Alerts & Notices

Safety First

Please be aware of these alerts and notices because many unexpected situations can present difficult challenges for forest visitors.

Be well informed and prepared for your next visit to the forest.

Before venturing out, contact the nearest Forest Service office for recent information on alerts, advisories, notices and closures.

To report an emergency, please call 911.

Alerts

• Fire Restriction Forest Order No. 05-01-08-02

  Date(s): Jan 12, 2018

  Angeles National Forest

  Forest Order No. 05-01-18-02 Fire Restrictions

  Pursuant to 16 USC 551 and 36 CFR 26 l .50(a) and (b ), and to provide for public safety and protect natural resources, the following acts are prohibited within the Angeles National Forest or San Gabriel Mountains National Monument. This Order is effective from January 12, 2018 until the end of the official 2018 fire season.

  1. Building, maintaining, attending or using a fire, campfire, or stove fire outside of a developed recreation site. 36 CFR 26 l.52(a).

  2. Using an explosive. 36 CFR 26 I .52(b ).
  3. Smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or building, a developed recreation site, or while stopped in an area at least three feet in diameter that is barren or cleared of all flammable material.
  36 CFR 26 l.52( d).

  Click the link below 

  /Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd569060.pdf

• Regional Order 17-03

  Date(s): Oct 3, 2017

  Regional Order 17-03 

  Pursuant to 16 USC 551 and 36 CFR 26l.50(a) and (b), and to provide for public safety and protect natural resources, the following acts are prohibited on National Forest System lands under my jurisdiction within the State of California. This Order is effective from October 1, 2017, through September 30, 2019. 

  1.    Using an explosive. 36 CFR 261.52(b).
  2.    Possessing, discharging or using any kind of firework or other pyrotechnic device. 36 CFR 26l.52(f).
  3.    Operating or using any internal or external combustion engine, without a spark arresting device properly installed, maintained and in effective working order in accordance with the U.S. Forest Service Standard 5100-la. 36 CFR 261.52(j).

   

• Regional Order 17-02

  Date(s): Oct 3, 2017

  Regional Order 17-02

  Pursuant to 16 USC 551 and 36 CFR 261.50(a) and (b), and to provide for public safety, the following acts are prohibited on National Forest System lands within the State of California under my jurisdiction. This Order is effective from October 4, 2017, through October 3, 2019.

  1.    Possession of an alcoholic beverage in an open container in a motor vehicle or off­highway vehicle. 36 CFR 261.58(bb).
  2.    Possession of an alcoholic beverage by any person under 21 years of age. 36 CFR 261.58(bb).

• Camping Restrictions 05-01-17-05

  Date(s): Aug 28, 2017

  View Forest Order

• Williamson Rock Area Closure Order NO. 05-01-17-02

  Date(s): Mar 24, 2017 - Dec 31, 2018

  Order and Map

Conditions

Angeles National Forest Fire Conditions

Fire Use Restrictions on the Angeles are determined by a graduated system that becomes more restrictive as fire danger levels increase.

Road Conditions and Weather Information

Road conditions throughout the Angeles National Forest - San Gabriel Mountains National Monument can change suddenly due to weather conditions or fire activity. 

Public Notices

Know Before You Go - Public Notices

As a visitor to the national forest, you are asked to follow certain rules designed to protect the forest and the natural resources and to provide for the public safety of visitors. These rules are available to you online for your review. Forest officers are empowered to enforce the Federal Regulations which the rules listed in the brochure are taken from. Please take time to read and understand them. If you have additional questions please call your local Forest Service Office for clarification.

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