Forder Order No. 05-07-00-23-15 Special Closure LPNF October 31, 2023

Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(a) & (b), and to provide for public health and safety, the following acts are prohibited within the Los Padres National Forest. This Order is effective from OCTOBER 31, 2023, through JANUARY 31, 2024.

  1. Entering or using the following developed recreation sites or portions thereof:
    1. Monterey Ranger District sites as identified in Exhibit A;
    2. Santa Lucia Ranger District sites as identified in Exhibit B;
    3. Santa Barbara Ranger District sites as identified in Exhibit C; or
    4. Ojai Ranger District sites as identified in Exhibit D.

36 C.F.R. § 261.58(b).

  1. Being on the following National Forest System trails:
    1. Monterey Ranger District trails as identified in Exhibit A;
    2. Santa Lucia Ranger District trails as identified in Exhibit B;
    3. Santa Barbara Ranger District trails as identified in Exhibit C; or
    4. Ojai Ranger District trails as identified in Exhibit D.

36 C.F.R. § 261.55(a).

  1. Being on the following National Forest System roads:
    1. Monterey Ranger District roads as identified in Exhibit A;
    2. Santa Lucia Ranger District roads as identified in Exhibit B; or
    3. Ojai Ranger District roads as identified in Exhibit D.

36 C.F.R. § 261.54(e).

  1. Using a motorized vehicle on the following National Forest System roads:
    1. Monterey Ranger District roads as identified in Exhibit A;
    2. Santa Barbara Ranger District roads as identified in Exhibit C; or
    3. Ojai Ranger District roads as identified in Exhibit D.

36 C.F.R. § 261.54(a).

Pursuant to 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(e), the following persons are exempt from this Order:

  1. Any Federal, State, or local officer, or member of an organized rescue or fire-fighting force in the performance of an official duty;
  2. Persons with a Forest Service non-recreation special use authorization, such as for electric transmission lines and associated facilities, oil or gas pipelines and surface operations, or communications sites and tenants;
  3. Commercial recreational special-use permit holders are exempt from Prohibition 1 above to the extent necessary to conduct site and facility clean-up and maintenance.
  4.  Persons with a non-special use Forest Service written authorization to conduct non-recreational activities including, but not limited to hazardous fuels reduction, habitat/ecological restoration, research, resource surveys, or grazing livestock activities;
  5. Owners, lessees, or residents of private land adjacent to or within the National Forest Boundary, to the extent necessary to access their properties;
  6. Owners, lessees, or residents of private land adjacent to or within the National Forest Boundary and Recreation Residence special-use permit holders (use code 123) of the “Oso Tract” on the Santa Barbara Ranger District are exempt from Prohibition 4b above to the extent necessary to gain access to their privately owned assets and restricted to their permitted uses or circumscribed parcels; and
  7. Persons with a Forest Service Permit No. FS-7700-48 (Permit for Use of Roads, Trails, or Areas Restricted by Regulation or Order), specifically exempting them from this Order.

These prohibitions are in addition to the general prohibitions in 36 C.F.R. Part 261, Subpart A.

A violation of these prohibitions is punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000 for an individual or $10,000 for an organization, or imprisonment for not more than six months, or both. 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 18 U.S.C. §§ 3559, 3571, and 3581.

Executed at Solvang, California this 30th day of OCTOBER 2023.

JEANNE DAWSON
Deputy Forest Supervisor
Los Padres National Forest

EXHIBIT A- MONTEREY RANGER DISTRICT

  1. Closed Developed Recreation Sites

Arroyo Seco Campground

Arroyo Seco Day Use Area
  1. Closed National Forest System Trails

5E13.1 / Sand Dollar / Jade Cove #1 Trail

5E13.2 / Sand Dollar / Jade Cove #2 Trail

4E04 / Rocky Creek Trail
  1. Closed National Forest System Roads

 19S08.2 / Reliz Canyon Road

 20S05.7 / South Coast Ridge Road

 19S09A / Arroyo Seco DUA Road

 20S05D / Chalk Peak Campground Road

 20S05.3 / Central Coast Ridge Road

 23S01.2 / Los Burros Road

 20S05.4 / South Coast Ridge Road

 23S01A / Prisoner Flat Road

 20S05.5 / South Coast Ridge Road

 23S01B / San Martin Road

 20S05.6 / South Coast Ridge Road, excluding the  section between the junction with 5E10 / Cruickshank Trail and the junction with 6E11 / Salmon Creek Trail

 23S01C / Los Burros Mine Road

 23S02.1 / Plaskett Ridge Road
  1. National Forest System Roads Restricted to Non-Motorized Vehicle Use

 18S02 / Tassajera Road

 19S09D / Escondido Campground Road

 19S09.1 / Arroyo Seco Road

 19S09F / Indians Station

 19S09.3 / Arroyo Seco - Indians Road from 19S09.2 to the gate 0.1 mile northwest of the junction with 19S09E / Memorial Park Campground Road

 20S01D / Alder Creek Campground Road

 19S09B / Arroyo Seco Campground Road

 22S04 / Prewitt Ridge Campground Road

 19S09J / Lucia Adobe Road

 22S04A / Alms Ridge Campground Road

 19S09.2 / Arroyo Seco - Indians Road

 23S02.3 / Plaskett Ridge Road

 20S05.6 / South Coast Ridge Road between the junction with 5E10 / Cruickshank Trail and the junction with 6E11 / Salmon Creek Trail

 

EXHIBIT B- SANTA LUCIA RANGER DISTRICT

  1. Closed Developed Recreation Sites

Baja Campground

Buck Springs Campground

Paradise Spring Campground

Brookshire Campground

Horseshoe Springs Campground

Friis Campground

 

