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  • Kings River Scenic Byway Dispersed Camping Prohibition 2025

    To protect natural resources, camping within 250 feet of the Kings River Scenic Byway (State Highway 180) from its
    intersection with Tenmile Road (Forest Road No. 13S09) and continuing east approximately
    21.1 miles to the Sequoia National Forest boundary. See map.

Alert Start Date: May 8th, 2025

Alert End Date: November 30th, 2027

Rec Sites Affected:

Order Number: 0513-25-02

Forest Order

Pursuant to 16 U.S.C § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(a), to protect natural resources, the following act is
prohibited within the Hume Lake Ranger District of the Sequoia National Forest. This Order is effective
from May , 2025, through November 30, 2027.

Camping within 250 feet of the Kings River Scenic Byway (State Highway 180) from its
intersection with Tenmile Road (Forest Road No. 13S09) and continuing east approximately
21.1 miles to the Sequoia National Forest boundary, 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 day of May 2025.


ANTHONY EDWARDS
Forest Supervisor
Sequoia National Forest

Contact Email:

SM.FS.SequoiaNF@usda.gov

Last updated May 7th, 2025