{"id":15092,"date":"2020-07-01T05:00:42","date_gmt":"2020-07-01T12:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tx.netius.net\/?p=15092"},"modified":"2020-07-01T05:57:26","modified_gmt":"2020-07-01T12:57:26","slug":"campfire-restrictions-in-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/camping-california\/campfire-restrictions-in-california\/","title":{"rendered":"Campfire Restrictions in California"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Campfire Bans for 2020<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>locking down the forests<\/strong>, before they burn (again)<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><em>Outside of developed campgrounds and permitted facilities, igniting, building, maintaining or using a fire on national forests in California will be prohibited.<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14109\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/califrepublic.png\" alt=\"califrepublic\" width=\"132\" height=\"132\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13842 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/campfire.png\" alt=\"campfire\" width=\"134\" height=\"134\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>List of Current Fire Restriction Orders for all USFS<\/strong>\u00a0National Forests in California w\/ links.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fire Restrictions are now in effect for most all public lands in California<\/strong>. Data and news change weekly, so follow links for most up-to-date restrictions, before you make your drive.<\/p>\n<p>These are the earliest and most restrictive campfire orders ever.\u00a0No? Maybe the long drought years would be equivalent.\u00a0Below is a brand new list broken down by federal land regions &#8211; forest and deserts, including BLM camping areas.<\/p>\n<p>Looks like we are already into <strong>Stage II Restrictions<\/strong> for the begining of summer 2020.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-13996 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/dirtbikes.png\" alt=\"dirtbikes\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/dirtbikes.png 155w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/dirtbikes-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><strong>NOTE:<\/strong> BBQ grills, all stoves, smoking, firecrackers, welding, chainsaws, \u00a0off roading, dirt biking, hunting and target shooting are restricted within these orders.\u00a0A few of these fire restrictions are dated to extend until\u00a0<strong>DEC 31, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>More details and specifics can be found on each forests .gov web site, so please use THESE LINKS BELOW (before they break).<\/p>\n<h3><em><strong> The land is dry and wildfire threat is an ongoing battle in California.<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>FOREST-WIDE FIRE RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15096\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15096\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15096\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/vanish_views.jpg\" alt=\"vanish views\" width=\"500\" height=\"73\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/vanish_views.jpg 500w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/vanish_views-300x44.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15096\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wildfires ravage California wild lands every year. Severity, longevity, most deadly. Let this year be different.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13820\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/fish.png\" alt=\"fish\" width=\"132\" height=\"132\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">Northern California<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<h4>BLM (Bureau of Land Management)<a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/active\/campstuff\/BLM\/blm.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15052 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/blm.gif\" alt=\"blm camps\" width=\"36\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<p><strong>no campfires outside of developed campgrounds (statewide)<br \/>\n<\/strong>(APR 29, 2020 &#8211; DEC 31, 2025)<br \/>\nsee the current <a href=\"https:\/\/blm-egis.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/webappviewer\/index.html?id=10184f0954db48e1b15ceaec5c421e5e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2020 BLM Campfire Map<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Six Rivers National Forest<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2835 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/NFS.gif\" alt=\"NFS\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/h4>\n<p><strong>campfires only allowed @ developed recreation areas, campgrounds and certain designated fire safe sites<br \/>\n<\/strong>(MAY 29 &#8211; NOV 1, 2020)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/alerts\/srnf\/alerts-notices\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/alerts\/srnf\/alerts-notices<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Klamath National Forest <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2835 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/NFS.gif\" alt=\"NFS\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/h4>\n<p><strong>campfires allowed only @ developed campgrounds &amp; inside wilderness areas <\/strong>(MAY 29 &#8211; NOV 1, 2020)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/alerts\/klamath\/alerts-notices\/?aid=59110\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/alerts\/klamath\/alerts-notices\/?aid=59110<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Modoc National Forest <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/active\/campstuff\/NF\/modoc.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2835 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/NFS.gif\" alt=\"NFS\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>no campfires outside of developed campgrounds<\/strong> (MAY 28)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/alerts\/modoc\/alerts-notices\/?aid=5889\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/alerts\/modoc\/alerts-notices\/?aid=5889<\/a><\/p>\n<p>USDA PDF map shows only 26 places that you have have a campfire inside Modoc. The far drive could be worth it &#8211; for minimal crowds, darkest skies and maximum fishing. Best for week long road trips, super lazy summer style.