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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.
- National Weather Service
- InciWeb
- Know Before You Go
- Outdoor Safety
- Obey Federal Laws: See Title 36, Chapter II of the Code of Federal Regulations
- NIFC National Fire News
- One Less Spark Campaign
- Predictive Services Northern California Geographic Area Coordination Center
- Ready for Wildfire
- Caltrans Quick Map
- USGS Latest Earthquakes
- National Avalanche Center
- AIRNow - California Air Quality
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- California Department of Public Health Vector-Borne Disease Section
Supervisor's Office
(530) 934-3316
Upper Lake Ranger District
(707) 275-2361
Stonyford Work Center
(530) 963-3128
Lake Red Bluff Recreation Area
(530) 527-2813
Covelo Ranger District
(707) 983-6118
Alerts
- Upper Lake Wet Weather Trail Closure in Effect
Date(s): Feb 2, 2025
Forest Order: 08-25-01 Upper Lake Trail Closure
- Trail 3 on Grindstone closed due to slide
Date(s): Feb 5, 2024
Forest Order: 08-24-04 Grindstone Trail 3 Closure
- Front Desk Visitor Services Schedule
Date(s): Dec 18, 2024
- Road Conditions
Date(s): May 28, 2024
- Forest Order 08-23-07: Developed campground stay limits
Date(s): Oct 3, 2023
- Forest Order 08-23-08: Dispersed camping stay limits
Date(s): Oct 3, 2023
- Safety Hazards in a Burned Landscape
Date(s): Apr 1, 2022
- News Release: Drought forces water shut off at campground
Date(s): Aug 9, 2021
Closures
- Plaskett Meadows Campground Closure
Date(s): Oct 31, 2024 - Oct 31, 2025
Forest Order: 08-24-14 Plaskett Meadows Campground Closure (through 10/31/25)
- Cedar Camp Campground Closure
Date(s): Jun 24, 2024
Forest Order: 08-24-10 Cedar Camp Campground Closure
- Lower Nye Campground Closure
Date(s): Jun 19, 2024
Forest Order: 08-24-11 Lower Nye Campground Closure
- Hammerhorn Campground Closure
Date(s): Jun 19, 2024
Forest Order: 08-24-12 Hammerhorn Campground Closure
- Trail 3 on the Grindstone Ranger District closed due to landslide
Date(s): Feb 5, 2024
Forest Order: 08-24-04 Trail 3 Closure
- M1 Road Closure at Bar Creek Slide
Date(s): Dec 19, 2023
- Chico Seed Orchard Fall/Winter Hours
Date(s): Nov 1, 2024 - Mar 13, 2026
Forest Order: 08-24-03 Public use and access to Chico Seed Orchard
Public Notices
Wet Weather Trail Closures
Forest managers can temporarily close OHV trails when two inches of rainfall occur within a 24-hour period or if the soils become saturated after precipitation events.
Forest Orders
Title 36 of the Code of Federal Regulations 261.50 (a) gives each Forest Supervisor the authority to issue orders which close or restrict use of the described areas within the area over which he/she has jurisdiction. An order may close an area to entry or may restrict the use of an area by applying any or all of the prohibitions authorized in Title 36, Part 261, Subpart B, of the Code of Federal Regulations.