sure enough. Stranded at the gas station with a dead battery. Thanks for nothing Lake Almanor Towing. We would have been better off flagging down someone off the street. read more

Thor at Lake Almanor towing got us out of a snow bank and on our way in under an hour. He was very friendly.

Thank you for the honest assessment and making the necessary adjustments at jo charge. I was prepared to buy a new battery but only needed the terminals cleaned and tightened. Thank you again for your excellent service. read more

My steering wheel and ignition switch was locked up. Troy and Brandon came out as soon as possible and helped me out. Within seconds Brandon had my car fixed and not needing to be towed. Thanks Lake Almanor Towing. read more

This is a review on Lake Almanor tow truck company specifically their technician : After several attempts to free our vehicle after getting stuck in the ice on an unplowed road we gave in and decided to go ahead and call a tow truck. I was so relieved to see a truck ,But instead of pulling up to us to park a quarter-of a mile in front of us. I started walking halfway the distance to meet him to let him know what the situation was, iMy husband is disabled and he been working really hard and couldn't walk anymore to get up there and instead of being "I'm gonna take care of this ,we're gonna get you home safe",he started talking down to me and said itI was gonna be $1500 minimal 300.00 an hour and he was going to bill for the half hour to get to us. He was verbally abusive calling us shitheads Then said he was leaving us out here cause we deserved it for being stupid. He thought he was gonna leave a disabled man and woman out in the middle of a forest but instead he got to witness a Good Samaritan Drive up behind us and tow us 500 ft . Took 10 minutes to free us! Don't mess with Gods Children. Update as of two days later Spoke to the owner about the situation and was treated with concern and respect. I feel better for not letting this go. The owner was accessible and listened to me. I appreciate that. read more

Good customer service. Brandon was helpful, friendly and kind. Helped us with our tire. We love Chester, Lake Almanor

Had a very nice experience with this driver. He was very professional and very knowledgeable of the place where to take our disabled van. We felt like we were taken on an educational historic tour of the place because he tells us interesting information about every historic point we pass through. We didn't even feel the 2 hour tow was long. I think His name is Jake. Thank you man, you're awesome!!! read more

If you are unfortunate enough to break down this is the place to go. Good Sams towed us in late Friday night. Even with the weekend and run for parts they were able to get us back on the road Monday evening. Thanks guys great work. Ken S read more

this Company made me wait all day to deliver my vehicle to the mechanics shop. Not a company I would recommend.

If I could give them 10 + it would still be too low we were on our way to OR and a wheel was throwing off grease. After initial discussion Don too over determined it was an over heated break pulled the wheel and hub fixed the break spring put us back on the road unbelievably is all I can say another shop told us three weeks well here we are on our way to see our grandchildren read more

Great guys - very helpful. Expensive but worth it. They were a really great help in the snow.

We were visiting Lake Almanor on our mini-honeymoon when our car got a flat tire. Dan was able to tow us into town, help us get our spare on (even though we were missing the key to our tire locks to get the flat off), and suggest where we could go to get a new set of tires (they didn't have any my size in stock). Dan was completely professional and a great help to us! read more

I was broke down near Susanville, CA. I needed my motorcycle towed to dealer near Oroville. Driver said ib was covered by my AAA. He left with my bike and I left for Oroville to meet him next morning. I was informed the next morning (I was 100 miles away) that AAA would not cover the tow (not true. I got reference # from AAA). They had my motorcycle hostage on their truck. Charged me $1400 to get my bike 140 miles. I had to pay to get it back. I am pushing options with AAA but the very least should be the loss of the AAA "franchise". Never do business with this outfit. read more