<\/p>\n<h4>Shasta Trinity National Forest <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/active\/campstuff\/NF\/shasta.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2835 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/NFS.gif\" alt=\"NFS\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<p><strong>no campfires outside of developed campgrounds<\/strong> (MAY 29)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/detail\/stnf\/news-events\/?cid=FSEPRD745550\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/detail\/stnf\/news-events\/?cid=FSEPRD745550<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Persons with a valid California Campfire Permit are not exempt from the prohibitions.<\/p>\n<p>However, persons with a valid California Campfire Permit <strong>may use a portable campfire ring\/pit, stove, or lantern<\/strong> ( 5+ feet from flammable materials) IF THE UNIT burns gas, kerosene, jellied petroleum or pressurized liquid fuel, and is EQUIPPED w\/ a shut-off valve.<\/p>\n<p>Wow, what a mouthful. Guess the propane campfire is okay?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8697\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8697\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8697\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/propanecampfire-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"propanecampfire\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/propanecampfire.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/propanecampfire-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/propanecampfire-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8697\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Whatever.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>Lassen National Forest <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/active\/campstuff\/NF\/lassen.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2835 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/NFS.gif\" alt=\"NFS\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<p><strong>no campfires outside of developed campgrounds<\/strong> ( MAY 29)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/alerts\/lassen\/alerts-notices\/?aid=59049\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/alerts\/lassen\/alerts-notices\/?aid=59049<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SUSANVILLE, Calif. May 29, 2020 \u2013 Lassen National Forest is enacting campfire restrictions&#8230; effective immediately and until further notice. Outside of developed campgrounds and certain permitted facilities, igniting, building, maintaining or using a fire on national forests in California will be prohibited.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13911\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13911\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/backroads\/hole-in-the-ground\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13911 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/holeinthegroundsign-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"holeinthegroundsign\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/holeinthegroundsign.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/holeinthegroundsign-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/holeinthegroundsign-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13911\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lassen Camping near a creek in Northern California<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>BLM Eagle Lake<a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/active\/campstuff\/BLM\/blm.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15052 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/blm.gif\" alt=\"blm camps\" width=\"36\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<p><strong>no campfires outside of developed campgrounds<br \/>\n<\/strong>(APR 29, 2020 &#8211; DEC 31, 2025)<br \/>\nsee the current <a href=\"https:\/\/blm-egis.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/webappviewer\/index.html?id=10184f0954db48e1b15ceaec5c421e5e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2020 BLM Campfire Map<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Mendocino National Forest <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/active\/campstuff\/NF\/mendo.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2835 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/NFS.gif\" alt=\"NFS\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<p><strong>campfires allowed only @ developed campgrounds &amp; inside wilderness areas\u00a0<\/strong>(MAY 29 &#8211; NOV 30, 2020)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/alerts\/mendocino\/alerts-notices\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/alerts\/mendocino\/alerts-notices<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13144\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13144\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/campsites\/fouts-springs\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-13144\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fouts_springs-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"fout springs\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fouts_springs.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fouts_springs-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fouts_springs-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13144\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fout Springs, Stonyford, Northern California<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14020\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/mountains.png\" alt=\"mountains\" width=\"132\" height=\"132\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">Sierra Nevada California<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<h4>Plumas National Forest<a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/active\/campstuff\/NF\/plumas.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2835 size-full alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/NFS.gif\" alt=\"NFS\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<p><strong>no campfires outside of developed campgrounds<\/strong> (MAY 29)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/alerts\/plumas\/alerts-notices\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/alerts\/plumas\/alerts-notices<\/a><\/p>\n<p>North Sierra where the granite meets the volcanic rock of Lassen. Feather River Watershed, Lake Oroville SRA, Bucks Lake Wilderness, Bald Rock, Quincy, <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/sightsee\/lakes-basin-recreation-area\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lakes Basin Recreation Area<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13863\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13863\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-13863\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/secludedcamp-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"secludedcamp\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/secludedcamp.