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Forest Orders and Forest Regulations
Sequoia National Forest Orders
- Forest Order 0513-23-12 Camping and Parking Restrictions
- Forest Order 0513-23-14 Day Use Only Prohibition
Kern River Ranger District and Western Divide Ranger Disrict Winter Closure Order
- Forest Order 0513-24 Kern River and Western Dividd Ranger Districts Winter Closure
- Forest Order 0513-24 Kern River and Western Dividd Ranger Districts Winter Closure Map
January 18, 2024 through June 15, 2024
Kern River Ranger District - (760) 376-3781
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Forest Order 0513-24-06 Mineral Hot Springs Day Use Area Closure
March 26, 2024 through March 25, 2025 -
Forest Order 0513-23-13 Glass Container Prohibition
July 11, 2023 through June 30, 2025 -
Forest Order 0513-22-11 Brush Creek Dispersed Camping Area Prohibition
July 30, 2022, through September 30, 2024 -
Forest Order 0513-22-05 North Fork Kern Wild and Scenic River Camping Prohibition
June 2, 2022, through June 1, 2024 -
Forest Order 0513-22-06 Chico Flat Dispersed Camping Prohibition
June 2, 2022, through June 1, 2024 -
Forest Order 0513-22-02 Big Blue Mill Site Area Closure and Map
May 26, 2022, through May 25, 2025 -
Forest Order 0513-22-01 Kern Flood plain Site Area Closure and Map
May 26, 2022, through May 25, 2025
Western Divide Ranger District - (559) 539-2607
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Forest Order 0513-21-10 Tule River Glass Prohibition
May 1, 2021, through April 30, 2024
Hume Lake Ranger District - (559) 791-5758
- Forest Order 0513-24-01 HLRD Winter Road Closures 16 Roads and Map No Exceptions
January 10, 2024, through May 24, 2024
- Forest Order 0513-24-02 HLRD Winter Road Closures (1)
January 10, 2024, through May 24, 2024
- Forest Order 0513-24-02 HLRD Winter Road Closures 8 Roads and Map
January 10, 2024, through May 24, 2024
- Forest Order 0513-24-03 HLRD Winter Road Closures 3 Roads and Map ATV
January 10, 2024, through May 24, 2024
Sequoia National Forest Regulations
Subpart A—General Prohibitions
- § 261.1 Scope.
- § 261.1a Special use authorizations, contracts and operating plans.
- § 261.1b Penalty.
- § 261.2 Definitions.
- § 261.3 Interfering with a Forest officer, volunteer, or human resource program enrollee or giving false report to a Forest officer.
- § 261.4 Disorderly conduct.
- § 261.5 Fire.
- § 261.6 Timber and other forest products.
- § 261.7 Livestock.
- § 261.8 Fish and wildlife.
- § 261.9 Property.
- § 261.10 Occupancy and use.
- § 261.11 Sanitation.
- § 261.12 National Forest System roads and trails.
- § 261.13 Motor vehicle use.
- § 261.14 Use by over-snow vehicles.
- § 261.15 Use of vehicles off roads.
- § 261.16 Developed recreation sites.
- § 261.17 Recreation fees.
- § 261.18 National Forest Wilderness.
- § 261.19 Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
- § 261.20 Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail.
- § 261.21 National Forest primitive areas.
- § 261.22 Unauthorized use of “Smokey Bear” and “Woodsy Owl” symbol.
- § 261.23 Wild free-roaming horses and burros.
Subpart B—Prohibitions in Areas Designated by [Forest] Order
- § 261.50 Orders.
- § 261.51 Posting.
- § 261.52 Fire.
- § 261.53 Special closures.
- § 261.54 National Forest System roads.
- § 261.55 National Forest System trails.
- § 261.56 Use of vehicles off National Forest System roads.
- § 261.57 National Forest wilderness.
- § 261.58 Occupancy and use.
Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Regulations
The U.S. Forest Service enforces California Vehicle Codes (CVC) pertaining to OHV operations on Forest Service roads and trails. State regulations regarding OHV use.
