Inyo National Forest | Ansel Adams and John Muir Wilderness Campfire Restrictions

Ansel Adams and John Muir Wilderness Campfire Restrictions

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.
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Alert Start Date: June 10th, 2025

Alert End Date: June 10th, 2027

Order Number: 05-04-50-25-04

Associated Documents

ORDER NO. 05-04-50-25-04 05-04-50-25-04 Exhibits B-S - Maps

Forest Order

USDA FOREST SERVICE
INYO NATIONAL FOREST
ANSEL ADAMS AND JOHN MUIR WILDERNESS AREAS
CAMPFIRE RESTRICTIONS

Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 CFR § 261.50(a), and to protect natural resources, the following acts are prohibited within those portions of the Ansel Adams and John Muir Wilderness Areas that are located within or administered by the Inyo National Forest, as shown on Exhibit B. This Order is effective from June 10, 2025, through June 10, 2027.

Building, maintaining, attending or using a fire above 10,000 feet in elevation north of the Mt. Emerson and Mt. Humphreys ridgeline (Township 8 South, Range 30 East, Sections 10, 15, 22, 23, and 24), as shown on Exhibit C. 36 C.F.R. § 261.52(a).
Building, maintaining, attending or using a fire above 10,400 feet in elevation south of the Mt. Emerson and Mt. Humphreys ridgeline, as shown on Exhibit D. 36 C.F.R. § 261.52(a).
Building, maintaining, attending or using a fire in the areas described in Exhibit A and shown on Exhibits E through S. 36 C.F.R. § 261.52(a).

Pursuant to 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(e), the following persons are exempt from this Order:

Persons with a Forest Service Permit No. FS-7700-48 (Permit for Use of Roads, Trails, or Areas Restricted by Regulation or Order), specifically exempting them from this Order.
Any Federal, State, or local officer, or member of an organized rescue or firefighting force in the performance of an official duty.
Persons with a valid Wilderness Permit or California Campfire Permit are not exempt from the prohibitions listed above. However, persons with a valid Wilderness Permit or California Campfire Permit issued by the Forest Service may use a portable lantern or stove using gas, jellied petroleum, or pressurized liquid fuel where otherwise prohibited by this Order.

These prohibitions are in addition to the general prohibitions in 36 CFR Part 261, Subpart A. A violation of these prohibitions is punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000 for an individual or $10,000 for an organization, or imprisonment for not more than six months, or both. 16 USC § 551 and 18 USC § 3559, 3571, and 3581.

Done at Bishop, California, this 9th day of June, 2025.

LESLEY YEN

Forest Supervisor

Inyo National Forest