Alerts
Forest Alerts
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Downieville Downhill Closure Order
Closure of identified forest roads and trails for Downieville Downhill. -
Elephant Fire Closure
Closure of identified forest roads and trails within the Sierraville Ranger District of the Tahoe National Forest and the Carson Ranger District on the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. -
Stage 1 Fire Restrictions
Stage 1 fire restrictions began June 26, 2026. To protect natural resources and provide for public safety, the following acts are prohibited within the Tahoe National Forest:1. Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire, campfire, or stove fire, except within a charcoal grill or fire ring… -
Signal Peak Trail Closure
Closure of Signal Peak Trail to allow for high-voltage powerline repair. -
Gauntlet Stewardship IRTC Closure
In response to unhealthy forest conditions, and the need to enhance wildland fire defense in the area, the Tahoe National Forest is treating approximately 1375 acres to the south of Highway 49 in the areas of Forest City, Pliocene Ridge, and Table Mountain. For public safety, the project area will… -
Alder 89 Timber Sale Closure
Closure of Alder 89 WUI Timber Sale area. -
Big Chief Sale Closure
This order closes forest system roads and trails within the Big Chief project area. This closure is to provide for public safety while 675 acres of forest are treated to enhance wildfire defense in the area. -
Woodchopper Timber Sale Closure
Closure of the Woodchopper project area to allow for timber removal and wildfire risk reduction work. -
Boca Stewardship Agreement Closure
Closure of the Boca Stewardship Agreement project area to allow for wildfire risk reduction work. -
Cabin Creek Closure
Closure for the Cabin Creek Project area to allow for wildfire risk reduction work. -
Alpine Meadows Stewardship Agreement Closure
This order closes the Alpine Meadows Project area to allow forest restoration work to take place. -
Rattlesnake Road Closure
Closure of Rattlesnake Road to allow for PG&E to complete the Lake Fordyce Dam Seepage Mitigation Project. -
Sugar Pine Roadside Fuel Break Project
Tahoe National Forest contractors are conducting fuels reduction work in the Sugar Pine Reservoir area. Contractors will be masticating ladder fuels to reduce wildfire risk adjacent to North Brimstone Rd (24) between Sugar Pine Rd and Big Reservoir Rd. There may be unexpected hazards such as flying… -
Parking Restrictions
Parking or leaving a vehicle is prohibited on Tahoe National Forest where posted. -
14-day Camping Occupancy Restrictions
Camping on the Tahoe National Forest is limited to 14 days in a calendar year. -
Snow Grooming Updates
Grooming operations have ceased for the season. GROOMING PROGRAM: Snowmobile trail grooming is funded by the State of California Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation (OHMVR) division winter program.AVALANCHE ADVISORY: The Sierra Avalanche Center (SAC) issues a daily avalanche advisory that covers… -
Sierraville Ranger District Trail Closure
Forest Trail 16E87 (Boca-Loyalton Trail) is closed for public health and safety. -
Camping and Campfire Restrictions-Truckee and Sierraville Districts
To provide for public safety and to protect natural resources, the following acts are prohibited within the Truckee and Sierraville Ranger Districts of the Tahoe National Forest:1. Camping is prohibited in the Restricted Use Areas described in Appendix A and shown onthe maps in Appendices B and C… -
Highway 20 Area Camping Restrictions
To provide for public safety and to protect natural resources, the following acts are prohibited within the Tahoe National Forest. -
Hoke Valley- Forest Road 860-07 (17E11 Trail) Closed
Forest Road 860 -01Â (17E11 Trail) in the Hoke Valley area has been closed to allow for Hoke Valley Meadow restoration.Â