Pending weather conditions, crews are planning prescribed burns. Area recreation sites will remain open, but could be impacted by operations and smoke. Smoke and flame will be visible.
Big Bear Lake, CA: Crews plan to broadcast burn up to approximately 40 acres or less on Monday, April 18, 2022, just southeast of Knickerbocker Road. Nearby trails include Dickies (1E25) and Coyote (1E40). Forest Roads 2N08 (Knickerbocker) and 2N10 (Mill Creek Road and its spur road) will remain closed.
Pending weather conditions, crews are planning prescribed burns. Area recreation sites will remain open, but could be impacted by operations and smoke. Smoke and flame will be visible.
Big Bear Lake, CA: Crews plan to broadcast burn up to 21 acres on Friday, March 23, 2022, adjacent to the lower Moonridge neighborhood near the intersection of Club View Dr. and Willow Ave. Nearby trails include Bristlecone (1E32) and Fern (1E31).
A full closure of the Lake Fulmor Day Use Area is anticipated for spring or early summer to make way for improvements funded by the 2020 Great America Outdoors Act, which established a fund to address the agency's deferred maintenance backlog. The north side restroom building will be replaced, paved walkways will be improved and a new bridge will be constructed. Closure dates will be announced when a construction schedule is set.
Numerous search and rescues this winter have occurred in high elevation wilderness areas of the Forest where snow and ice persist on trails exposed to steep terrain. Visitors should take extreme caution and only go with proper gear (e.g. traction devices, ice axe, etc.) and experience/training using that gear.
Some of the most historically dangerous trails during ice/snow conditions are found in the Cucamonga and San Jacinto wilderness areas. Those include, but are not limited to, Cucamonga Peak-Ice House Saddle (7W04), upper switchbacks of Devils Slide (3E05), the Chinquapin Ridge section of South Ridge (3E08) and the Apache Peak area of the Pacific Crest Trail (2000).
The western section of the Cucamonga Wilderness is on the Angeles National Forest. Dangerous conditions also exist on those trails.
Desert Divide
This area of the trail, which is narrow with soft shoulders, in the San Jacinto Mountains is not recommended to equestrians.
Deep Creek area reroute for equestrians
The section of trail between Splinters Cabin and Mojave River Forks Dam is not recommended for stock. Northbound equestrians can bypass this segment of 3N34C, by traveling west on 3N34 and north on SR173, rejoining the trail at the SR173/PCT crossing.
Trail Conditions - Southern California
More information on PCTA's website.
Permits for both day use and overnight will be required for entry into the Cucamonga, San Gorgonio (partially closed in spring 2021 due to the Apple and El Dorado fires) and San Jacinto wilderness areas. Read more:
The Humber Park trailhead and parking lot, which includes the Devil’s Slide Trail (3E05) and Ernie Maxwell Scenic Trail (3E07) will be inaccessible from the afternoon of Monday May 16 to Friday, May 20 due to contractors mitigating an infestation of Goldspotted oak borer beetles (GSOB).
With windy or rainy weather, this work and the closure may be postponed until the following week (May 23 – 27) or June 6 – 10.
Alternative trails into the San Jacinto Wilderness include:
• Deer Springs Trail 3E32
• South Ridge Trail 3E08
• Marion Mountain Trail 2E14
We are working hard to get all of our Information Stations open. Rest assured we are making every effort to ensure the health and safety of not only our employees but also the public we serve. As COVID case levels continue to fluctuate please be patient if your preferred office is not yet open. Call ahead to verify the office is open before driving there.
Due to public safety, the Deep Creek closure between Splinters Cabin and Devils Hole, including Aztec Falls, was extended closing as of May 22, 2021 to May 21,2022. The closure includes Splinters Cabin Road (3N34C) and, Hook Creek Road (2N26Y). 05-12-52-21-02
An off-trail area around one of Southern California’s tallest waterfalls is closed to the public. Visitors will still be able to hike the Big Falls Trail (1E13) to the waterfall overlook, but areas beyond the railing will be closed for safety.
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