Please be aware of these alerts and notices as 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, please contact the nearest Forest Service Office for recent information on alerts, advisories, notices and closures.
To report an emergency, please call 911.
Important Updates
Dam removal to begin on the Trabuco Ranger District starting late January through mid May. Closure orders will be posted in short durations while blasting is conducted.
Three Sisters and Cedar Creek Falls will be subject to emergency closures during extreme temperature events; check here for updates
Prescribed burns will be done intermittently on each district through the winter and spring season
Cleveland National Forest officials will submit a cooperative grant application to the California Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation (OHMVR) Division for 2018/2019 "Green Sticker" grants. Beginning March 5, 2019, the application can be viewed by clicking on the "Grants" tab on the California State Parks Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation website at http://www.ohv.parks.ca.gov/. Comments on the application must be received by 5:00PM, PST, on May 6, 2019.
Public comments must be submitted to Jake Rodriguez, Recreation and Lands Officer, of the Cleveland National Forest, at jacob.rodriguez@usda.gov and to California State Parks by using the "Grants" tab on their website at http://www.ohv.parks.ca.gov/.
Nearly 10 inches of rain from the storm on 2/14/19 flooded the San Diego River watershed and created hazardous swift water conditions within Cedar Creek and Three Sisters Falls. The health and safety of visitors within these recreation areas are a primary concern. The Cleveland National Forest is urging visitors to avoid walking through or entering flooded waters in the area.
The following are set to take place February 11 through February 16:
Descanso
Pile burns will be conducted Monday, February 11 and Tuesday, February 12 along the west side of Los Gatos trail. No trail closures are expected but smoke may be visible.
Palomar
If conditions permit, broadcast burn on Wednesday, February 13 along the Birch Hill community of Palomar Mountain, Between East Grade & Crestline. This treatment is expected to cover 70 acres and smoke will be visible from nearby communities. Pile burn will be conducted Wednesday, February 13 near the Stone Ridge estates and will consist of 10 acres. Smoke impacts should be minimal.
Trabuco
8 acre pile burn on the north side of Ortega Hwy at Long Canyon Road on Wednesday, February 13.
The Wildomar OHV area, which was affected by the 2017 Wildomar Fire, has been assessed recently for reopening to the public. After a thorough evaluation, it was determined that the area had not yet recovered enough to safely allow for recreational use. An extended closure for the Wildomar OHV area will be implemented through December 2019. The BAER Report, completed 11/6/17, aided the decision making process, confirming that circumstances on the ground had not yet improved enough to allow for reopening.
Please be aware of these alerts and notices as many unexpected situations can present difficult challenges for forest visitors.
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