Sequoia National Forest
Fireworks and explosives (including explosive targets) are always prohibited on national forest lands. The prohibition of fireworks and exploding targets on national forest system lands is part of a set of permanent fire safety regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), listed below.…
Sequoia National Forest
To protect natural resources and provide for public safety, the following acts are prohibited within the Sequoia National Forest. 1. Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire, campfire, or stove fire, except in the designated Campfire Areas listed in Exhibits A or B. 2. Smoking, except…
Sequoia National Forest
View the Daily Burn Status for Contractors and Forest Product (woodcutting) permit holders. This page is updated daily by 4 p.m. Monday through Friday during the field season if information is available from the Central California Interagency Emergency Command Center. The information is also…
Sequoia National Forest
To protect natural resources, camping within 350 feet of the Kern River within the Chico Flat Dispersed Camping Area, is prohibited within the Kern River Ranger District of the Sequoia National Forest.
Sequoia National Forest
To provide for public safety, the following act is prohibited within the Western Divide Ranger District of the Sequoia National Forest. Possessing or storing any food or refuse or other materials in glass containers or possessing glass containers within the Tule River Glass Container Prohibition…
Sequoia National Forest
To provide for public safety and protect natural resources, the following acts are prohibited within the Western Divide Ranger District of the Sequoia National Forest.1. Being on the boardwalk section of the Trail of 100 Giants (Forest Trail No. 31E00) starting at a point approximately one-third…
Sequoia National Forest
Be Bear Aware During Your Visit.Are you prepared to store your food properly on your next camping or backpacking trip?Much of the Sequoia National Forest is American black bear habitat. They belong here. Bears are extremely intelligent and curious and have learned to see people as a source of…
Sequoia National Forest
The following acts are prohibited within the Sequoia National Forest: 1. Camping for more than 14 consecutive days within any 30-day period 2. Parking or leaving a motor vehicle or trailer in one place for more than 14 days within any 30-day period.
Sequoia National Forest
The following is prohibited within the Sequoia National Forest:Being in an area designated as Day Use Only after sunset or before sunrise.Sunset and Sunrise will be determined according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Solar Calculator specifications for the city of Los…
Sequoia National Forest
In October 2024, the California Department of Water Resources discovered non-native, highly-invasive golden mussels in the Bay-Delta near Stockton, California. Once established, golden mussels can spread rapidly, significantly damaging natural ecosystems, water infrastructure, agriculture, and…
Sequoia National Forest
To protect natural resources, camping within 250 feet of the Kings River Scenic Byway (State Highway 180) from its intersection with Tenmile Road (Forest Road No. 13S09) and continuing east approximately 21.1 miles to the Sequoia National Forest boundary. See map.
Sequoia National Forest
The following act is Prohibited within the Kern River Ranger District of the Sequoia National Forest: Possessing or storing food or beverages in glass containers in the Kern Canyon and Isabella Lake Glass Container Prohibition Areas, as described in Exhibit A, and shown on Exhibits B, C, and D.
Sequoia National Forest
To provide for public safety and protect natural resources, going into or being upon National forest System lands within the Miracle Hot Springs Day Use Closure Area is prohibited. Parking along Kern Canyon Road (county route 214) beginning at the eastern edge of Section 15, Township 27 South,…
Sequoia National Forest
Camping is prohibited outside of the developed campgrounds and designated dispersed camping areas listed in the Exhibit and locations shown on the map.
Sequoia National Forest
To protect natural resources, the following act is prohibited within the Kern River Ranger District of the Sequoia National Forest: Camping in the Lower Kern River Camping Restriction Area, except within a developed campground or in a designated dispersed camping area, as described below and shown…
Cold Springs Campground
Season opening dates for this campground are tentative and subject to change depending on weather, road openings and other conditions. Updates will be posted here ahead of additional releases.
Buckeye Flat Campground
Buckeye will not open for the 2026 season due to extensive damage from winter storms during the 2022-2023 winter. Progress is being made to reopen this damaged facility.