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/secludedcamp-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/secludedcamp-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13863\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Deane&#8217;s Valley Campground, way off the main road, between Quincy and Bucks Lake.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/campsites\/campground\/snake-lake-california\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7819\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/snakelakesignage-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"New Signs\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/snakelakesignage.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/snakelakesignage-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Tahoe National Forest <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/active\/campstuff\/NF\/tahoe.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2835 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/NFS.gif\" alt=\"NFS\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<p><strong>no campfires outside of developed campgrounds<\/strong> (MAY 29)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/alerts\/tahoe\/alerts-notices\/?aid=58962\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/alerts\/tahoe\/alerts-notices\/?aid=58962<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Donner Summit and Lake Tahoe get a majority of the Sierra Nevada snowfall and traffic. Deepest snowpacks are measured way up here, with dozens of small lakes surrounded by granite. Less snow means drier forests for 2020, and more tourists means more campfires. One spark is all it takes!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15098\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15098\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/southward2donner.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15098\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/southward2donner-300x93.jpg\" alt=\"southward2donner\" width=\"300\" height=\"93\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/southward2donner-300x93.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/southward2donner-768x237.jpg 768w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/southward2donner.jpg 1017w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15098\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tahoe National Forest (snowy mountains) April 2020, taken from Oro-Quincy Hwy looking southeast to Donner.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>Sierra National Forest <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/active\/campstuff\/NF\/sierra.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2835 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/NFS.gif\" alt=\"NFS\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<p><strong>campfires allowed only @ developed campgrounds &amp; inside wilderness areas<\/strong> (JUNE 4 &#8211; NOV 30)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/alerts\/sierra\/alerts-notices\/?aid=34784\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/alerts\/sierra\/alerts-notices\/?aid=34784<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yosemite&#8217;s west side w\/ Bass Lake, Mammoth Pool, Granite Creek, Dinkey Creek, <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/sightsee\/mckinley-sequoia-grove\/\">McKinley Grove<\/a>, Shaver Lake, Huntington Lake, San Joaquin River, Mono Hot Springs, Edison Lake, Florence, Ward, Courtright, Wishon, Blackrock, and the Kings River. Biggest water reservoirs draws the largest crowds. Be fire safe and camp inside of a developed campground this summer.<\/p>\n<h4>Stanislaus National Forest <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/active\/campstuff\/NF\/stanisl.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2835 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/NFS.gif\" alt=\"NFS\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<p><strong>no campfires outside developed campgrounds<\/strong><br \/>\n(MAY 28 &#8211; NOV 30)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/alerts\/stanislaus\/alerts-notices\/?aid=59004\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/alerts\/stanislaus\/alerts-notices\/?aid=59004<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sonora Pass and the Gold Country have been hit hard by recent wildfires in the past decade, so now we pay the price w\/ much tighter campfire restrictions. Popular mid Sierra region, easy access w\/ many lakes and reservoirs; highways of CA 108 &amp; CA 44<\/p>\n<h4>Eldorado National Forest <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/active\/campstuff\/NF\/eldor.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2835 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/NFS.gif\" alt=\"NFS\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<p><strong>no campfires outside of developed campgrounds<\/strong><br \/>\n(MAY 29 &#8211; NOV 30)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/alerts\/eldorado\/alerts-notices\/?aid=58902\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/alerts\/eldorado\/alerts-notices\/?aid=58902<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>BLM Mother Lode<br \/>\n(Gold Country Foothills)<a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/active\/campstuff\/BLM\/blm.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15052 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/blm.gif\" alt=\"blm camps\" width=\"36\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<p><strong>no campfires outside of developed campgrounds\u00a0<\/strong>(MAY 29)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blm.gov\/press-release\/blm-mother-lode-field-office-initiates-seasonal-fire-restrictions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.blm.gov\/press-release\/blm-mother-lode-field-office-initiates-seasonal-fire-restrictions<\/a><\/p>\n<p>see the current <a href=\"https:\/\/blm-egis.