Upper Big Falls Area Closure

SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST 
Forest Order No. 05-12-53-26-03
Upper Big Falls Closure

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 within the San Bernardino National Forest. This Order is effective from July 13,2026, through July 13, 2028.

Being within 150 feet of Falls Creek, between the viewing platform located at the northern end of Big Falls Trail (Forest Trail No. 1E13) and a point past the top of Upper Big Falls that coincides with the eastern section line of Section 17, Township 1 South, Range 1 East, San Bernardino Base and Meridian, as shown on the attached map. 36 C.F.R. § 261.53(e).

Pursuant to 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(e), the following persons are exempt 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 contained in 36 C.F.R. 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 in San Bernardino, California, this 8th day of July, 2026.
 

Danelle D. Harrison 
Forest Supervisor 
San Bernardino National Forest