  1. Closed National Forest System Trails

15E06 Caldwell/Trout Creek Trail

31W04 Madre OHV Trail

16E01 Castle Crags Trail

31W14 Buckhorn OHV Trail

16E05 Sellers Potrero Trail

 

  1. Closed National Forest System Roads

11N03 / Miranda Pine Road

29S18.1 & 18.2 / Queen Bee Loop OHV Road

11N04.1 / Pine Canyon Road

30S03 / Queen Bee Road

11N04.2 / Pine Canyon Road

30S11 / Hi Mountain Road (Hi Mountain Campground to Big Falls Trailhead)

28S02.1 / Fernandez Road

31S02.1 / Branch Mountain Road

28S02.2 / Fernandez Road

31S02.2 / Branch Mountain Road

29S02.1 / Navajo Road

31S02.3 / Branch Mountain OHV Road

29S02.2 / Navajo Road

31S02.4 / Branch Mountain OHV Road

29S14 / Friis Road

31S13 / Branch Mountain Road
  1. National Forest System Roads Restricted to Non-Motorized Vehicle Use

OHV Trails open for non-motorized use:

NFS Roads open for non-motorized use:

17E05 / Logan Ridge OHV Trail

10N06.1 / La Brea Canyon OHV Road

17E06 / Shaw Ridge OHV Trail

30S06.1 / Rock Front Road

(*May appear as 30S02 on some maps)

17E08 / Paradise OHV Trail

30S06.2 / Rock Front Road

17E09 / Branch Creek OHV Trail

 

17E10 / Big Rocks OHV Trail

17E11 / Jack Springs OHV Trail (* May appear on some maps as NFS Road 32S11A- Jack Springs Rd.)

17E12 / Twin Rocks OHV Trail

17E13 / Upper 35 Canyon OHV Trail

 

17E14 / Rock Front OHV Trail (* May appear on some maps as NFS Road 30S02.5- Branch Creek OHV Rd. Converted in 2010.)

 

EXHIBIT C- SANTA BARBARA RANGER DISTRICT

  1. Closed Developed Recreation Sites

Lower Santa Ynez Recreation Area:

Upper Santa Ynez Recreation Area:

Los Prietos Campground

Middle Santa Ynez Campground

Red Rock Day Use Area

P-Bar Flat Campground

Upper Oso OHV Staging Area

Lower Caliente Campground

Mono Campground

Little Caliente Picnic Area

Big Caliente Picnic Area

 

  1. Closed National Forest System Trails

Non-Motorized Trails

25W09 / Franklin Trail

27W19 / Matias Potrero

26W14 / Romero Trail (Frontside)

27W25 / Matias Connector Trail

26W25 / Old Romero Road

28W05 / Aliso Loop (Upper Oso Connector)

26W15 / San Ysidro Trail (Singletrack)

27W09 / Santa Cruz Trail (19 Oaks to Santa Cruz Guard Station)

27W13 / Arroyo Burro Trail

27W14 / Tunnel Trail (Backside)

 

  1. National Forest System Roads Restricted to Non-Motorized Vehicle Use

Lower Santa Ynez Recreation Area:

Upper Santa Ynez Recreation Area:

   5N15.3 / Romero Camuesa Road

   5N15.1 / Romero Camuesa Road

   5N15.2 / 27W26 Romero Camuesa OHV Road

   5N15B / Little Caliente Road

   27W28 / Camuesa Peak OHV Trail

   5N16 / Big Caliente Road

   9N11.4 / 27W27 Buckhorn OHV Road

   9N11B / 27W23 Happy Hollow OHV Road

 

EXHIBIT D- OJAI RANGER DISTRICT

  1. Closed Developed Recreation Sites

Middle Lion Campground

Chorro Grande – Upper Trailhead

Pine Mountain Campground

Howard Creek Trailhead

Reyes Peak Campground

Matilija/Murietta Trailhead

Rose Valley Campground

Middle Sespe Trailhead

Wheeler Gorge Campground

Ortega Trailhead

Lower Rose Valley Lake Day Use Area

Piedra Blanca Trailhead

Upper Rose Valley Lake Day Use Area

Potrero John Trailhead

Holiday Group Campground

Reyes Peak Trailhead

Wheeler Gorge Interpretive Visitor Center

Wheeler Gorge Nature Trail Trailhead

Chorro Grande – Lower Trailhead
  1. Closed National Forest System Trails

22W15 / Rose Valley Falls Trail

23W07 / North Fork Matilija Trail

23W05 / Chorro Grande Trail

23W15 / Wheeler Gorge Nature Trail

23W06 / Potrero John Trail

24W07 / Murietta Trail

 

EXHIBIT D- OJAI RANGER DISTRICT

  1. Closed National Forest System Roads

4N04A / La Broche Canyon Road

6N06A / Pine Mountain Campground Road

5N24 / Wheeler Gorge Campground Road

6N31 / Sespe Road

5N35 / Wheeler Residence Road

6N31B / Piedra Blanca Road

5N36 / Wheeler Station Road

6N31C / Middle Lion Road

5N42A / Rose Falls Campground Road

6N31F / Rose Lake Campground Road
  1. National Forest System Roads Restricted to Non-Motorized Vehicle Use

4N06 / Rice Wills Road

5N42.2 / Chief Peak Road

5N05.1 / Howard Creek Road

6N01.1 / Cherry Canyon Road

5N05.2 / Howard Creek Road

6N01.2 / Cherry Canyon Road

5N08 / Nordhoff Road

6N03 / Potrero Seco Road

5N41 / Steward Canyon Road

6N06.1 / Reyes Peak Road

5N42.1 / Chief Peak Road

6N06.2 / Reyes Peak Road


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