Please check this page for alerts regarding forest closures due to fire, inclement weather or dangerous conditions. For recreation area and OHV trail closures, visit the:
or call the Call Before You Haul hotline at 803-561-4025 for the most recent trails status. This Web site is updated Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. It is not updated on weekends and federal holidays.
The Motor Vehicle Visitor Use Maps (MVUMs) for the Francis Marion National Forest and the Sumter National Forest are updated yearly. Ask for one at the district offices. Fall floods have still left some damage and closures:
Enoree seasonal roads open: FS 301B; 324; 327B; 331; 394B; 457 and 457A; 490. Closed for eagle nesting: FS 301F; H. All Enoree seasonal roads are closed for the season as of March 17, 2020 and will reopen mid-August 2020. For specific dates, refer to the Motor Vehicle Use Map for the Enoree Ranger District.
Long Cane closed for flood damage: FS 516; 550A; 505 at milepost 2, Curtail Creek bridge.
The Francis Marion & Sumter National Forests have implementing virtual services to protect the health and safety of employees and members of the public during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Customers needing information, permits and maps are encouraged to call us during regular business hours for prompt, customer service. For a list of contacts for each office and more details, visit: www.fs.usda.gov/detail/scnfs/news-events/?cid=FSEPRD716420.
Lick Fork Lake and Parsons Mountain Recreation Areas will open for the season May 1, 2021. Water will be temporarily unavailable at Parsons Mountain. We are in the process of finishing up modifications to the water system at Parsons Mountain and we will restore water availability as soon as possible. Once water is restored at Parsons Mountain it will be accessible at the campground host site on the right side of the road as you enter the recreation area.
The seasonal hunt camps on the Enoree Ranger District will be closing May 3, 2021, for the season. The affected campgrounds include Collins Creek, Rocky Branch, and the seasonal loop at Sedalia campground. They will reopen September 10, 2021, for deer season.
The Twin Fire (on the coast) that was contained earlier this month has had some interior burning activity. Fire managers are conducting burnout to reduce the bay fuel load and smoke impacts on Hwy. 402 and FS Rd130. (FS Rd also known Cordesville Rd. is closed). Resources are in the area, please watch for those emergency vehicles when passing. Any questions call 843-336-2200.
The day use bathroom at Buck Hall Recreation area is closed due to a backed up septic tank. Once the septic tank is pumped the day use bathroom will reopen.
FS Road 710 will close February 1, 2021, to allow for a culvert to be replaced. The project is anticipated to be completed in three weeks and the road should reopen by February 22.
or call the Call Before You Haul hotline at 803-561-4025 for the most recent trails status. This Web site is updated Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. It is not updated on weekends and federal holidays.
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