Due to an outage, the phones at the Front Country Ranger District offices in Lytle Creek are down. Please call the forest headquarters at 909-382-2600 for help.
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.
Area(s):
Santa Rosa Truck Trail, Santa Rosa Springs Campground, Santa Rosa Yellow Post Sites
Date(s): Feb 1, 2019
Santa Rosa Road (7S02) has been closed for the season due to winter conditions. Snow and ice in the upper elevations has made the road impassable to vehicles, presenting significant safety concerns to visitors and rescue personel. Weather conditions expected in the coming weeks will add to existing snow pack.
Santa Rosa Road will be reopened when it is safe. This could be April or May, depending on weather and other conditions. In the Past, significant rock slides have delayed opening this road.