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.
Due to the 2019 severe winter weather events campgrounds may or may not open as scheduled. Please contact the San Jacinto Ranger District at (909) 382-2921 for any updated information on campground status before booking reservations.
Visitors to the forest should be aware that fire crews will be conducting prescribed burning to create defensible space between communities and the U.S. Forest Service lands over the 2018-2019 winter season. Burning will occur intermittedly throughout the winter and is planned on a day-to-day basis when weather conditions, among other factors, are safe for burning.
To stay up to date, check the forest's Twitter account at @SanBernardinoNF (account creation not required). Large projects are also listed on InciWeb (smaller pile burning projects at any of the 25 Forest Service fire stations will not be listed).
The PCT is open from Splinters Cabin to the Mojave River Forks Dam in Deep Creek, the slide has been cleared, the whole segment is passable and in moderately good shape. HOWEVER, THIS SEGMENT 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.
Forest Road 1N45 is closed under Forest Order from March 16, 2019 through March 15, 2020 due to storm damage that rendered the road unsafe for vehicle passage.
Forest Road 1N09 is closed under Forest Order from March 13, 2019 through March 12, 2020 due to storm damage that rendered the road unsafe for vehicle passage.
The following areas are temporarily closed under Forest Order to protect the endangered mountain yellow-legged frog and its habitat. More information on this species can be found here.
Forest Roads may be impacted after storm events, before traveling to an area within the forest we recomend checking current road conditions or contacting your local Forest Service Office.
For information on chain control checkpoints and highways please check the Caltrans quickmap
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