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Planning to Camp? (Stay Limits/Dispersed Camping Restrictions) until Dec. 15, 2026
The following is prohibited within the Angeles National Forest and San Gabriel Mountains National Monument from Dec. 16, 2022, through Dec. 15, 2026:
1. Camping outside of a Forest Service developed campground for > 7 consecutive days in a calendar year.
2. Camping outside of a Forest Service developed campground and within 300 feet of the centerline of any city, county, or state road for > 3 days in a calendar year.
3. Camping inside of a Forest Service developed campground > 14 consecutive days in a calendar year.
4. Camping for > 21 total days in a calendar year.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 6 months, or both.
Alert Start Date: December 22, 2022
Alert End Date: December 15, 2026
Order Number: 05-01-24-12
Contact Information
Contact Name: Angeles National Forest Headquarters (Supervisor's Office)
Contact Number: (626) 574-1613
Contact Email: SM.FS.angeles_info@usda.gov
Associated Documents
Forest Order
Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(a), and to protect natural resources and provide for public safety, the following acts are prohibited on National Forest System lands within the Angeles National Forest and San Gabriel Mountains National Monument. This Order is effective from December 16, 2024, through December 15, 2026.
- Camping outside of a Forest Service developed campground for more than seven (7) consecutive days in a calendar year. 36 C.F.R. § 261.58(a).
- Camping outside of a Forest Service developed campground and within 300 feet of the centerline of any city, county, or state road for more than three (3) days in a calendar year. 36 C.F.R. § 261.58(e).
- Camping inside of a Forest Service developed campground for more than fourteen (14) consecutive days in a calendar year. 36 C.F.R. § 261.58(a).
- Camping for more than twenty-one (21) total days in a calendar year. 36 C.F.R. § 261.58(a).
Pursuant to 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(e), the following persons are exempt from this Order:
- Persons with 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.
- Any Federal, State, or local officer, or member of an organized rescue or fire-fighting force in the performance of an official duty.
This prohibition is 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