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  • Roadside Camping Prohibited: Nacimiento-Fergusson Road

    For public safety, camping is not allowed within 300 feet of Nacimiento-Fergusson Road (Forest Road No. 22S01), from its intersection with State Highway 1 then east for 12 miles. See attached map for details. 

    This Order is effective from September 6, 2025, through September 5, 2027.

Alert Start Date: September 5, 2025

Alert End Date: September 5, 2027

Rec Sites Affected:

Order Number: 05-07-51-25 15

Contact Information

Contact Name: Los Padres Forest Headquarters Office

Contact Number: 805-968-6640

Contact Email: sm.fs.r5lospadres@usda.gov

Forest Order

FOREST ORDER NO. 05-07-51-25 15
USDA FOREST SERVICE
LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST
NACIMIENTO-FERGUSSON ROAD 
ROADSIDE CAMPINGPROHIBITION
 

Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(a), and to provide for public safety, the following act is prohibited in the Monterey Ranger District within the Los Padres National Forest. This Order is effective from September 6, 2025, through September 5, 2027.

  • Camping within 300 feet of Nacimiento-Fergusson Road (Forest Road No. 22S01), from its intersection with State Highway 1 then east for 12 miles, as shown on the attached map. 36 C.F.R. § 261.58(e).


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

  • Any Federal, State, or Local Law Enforcement 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 this prohibition 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 5th day of September 2025.
KIMBERLY WINTER
Forest Supervisor
Los Padres National Forest

Last updated March 30, 2026