Forest Orders and Forest Regulations

Sequoia National Forest Orders

• Forest Order 0513-23-10 Fire Restrictions 5000 FT and Below
  June 15, 2023, through November 30, 2023
  • Hume Lake Ranger District Recreation Report
  • Western Divide Ranger District Recreation Report
  • Kern River Ranger District Recreation Report
     
• Forest Order 0513-23-12 Camping and Parking Restrictions
   
• Forest Order 0513-23-14 Day Use Only Prohibition

Kern River Ranger District - (760) 376-3781

• Forest Order 0513-23-13 Glass Container Prohibition

• Forest Order 0513-22-11 Brush Creek Dispersed Camping Area Prohibition
  July 30, 2022, through September 30, 2024

• Forest Order 0513-22-05 North Fork Kern Wild and Scenic River Camping Prohibition
  June 2, 2022, through June 1, 2024

• Forest Order 0513-22-06 Chico Flat Dispersed Camping Prohibition
  June 2, 2022, through June 1, 2024

• Forest Order 0513-22-02 Big Blue Mill Site Area Closure and Map
  May 26, 2022, through May 25, 2025

• Forest Order 0513-22-01 Kern Flood plain Site Area Closure and Map
  May 26, 2022, through May 25, 2025

Western Divide Ranger District - (559) 539-2607

• Forest Order 0513-21-10 Tule River Glass Prohibition
  May 1, 2021, through  April 30, 2024

• Forest Order 0513-23-07 Trail of 100 Giants Boardwalk and Area Closure
  March 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023

Hume Lake Ranger District - (559) 791-5758

Sequoia National Forest Regulations

Subpart A—General Prohibitions

• § 261.1 Scope.
• § 261.1a Special use authorizations, contracts and operating plans.
• § 261.1b Penalty.
• § 261.2 Definitions.
• § 261.3 Interfering with a Forest officer, volunteer, or human resource program enrollee or giving false report to a Forest officer.
• § 261.4 Disorderly conduct.
• § 261.5 Fire.
• § 261.6 Timber and other forest products.
• § 261.7 Livestock.
• § 261.8 Fish and wildlife.
• § 261.9 Property.
• § 261.10 Occupancy and use.
• § 261.11 Sanitation.
• § 261.12 National Forest System roads and trails.
• § 261.13 Motor vehicle use.
• § 261.14 Use by over-snow vehicles.
• § 261.15 Use of vehicles off roads.
• § 261.16 Developed recreation sites.
• § 261.17 Recreation fees.
• § 261.18 National Forest Wilderness.
• § 261.19 Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
• § 261.20 Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail.
• § 261.21 National Forest primitive areas.
• § 261.22 Unauthorized use of “Smokey Bear” and “Woodsy Owl” symbol.
• § 261.23 Wild free-roaming horses and burros.

Subpart B—Prohibitions in Areas Designated by [Forest] Order

• § 261.50 Orders.
• § 261.51 Posting.
• § 261.52 Fire.
• § 261.53 Special closures.
• § 261.54 National Forest System roads.
• § 261.55 National Forest System trails.
• § 261.56 Use of vehicles off National Forest System roads.
• § 261.57 National Forest wilderness.
• § 261.58 Occupancy and use.

Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Regulations

The U.S. Forest Service enforces California Vehicle Codes (CVC) pertaining to OHV operations on Forest Service roads and trails. To view state regulations regarding OHV, click here.