I could not recommend this place more highly. We had just packed up our car to return home after a beautiful vacation. Our car wouldn't start. Totally dead. The AAA sent them to tow us. We arrived at the tiny garage in a very small town. And the first thing you realise in a situation like this is that you are totally at the mercy of the place you are towed to. The mechanic can say anything he likes, they can charge anything they like. We could go nowhere. Dan the mechanic immediately dropped what he was working on and took a look. He told us before he looked that if it required anything more than a jump start (the car being a Toyota Prius with a hybrid engine), that he didn't have the proper equipment to work on it. I knew then that the place was OK. An honest mechanic. He wasn't going to try fitting several unnecessary parts before telling us with a sad shake of the head that we needed to take it elsewhere! Alas, it needed more than a jump start and this is where this very professional company really shone. It was Tuesday, the car couldn't be towed to a Toyota repair shop until Friday (because of problems caused by us not them). So now we have a dead car, work tomorrow and no way to get home. They are the only place in town with a car to hire, again they could charge whatever they want, we are hundreds of miles from home. But they quote a perfectly fair price. Then we have the problem of returning the rental car as only my husband drives, so they offer to meet us at the dealers 75 miles away on Friday and take the rental car back from there. As we are removing a few necessary possessions from the car we realize we have to leave two very expensive kayaks tied to the roof. We didn't even have to ask them about this, they offered to remove them and store them safely for us. A relief indeed! As for payment we were amazed that they only charged us for 3 days rental and insurance (technically it was 3 days, but we had certainly had it for parts of 4 days and l am sure all the big companies would have charged for 4) . They made no charge for storing our car for 3 nights or for any time spent looking at our car. Everyone, Dan the mechanic, Thur who sorted out all our problems and Derek the tow truck driver was helpful, honest and professional. It was almost worth breaking down to find that there are still decent and honest people out there. To all of them, thank you and to anyone unfortunate enough to break down in the area, or to those locals lucky enough to choose this as the place for their regular service l would say don't hesitate to go here. These guys made a breakdown an experience worth remembering! read more

These guys are great. We had our truck towed by them and they also fixed the problem. Because this town is several miles from car dealers it takes time to get the parts. They ended up driving to get our parts. They also took us to our camp and picked us up when the truck was fixed. Definitely a great place to do business with and they are very friendly and helpful. read more

Hit a rock which punched a hole in our Audi transmission and all the fluid leaked out. These guys were great. Towed the car to their shop, trouble shot the problem then towed the car to the Marin dealer - 220 miles from Chester (thanks AAA premium!). The dealer had to order a replacement transmission from Germany. Car runs like new and the insurance classified the damage as "collision" so the replacement transmission was covered by insurance. read more

My car was broken during long weekend when we stayed at Lake Almanor. As it turned out later, starter should be replaced. I had to leave the car and return home on a rented one. The cabin's host and his mechanic referred to these guys. I called them from home and they towed the car to their shop and fixed it. I just had to return next weekend and collect it. The cost of repair was even lower than I expected. Fair and reliable folks. Thank you! read more

I got my lifted Ford-150 stuck at the Chester Warner Valley Rd and Old Red Bluff Rd junction in about 3 ft of snow when my winch cable broke. Had to walk over a mile to receive cel service. Called these guys and talked to Thor and Scott. Originally they said they'd be out in about an hour to come get me. An hour and a half later I called again and they told me the truck they sent to come get me got stuck twice and had to turn back. They were going to have to send their snow cat back to get me. It would be at least another three hours before they could get back to me. They finally showed up about three hours later. It took Scott almost 2 hours to get my truck unstuck because the snow was so deep and soft. It was getting dark and I was still 6 miles from the plowed paved road. Scott stayed with me the whole time and had to pull me most of the six miles to the plowed paved road. The bad news is it cost me $875. The good news is I didn't have to spend the night with my two dogs and no food or water. Scott was awesome and worked his ass off in that snow cat to get me out of there. I highly recommend this shop and their people. read more

Lake Almanor Towing - Tires Near Me - Chester, California

We were towing a horse trailer with a horse in a snow storm, and the brakes went out on our truck. Luckily, we had cell service and called AAA. To our great relief, Dan from Lake Almanor Towing was there in a half hour. He loaded our truck on his flatbed wrecker and hitched up the horse trailer to the wrecker. We arrived at the shop about 4:30pm, and he parked horse trailer with the horse in a sheltered spot. He said if he could find the problem with the brakes by 4:45 he could order the parts, and we would be on the road the next day. It turned out a brake line had cracked and we had lost all the hydraulic fluid. Sure enough, Dan had us on the road at 11 am the next morning, and the repair costs were less than I would have paid in Santa Cruz. Dan, many thanks! read more