Sierra National Forest
Credit: Sierra National Forest file photo

December 10, 2020 - The Sierra National Forest announces the extension of the Sierra – Creek Fire Closure Order through January 06, 2021. The purpose of Creek Fire Order No. 05-15-00-20-22 is to protect public and employee health and safety, along with protection of natural and cultural resources on the Sierra National Forest from December 10, 2020 – January 06, 2021. 

This order will help protect visitors and our employees by reducing exposure to COVID-19 and mitigating the further burden on limited healthcare facilities. We are Aligning with the Governor of the State of California’s “Stay-at-Home-Order Issued on December 03, 2020. Forest leadership is intending at the conclusion of this forest order, to have much more of the general Forest open, and focus the remaining closure on specific roads and improved recreational areas that are not yet safe to occupy.

Forest Order No. 05-15-00-20-22 Sierra National Forest-Creek Closure Order:

This Order is effective from December 10, 2020 through January 06, 2021.

See full closure order click link: Forest Order No. 05-15-00-20-22 Sierra-Creek (Order)

The Record please click link: Forest Order No. 05-15-00-20-22 Sierra-Creek (Record) 

Going into or being upon National Forest System lands within the Sierra National Forest
Closure Area, as shown on Exhibit A and described in Exhibit B.

Sierra-Creek Closure 05-15-00-20-22 Exhibit A

Sierra-Creek Closure 05-15-00-20-22 Exhibit B 

Being on a National Forest System road within the Sierra National Forest, except those
listed in Exhibit C outside of the Sierra National Forest Closure Area.

Sierra-Creek Closure 05-15-00-20-22 Exhibit C 

Being on a National Forest System trail within the Sierra National Forest, except those
listed in Exhibit D outside of the Sierra National Forest Closure Area.

Sierra-Creek Closure 05-15-00-20-22 Exhibit D 

Sierra-Creek Closure  Open Roads 05-15-00-20-22 Exhibit E

Sierra-Creek Closure Open Trails 05-15-00-20-22 Exhibit F

Forest Order  No. 05-15-00-20-23 Sierra National Forest Developed Recreation and Trails Closure, effective December 10, 2020 - January 06, 2021 

Forest Order  No. 05-15-00-20-23 Developed Recreation and Trails Closure (Order)

Forest Order No. 05-15-00-20-23 Developed Recreation and Trails (Record)

Forest Closure No. 05-15-00-20-23  Exhibit A

USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region has decided to close developed campgrounds on eight National Forests in California to provide consistent COVID-19 mitigation response in accordance with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Stay-at-Home Order of December 3, 2020. The eight National Forests are in California’s Southern and San Joaquin zones: Angeles NF, Cleveland NF, Inyo NF, Los Padres NF, San Bernardino NF, Sequoia NF, Sierra NF, and Stanislaus NF. These Regional Orders will be in effect from December 8, 2020, through January 6, 2021. Additional Regional Orders affecting other zones are possible as well.   

Regional Orders 20-26 and 20-27 can be found here and here. The Regionl News Release can be found here. 
Source: Sierra National Forest