Forest Orders
Regional Forest Orders
Regional Order No. 22-22 Pacific Southwest Region Fire Restrictions - Expires 5-29-2025
Regional Order No. 20-05 Pacific Southwest Region National Forest System Roads - Expires 7-15-2025
Los Padres National Forest Orders
Forest-wide Forest Orders
Forest Order 05-07-00-24-11 Fire Use Restrictions: Effective June 29, 2024 - January 31, 2025
Firearms Prohibition Forest Order: Effective February 15, 2023 through December 31, 2024
Occupancy and Use Forest Order 5-07-00-24-02 effective February 6, 2024 through February 5, 2026
Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.S0(a), and to provide for public safety and protect natural resources, the following act is prohibited within the Los Padres National Forest. This Order is effective from February 6, 2024, through February 5, 2026.
1. Camping:
a. in a developed campground, for a period longer than 14 consecutive days or for more than 28 days during a calendar year; or
b. anywhere other than a developed campground, for a period longer than seven consecutive days or for more than 21 days during a calendar year.
36 C.F.R. § 261.58(a).
Monterey Ranger District Forest Orders
Monterey Ranger District - Special Closure Forest Order Storm Damage Recovery 05-07-51-24-12 Effective July 19, 2024 - July 18, 2025
Forest Order 5-07-51-24-04 San Carpoforo Beach Overnight Camping and Campfire Prohibition - Effective April 4, 2024 - April 3, 2026
Forest Order 05-07-51-24-20 Nacimiento Ferguson Road Roadside Camping Prohibition - Effective September 3, 2024, through September 2, 2025.
Santa Lucia Ranger District Forest Orders
Lake Fire Post-Burn Safety Forest Closure Order 05-07-53-24-21
Effective August 29 2024 through January 31, 2025
Happy Canyon Road is open to Sunset Valley Rd. Sunset Valley Rd is open to Davy Brown and Nira. Davy Brown and Nira campgrounds are open on a first-come, first-served basis. Reservations are available on September 16, 2024. The Manzana Creek Trail is open, but several trail camps are still closed: Potrero, Coldwater and Horsehoe Bend.
Figueroa Mountain Road is open from Hwy 154/Los Olivos up and over to Cachuma Saddle.
The McKinley Peak Trail is open at Cachuma Saddle.
The following areas in the Figueroa Mountain Recreation Area are closed:
Figueroa Campground, Pino Alto Picnic Area, Figueroa Lookout and Cumbre Day Use. The Figueroa Lookout Rd to these day use/picnic areas are closed.
Zaca Ridge Road, Catway Road, Catway OHV and the East Pinery OHV Trail are open.
All hiking trails are closed.
Midland School trails are closed.
Santa Lucia Ranger District - Special Closure Forest Order Storm Damage Recovery 05-07-53-24-13 Effective July 19, 2024 - July 18, 2025
Special Closure - Public Health and Safety 5-07-53-24-06
Black Mountain area road repair work - Pozo/La Panza area
This Order is effective from August 16, 2024 through September 30, 2024
Navajo Road (NFS Road 29S02.1) beginning at Turkey Flat OHV Staging Area and Black Mountain Road (NFS Road 29S10) beginning at the 5-Points road/trail junction and continuing to the end of the road at the top of Black Mountain on the Santa Lucia Ranger District will be closed to the public for road repairs.
Repair work will begin the week of April 1 and is estimated to be completed by the beginning of July. The project includes the installation of Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) retaining walls and drainage features to ensure that water is diverted off the road without destabilizing the roadbed during extreme rain events.
During the construction period, Turkey Flats OHV Staging Area and the OHV trails in the Pozo area will remain open to the public as long as riders respect the closure area. There will also be no legal access to La Canada OHV trail (NFS Road 18E02) for vehicles over 50-inches wide. Repair crews will provide access to permit holders and emergency vehicles as needed during construction. However, Navajo and Black Mountain Roads will be closed to all public traffic, including hikers, bicyclists, and horseback riders until the project is completed.
Forest Order 05-07-53-22-05 West Cuesta Fire Use Restrictions.
This Order is effective from September 16, 2022, through September 15, 2024.
Santa Barbara District Forest Orders
Santa Barbara Ranger District - Special Closure Forest Order Storm Damage Recover 05-07-54-24-14
Fire Use Restrictions FO 05-07-54-24-03 - Santa Barbara Front Country Expires: February 26, 2026
- Fire Use Restrictions FO 05-07-54-24-03 - Santa Barbara Front Country Closure Map
Ojai Ranger District Forest Orders
Ojai Ranger District - Special Closure Forest Order Storm Damage Recover 05-07-55-24-15 Effective July 19, 2024 - July 18, 2025
Forest Order 05-07-55-23-14 Sespe Condor Sanctuary Occupancy and Use Restriction - Effective September 14, 2023 - September 13, 2025.
Tar Creek is closed. Public entry is prohibited.
Mt. Pinos Ranger District Forest Orders
Dry Canyon Area, Roads and Trails, and Wilderness Closure 05-07-57-23-03
Effective: March 1, 2023, through February 28, 2025