San Bernardino National Forest

Contact Information

Forest Headquarters
602 S. Tippecanoe Ave.
San Bernardino, CA 92408
(909) 382-2600 (Voice)
(TDD/TTY dial (800) 735-2922)

Barton Flats Visitor Center
Barton Flats
(909) 794-4861 Summer Season Only

Mountaintop Ranger District Office & Discovery Center
Fawnskin
(909) 382-2790

San Jacinto Ranger District Office
Idyllwild
(909) 382-2921

Front Country Ranger District Office
Lytle Creek
(909) 382-2851

Mill Creek Visitor Center
Mentone
(909) 382-2882

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument
Palm Desert
(760) 862-9984

All offices may be closed on selected Federal Holidays

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Alerts & Notices

Safety First

Know Before You Go

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.

Alerts

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Temporary Shooting Closure
Date(s): Aug 15, 2018 - Jan 31, 2019

To provide for public safety and resource protection during hazardous fire conditions, recreational target shooting outside of designated shooting areas under special use permit will be prohibited until August 16, 2018.

To get more information on this closure, click here.
Mountaintop RD Winter Season Road Closures
Date(s): Nov 30, 2018

These Forest Service Roads include: 1N96 Keller Peak Road, 2N97 Camp Creek, 2N19 Green Valley Lake and Spu Roads, 2N13 Snow Slide, 2N13B Butler Peak, 2N10 Skyline, 2N08 Knickerbocker, 2N11 Santa Ana Divide, 2N06 Radford Truck Trail, 1N54 Clarks Grade, 3N09 Van Dusen Canyon Road, 2N80 Grout Bay Cutoff, 2N70 Gray's Peak, 2N68 Old Snow Slide, 2N27 Sand Canyon, 2N93 Wildhorse Meadow (Sugarloaf), 1N01 Onyx Summit, 1N02 Coon Creek Jumpoff, 1N05 Fish Creek (Mission Springs).
Pacific Crest Trail in Deep Creek Area reroute for equestrians
Date(s): Aug 7, 2014

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.

Closures

Critical Cranston Fire Closure Area
Date(s): Jul 27, 2018

Areas burned by the Cranston Fire remain closed under a forest order. More information can be found here.
1N01 Closed (Onyx Peak/Pipes Canyon)
Date(s): Sep 10, 2018

Forest Road 1N01 is currently closed to vehicles due to remaining hazards from the 2015 Lake Fire.
3N61 Closed (Jacoby Canyon)
Date(s): Aug 31, 2018

Due to a severe washout, this forest road is currently closed and gated at both ends.
1N05 Closed (Access to Aspen Grove/Fish Creek trails)
Date(s): Aug 15, 2018

Forest Road 1N05, which provides access to the Aspen Grove and Fish Creek trailheads, is closed due to work related to the 2015 Lake Fire.
San Jacinto Mountains Fire Closure Area
Date(s): Nov 15, 2017

In order to provide for public safety and protect natural resources, areas of the San Jacinto Ranger District of the San Bernardino National Forest, within the Mountain Fire burned area, will be closed to public access. This closure order is effective from November 15, 2017 through November 14, 2018.

Click here for the full text of the closure order
2N53 Closed
Date(s): Jan 13, 2017

Forest Service Road 2N53 was closed 01/13/2017 due to storm damage that rendered the road unsafe for vehicle passage.
Applewhite Campground Closed
Date(s): Aug 26, 2016

Applewhite Campground is closed for public safety concerns due to storm damage following the Blue Cut Fire.
Pacific Crest Trail - Closed in Garner Valley/Idyllwild
Date(s): Apr 21, 2014

The Pacific Crest Trail has been closed in some areas due to fire damage. Please see this page for more information: http://www.pcta.org/discover-the-trail/trail-conditions-and-closures/tags/trail-closure/