Welcome to the Angeles National Forest!

LA's Backyard Playground

From the high desert to mountains, the forest is the backyard playground to over 20 million people in the Greater Los Angeles Area. Explore and help protect this 700,000-acre wonderland!

Discover Your Forest

 

San Gabriel Mountains National Monument

Know Before You Go! Fire Danger is "EXTREME" at the Angeles National Forest

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Bridge Fire Info & Closure Order

Part of the Angeles National Forest is temporarily closed through December 31, 2025. The Bridge Fire Area Closure Order covers only National Forest System roads, trails, and other facilities. These areas are closed for public safety and to facilitate recovery of nature across these landscapes. Closures include some recreation sites in the Mt. Baldy, Wrightwood, East Fork, and other areas of the forest. Learn more.

Learn more about the Bridge Fire
, which started Sept. 8.

 

Chantry Flat Recreation Area is open!

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Trail Conditions

Reporting trail conditions? Please report major trail conditions that make a trail impassable or nearly impassable (e.g., large segments of washed out trail, fallen trees, etc.). Provide the name of the trail, the nature and location of the issue, and (if possible) include any photos and precise longitude and latitude coordinates.

  • Angeles National Forest Event Calendar

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    Join the Angeles National Forest at an event near you! Visit with a wildland firefighter, law enforcement officer, or a volunteer and learn more on how everyone can help keep our public lands safe!

  • Who We Are

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    The Angeles National Forest was established by Executive Order in December 1892. The Angeles manages the watersheds within its boundaries to provide valuable water to southern California and to protect surrounding communities from catastrophic floods.

     
  • History

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    Your national forests hold the evidence of more than 10,000 years of human history. Most people don’t realize that the history of 99% of human life in southern California was made during a time when there were no written records.

  • Nature

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    The Angeles National Forest is home to rich biodiversity. Your forest has a unique Mediterranean ecosystem full of wildlife, flora, and much more!

  • Visit Us

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    The Angeles National Forest is an urban national forest in the center of an ever-changing population and provides a place for surrounding communities to experience solitude, quiet, and enjoy unique recreation opportunities.

  • Fire Management

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    Our mission is to provide safe, efficient and economical fire management while sustaining, protecting and restoring ecosystems.

Features

Angeles Fuels Program

The Angeles National Forest Fuels Program mission is to manage fuels at the landscape scale to restore and maintain fire-resilient landscapes that are compatible with their historical fire return interval, a core goal of the Cohesive Strategy.

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Forest Fire Restoration Program

Not all areas and resources impacted by wildfires will recover naturally, so forest managers and partners have launched a number of restoration efforts intended to produce ecosystems that are able to adapt and thrive over time.

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