Alerts & Notices

2019 Road Damage

Interactive Road Damage Map

This winter a series of strong storms hit California, causing extensive damage to roads, trails, infrastructure and ecosystems on California's national forests. This map will help you determine where road damage has occurred and how it might impact your plans to visit the national forest.

The map shows the damage of which we are aware. While the map is linked directly to the Forest Service database and is kept as current as possible, please contact your local Forest Service office for the most complete and up-to-date information on road damage.

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

• Regional Order 20-04 Fire Use Restrictions

  Date(s): May 30, 2020 - May 29, 2022

  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 under my jurisdiction. This Order is effective from May 30, 2020, through May 29, 2022.

  1. Using an explosive. 36 CFR 261.52(b).
  2. Possessing any substance, material, or any combination of substances or materials, with the intent to make any destructive device or any explosive within the State of California, without first obtaining a valid permit from the State of California, as required by California Penal Code 18720. 36 CFR 261.52(k).
  3. Possessing, discharging or using any kind of firework or other pyrotechnic devices. 36 CFR 261.52(f).
  4. See Full Closure for all restrictions
• Forest Order 05-01-19-08 - Fire Restrictions

  Date(s): Dec 9, 2019 - Feb 1, 2021

  Pursuant to 16 USC 551 and 36 CFR 261.50(a) and (b), and to provide for public safety and protect natural resources, the following acts are prohibited within the Angeles NF  This Order is effective from Dec. 10, 2019 until Feb. 1, 2021.

  1. Building, maintaining, attending or using a fire, campfire, or stove fire outside of a developed recreation site. 36 CFR 261.52(a).
  2. 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 26l.52(d).
  3. Welding, or operating an acetylene or other torch with open flame. 36 CFR 26 I .52(i).
  4. Discharging a firearm, air rifle, or gas gun, except in the authorized public shooting ranges. 36 CFR 26 I .58(m).

  Forest Order 05-01-19-08 - Fire Restrictions

• Saddle Ridge Forest Closure Order 05-01-19-04

  Date(s): Oct 12, 2019

  FOREST ORDER NO. 05-01-19-04
  EMERGENCY CLOSURE
  ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST

  Pursuant to 16 USC 551 and 36 CFR 261.50(a) and (b), and to protect natural resources and provide for public safety, the following acts are prohibited within the Angeles National Forest. This Order is effective from October 12, 2019 until May 1, 2020. 

  Saddle Ridge Closure Order Exhibit A and B

• Regional Order 19-01 - OHV Restrictions

  Date(s): Aug 7, 2019

  Regional Order 19-01 - OHV Restrictions

  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 September 1, 2019, through August 31, 2021.

• Williamson Rock area closure, Forest Order NO. 05-01-18-07

  Date(s): Dec 3, 2018

  Closure Order (PDF)

• Regional Order 19-02

  Date(s): Oct 3, 2017

  Regional Order 19-02

  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 1, 2019, through September 30, 2021.

  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).

Conditions

Recreation, Road Conditions, and Weather Information

Recreation Conditions

Throughout the year, the forest has seasonal campground closures or closures due to inclement weather or fire. For information on recreation closures, please call an Angeles National Forest office or visit our recreation section for current statuses.

Road Conditions

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

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.

Public Notices

Public comments sought on Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) grant request

A public comment period is open now through May 6 regarding grant requests that were sent to state officials to help manage some of the only local off-highway vehicle areas located in the Angeles National Forest, San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and the Los Angeles basin.

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.