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Forest Alerts

  • Downieville Downhill Closure Order

    Closure of identified forest roads and trails for Downieville Downhill.
    Alert Start Date: August 8, 2026
    Forest Order: #17-26-02
  • 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.
    Alert Start Date: July 13, 2026
    Forest Order: #04-17-26-01-04
  • 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…
    Alert Start Date: June 26, 2026
    Forest Order: #17-26-15
  • Signal Peak Trail Closure

    Closure of Signal Peak Trail to allow for high-voltage powerline repair. 
    Alert Start Date: June 16, 2026
    Forest Order: #17-26-14
  • 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…
    Alert Start Date: June 2, 2026
    Forest Order: #17-26-13
  • Alder 89 Timber Sale Closure

    Closure of Alder 89 WUI Timber Sale area. 
    Alert Start Date: May 1, 2026
    Forest Order: #17-26-01
  • 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. 
    Alert Start Date: May 1, 2026
    Forest Order: #17-26-03
  • Woodchopper Timber Sale Closure

    Closure of the Woodchopper project area to allow for timber removal and wildfire risk reduction work. 
    Alert Start Date: May 1, 2026
    Forest Order: #17-26-12
  • Boca Stewardship Agreement Closure

    Closure of the Boca Stewardship Agreement project area to allow for wildfire risk reduction work. 
    Alert Start Date: May 1, 2026
    Forest Order: #17-26-10
  • Cabin Creek Closure

    Closure for the Cabin Creek Project area to allow for wildfire risk reduction work. 
    Alert Start Date: May 1, 2026
    Forest Order: #17-26-11
  • Alpine Meadows Stewardship Agreement Closure

    This order closes the Alpine Meadows Project area to allow forest restoration work to take place. 
    Alert Start Date: May 1, 2026
    Forest Order: #17-26-08
  • Rattlesnake Road Closure

    Closure of Rattlesnake Road to allow for PG&E to complete the Lake Fordyce Dam Seepage Mitigation Project. 
    Alert Start Date: May 1, 2026
    Forest Order: #17-26-09
  • 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…
    Alert Start Date: April 13, 2026
  • Parking Restrictions

    Parking or leaving a vehicle is prohibited on Tahoe National Forest where posted. 
    Alert Start Date: April 9, 2026
    Forest Order: #17-26-06
  • 14-day Camping Occupancy Restrictions

    Camping on the Tahoe National Forest is limited to 14 days in a calendar year. 
    Alert Start Date: April 5, 2026
    Forest Order: #17-26-05
  • 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…
    Alert Start Date: December 29, 2025
  • Sierraville Ranger District Trail Closure

    Forest Trail 16E87 (Boca-Loyalton Trail) is closed for public health and safety.
    Alert Start Date: September 5, 2025
    Forest Order: #17-25-13
  • 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…
    Alert Start Date: June 30, 2025
    Forest Order: #17-25-05
  • 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.
    Alert Start Date: May 2, 2025
    Forest Order: #17-25-01
  • Hoke Valley- Forest Road 860-07 (17E11 Trail) Closed

    Forest Road 860 -01 (17E11 Trail) in the Hoke Valley area has been closed to allow for Hoke Valley Meadow restoration. 
    Alert Start Date: July 6, 2023