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.
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/.
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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