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  • Brush Creek Dispersed Camping Area Prohibition

    Camping is prohibited within 50 feet of the Brush Creek water’s edge, between the intersection of Brush Creek with the Kern River and points 0.5 miles east of the Kern River along both branches of Brush Creek, in the Brush Creek Dispersed Camping Area, as shown on the attached map. 

Alert Start Date: October 1st, 2024

Alert End Date: September 30th, 2026

Rec Sites Affected:

Order Number: 0513-24-21

Forest Order

FOREST ORDER NO. 0513-24-21 

SEQUOIA NATIONAL FOREST USDA FOREST SERVICE

KERN RIVER RANGER DISTRICT

BRUSH CREEK DISPERSED CAMPING AREA PROHIBITION

Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(a), and to protect natural resources, the following act is prohibited within the Kern River Ranger District of the Sequoia National Forest. This Order is effective from October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2026.

Camping within 50 feet of the Brush Creek water’s edge, between the intersection of Brush Creek with the Kern River and points 0.5 miles east of the Kern River along both branches of Brush Creek, in the Brush Creek Dispersed Camping Area, 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 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 in Porterville, California this 16th day of August 2024.

ANTHONY EDWARDS

Forest Supervisor Sequoia National Forest

Contact Name:

Kern River Ranger District

Contact Number:

760-376-3781

Contact Email:

SM.FS.SequoiaNF@usda.gov

Last updated June 20th, 2025