Inyo National Forest
Fireworks and explosives (including explosive targets) are always prohibited on national forest lands. The prohibition of fireworks and exploding targets on national forest system lands is part of a set of permanent fire safety regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), listed below.…
Inyo National Forest
The Inyo National Forest will be closing the Rock Creek Road from the Rock Creek Pack Station to the Mosquito Flat Trailhead from October 19 – 23. The purpose of the closure is to conduct road maintenance to improve public safety. During the closure, there will be no vehicular access to Mosquito…
Inyo National Forest
Southern California Edison is doing road work in Silver and Wyman Canyon. Work in Wyman Canyon Road 06S01 will be ongoing through September and early October. Work in Silver Canyon Rd 06S02 will start in October. When driving in the area, please prepare for potential delays and use caution as…
Inyo National Forest
The Inyo Craters Closures are for public safety during a hazard tree mitigation project. The project consists of felling hazard trees, piling limbs and slash, and preparing tree trunks for eventual public fuelwood collection when the project is complete. The majority of the project is conducted…
Inyo National Forest
This Forest Order prohibits recreating in the Hanna Mill Site Closure Area to provide for the safety of the visiting public.
Inyo National Forest
This closure is one in the series for the Shady Rest Project, which consists of forest health and fuels reduction work including vegetation thinning, removal of dead and downed material, shrub reduction, roadside tree limbing, and burn pile construction.
Inyo National Forest
To provide for public safety while contractors perform forest health and fuels reduction work for the Panorama portion of the ESCCRP project.
Inyo National Forest
To provide for public safety while contractors perform forest health and fuels reduction work for the Forest Trail.
Inyo National Forest
Reds Meadow Road is being reconstructed to greatly improve public access and traffic safety.Road opening and closing dates are subject to change based on weather conditions. For the most up to date information, please contact the Mammoth Lakes Welcome Center at (760) 924-5500 and this website:…
Inyo National Forest
This Forest Order prohibits recreating, entering or being in the Mammoth Mill Site Closure Area and the Mammoth Stamp Mill Trail to provide for public safety.
Inyo National Forest
Both gates on the Mammoth Scenic Loop will be closed due to critical forest health work in the Inyo Craters area.
Inyo National Forest
To provide for public safety and the protection of resources within the Inyo National Forest, the following acts are prohibited: Camping or having a campfire within the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest National Protection Area, possessing, storing, or transporting any part of a Bristlecone or Limber…
Inyo National Forest
The non-native, highly invasive golden mussel was discovered in Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in October 2024. Once established, they can affect flood control by reducing water flow and contribute to harmful algal blooms. Please contact the waterbody you plan to visit for latest information about…
Inyo National Forest
Family Campground group size limit is 6 people/2 vehicles. Group campgrounds size limit varies.Food and refuse must be stored in bear-resistant boxes or trash cans.In recreation sites, campfires are only allowed in designated rings.Most Inyo NF campgrounds have 14-day stay limits, but there are a…
Inyo National Forest
This forest order prohibits recreating in the Mount Whitney Zone unless you have the proper wilderness permit.
Inyo National Forest
Wilderness Use Restrictions in the John Muir, Ansel Adams, Hoover, and Golden Trout Wildernesses include permit requirements, group size limits, camping location restrictions, pack stock restrictions, etc.
Inyo National Forest
This forest order prohibits campfires in portions of Golden Trout and Hoover Wilderness Areas that are located on the Inyo National Forest, as shown in the Exhibits.
Inyo National Forest
This forest order prohibits campfires in portions of Ansel Adams and John Muir Wilderness Areas that are located on the Inyo National Forest, as shown on the Exhibits/Maps.
Inyo National Forest
This forest order prohibits access to roads affected by the Eastern Sierra Climate and Communities Resilience Project to provide for public safety while contractors perform forest health and fuels reduction work surrounding the Town of Mammoth Lakes and beyond. The closure orders are dynamic and…
Inyo National Forest
This Forest Order prohibits recreating in Hot Creek within the Mammoth Ranger District.
Inyo National Forest
This Forest Order prohibits recreating within the B&B Mine and Mill Site Closure Area.
Inyo National Forest
Food and refuse must be stored in a bear-resistant container in these locations (listed in Exhibit A, and shown in maps C-J).