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Forest Alerts

  • ESCCRP Forest Trail Project Area Closure

    This forest order prohibits access to roads affected by the ESCRRP project to provide for public safety while contractors perform forest health and fuels reduction work for the Forest Trail. 

    Alert Start Date: May 19th, 2025
  • Monache Meadows Area Seasonal Road Closure

    This Forest Order prohibits recreating in the Monache Meadows area to provide public safety and protect natural resources.

    Alert Start Date: May 7th, 2025
  • Hot Creek Closure Order

    This Forest Order prohibits recreating in Hot Creek within the Mammoth Ranger District. 

    Alert Start Date: December 31st, 2024
  • Goat Prohibition Order

    This Forest Order prohibits possessing or storing a goat within the Inyo National Forest Goat Prohibition Area. 

    Alert Start Date: July 17th, 2024
  • Mammoth Mill Site Area and Trail Closure

    This Forest Order prohibits recreating, entering or being in the Mammoth Mill Site Closure Area and the Mammoth Stamp Mill Trail.

    Alert Start Date: June 18th, 2024
  • B&B Mine Closure Order

    This Forest Order prohibits recreating within the B&B Mine and Mill Site Closure Area.

    Alert Start Date: December 13th, 2023
  • Ancient Bristlecone Pine Area Closure

    This Forest Order prohibits campfires and recreating after sundown in the Ancient Bristlecone Forest. Additionally, it prohibits camping and possessing, storing, or transporting any part of a Bristlecone Pine Tree or Limber Pine.

    Alert Start Date: September 5th, 2023
  • Hanna Mill Site Closure

    This Forest Order prohibits recreating in the Hanna Mill Site Closure Area.

    Alert Start Date: August 17th, 2023
  • Food and Refuse Storage Restrictions

    This Forest Order prohibits food and refuse in locations in Exhibits A and C-J, unless stored in a bear-resistant container.

    Alert Start Date: August 3rd, 2023
  • 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 Exhibit B.

    Alert Start Date: July 18th, 2023
  • Wilderness Use Restrictions

    This Forest Order prohibits recreating within the portions of the John Muir, Ansel Adams, Hoover, and Golden Trout Wildernesses  located in the Inyo National Forest. 

    Alert Start Date: July 18th, 2023
  • Stay Limits, Parking, and Developed Recreation Site Use

    This forest order was put in place to protect natural resources and promote public safety. 

    Alert Start Date: July 3rd, 2023
  • Mount Whitney Zone Access Restrictions

    This forest order prohibits recreating in the Mount Whitney Zone to provide for public safety and protect natural resources.

    Alert Start Date: June 28th, 2023