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USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region has decided to extend the developed campground closure on 12 National Forests in California to provide consistent COVID-19 mitigation response in accordance with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Stay-at-Home Orders. These Regional Orders will be in effect through January 29, 2021. This includes the Inyo National Forest. The Inyo National Forest is part of the Southern California area of the state.

Regional Order 21-3 can be found here  The Regional News Release can be found here.

• Forest Closure 05-04-51-20-16 remains in effect and closes areas in the southwest of the Golden Trout Wilderness due to the SQF Complex (Castle Fire, https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7048/ ). This closure is also effective for the Rattlesnake Fire, which recently spread onto the Inyo National Forest from Sequoia National Park. This fire started in Sequoia National Park in August.  (https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7131/ )

Wilderness permits will not be issued for areas where closures are in effect. As always, visitors should know before they go and safely plan their trips around areas that have closures, uncontained fires, active fire, and smoke in the area. 

We continue to recommend that you recreate locally-- here are current conditions.

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Visitor Centers are offering virtual service this year. Wilderness permits are online only! Pick up instructions

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• Inyo National Forest Terminates Creek Fire Closure

  Release Date: Jan 12, 2021  

• Inyo National Forest Plans Winter/Spring Prescribed Fires

  Release Date: Jan 8, 2021  

• Beach Fire Declared out, Closure Order Lifted

  Release Date: Jan 8, 2021  

• USFS Extends Developed Campground Closures on Twelve National Forests

  Release Date: Jan 7, 2021  

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