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Alerts & Closures
Use this page to prepare for your forest visit. Alerts include known, specific hazards on the forest. Check Know Before You Go for general safety information. Closures displays both closed areas/offices and visitor restrictions.
Alerts
- Avalanche Safety
Date(s): Feb 14, 2024
- Thinning Work Along Wheeler Peak Trail (#90)
Date(s): Nov 1, 2023
Closures
- Seasonal Road Closures
Date(s): Jan 2, 2024
- Valle Vidal (East and West Side)
Date(s): Dec 13, 2023
- Occupancy and Use
Date(s): May 31, 2023 - Dec 31, 2027
- Fireworks, Explosives and Sparks Restrictions
Date(s): May 30, 2023 - May 31, 2026
- Motor Vehicle Prohibitions
Date(s): May 30, 2023 - May 31, 2026
- Restriction of Domestic Sheep or Goats
Date(s): May 26, 2021 - Dec 31, 2025
Conditions
Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire: Trail Conditions Report
The 2022 Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire crossed into the Carson National Forest and burned approximately 16,000 acres, including a handful of trails on the Camino Real Ranger District.
Trail Crew Progress on Windstorm Damaged Trails
Status and condition updates on trails impacted by a severe windstorm in the Taos, NM, area in December 2021.