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/webappviewer\/index.html?id=10184f0954db48e1b15ceaec5c421e5e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2020 BLM Campfire Map<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/active\/campstuff\/NF\/toiyabe.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2835 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/NFS.gif\" alt=\"NFS\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<p><strong>no campfires outside of developed campgrounds<\/strong><br \/>\n(MAY 31 &#8211; OCT 31, 2020)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/alerts\/htnf\/alerts-notices\/?aid=58910\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/alerts\/htnf\/alerts-notices\/?aid=58910<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Eastern Sierra, south of Lake Tahoe, alpine lakes and the headwaters to the Carson River. Walker River, Twin Lakes, Bridgeport, CA<\/p>\n<h4>Inyo National Forest <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/active\/campstuff\/NF\/inyo.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2835 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/NFS.gif\" alt=\"NFS\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<p><strong>no campfires outside of developed campgrounds<\/strong><br \/>\n(MAY 13, 2020 &#8211; DEC 31, 2022)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/alerts\/inyo\/alerts-notices\/?aid=23491\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/alerts\/inyo\/alerts-notices\/?aid=23491<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Campfires banned throughout the Eastern Sierra region until the end of 2022, within both the USFS and BLM campgrounds. US Highway 395, Mount Whitney, Mammoth, June Lake Loop &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/sightsee\/mono-lake-california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mono Lake<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14904\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14904\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14904\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/goodale.jpg\" alt=\"goodale\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/goodale.jpg 640w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/goodale-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14904\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Goodale Creek, Eastern Sierra California<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>BLM Bishop\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/active\/campstuff\/BLM\/blm.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15052 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/blm.gif\" alt=\"blm camps\" width=\"36\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<p><strong>no campfires outside of developed campgrounds<br \/>\n<\/strong>(APR 28 &#8211; NOV 1, 2020)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blm.gov\/press-release\/blm-bishop-field-office-issues-seasonal-fire-restrictions-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.blm.gov\/press-release\/blm-bishop-field-office-issues-seasonal-fire-restrictions-0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>see the current <a href=\"https:\/\/blm-egis.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/webappviewer\/index.html?id=10184f0954db48e1b15ceaec5c421e5e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2020 BLM Campfire Map<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Sequoia National Forest <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/active\/campstuff\/NF\/seqnf.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2835 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/NFS.gif\" alt=\"NFS\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<p><strong>no campfires outside of developed campgrounds<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\"> ABOVE 5000&#8242; elevation<\/span><\/strong> (MAY 28 &#8211; NOV 30, 2020)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/alerts\/sequoia\/alerts-notices\/?aid=58934\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/alerts\/sequoia\/alerts-notices\/?aid=58934<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tighter than normal campfire rules for the drier Southern Sierra. Kern River Canyon, Kennedy Meadows, Chimney Peak and beyond. Drive up hill, gaining levation to <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/backroads\/22s05-sequoia-nf\/\">Sherman&#8217;s Pass<\/a> or the Western Divide Highway and find a cooler campground in the dense trees. Forget the triple digit heat, brushy river and the masses, and climb to a higher altitude for the <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/sightsee\/trail-of-100-giants-sequoia-grove\/\">Big Trees<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/sightsee\/big-meadow-sequoia\/\">Big Meadows<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/backroads\/28s06-sequoia-nf\/\">Breckenridge<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/hikes\/horse-meadow-campground\/\">Horse Meadow<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/hikes\/long-valley-campground\/\">Long Valley<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/mountain-home-sequoia\/\">Mountain Home<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/hikes\/horse-meadow-campground\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8944\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/horsemdwcamp.jpg\" alt=\"Kern Meadows Camping\" width=\"500\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/horsemdwcamp.jpg 500w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/horsemdwcamp-300x272.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>BLM Bakersfield\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/active\/campstuff\/BLM\/blm.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15052 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/blm.gif\" alt=\"blm camps\" width=\"36\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<p><strong>no campfires allowed at all<\/strong> (APR 28)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blm.gov\/press-release\/blm-bakersfield-field-office-issues-seasonal-fire-restrictions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.blm.gov\/press-release\/blm-bakersfield-field-office-issues-seasonal-fire-restrictions<\/a><\/p>\n<p>see the current <a href=\"https:\/\/blm-egis.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/webappviewer\/index.html?id=10184f0954db48e1b15ceaec5c421e5e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2020 BLM Campfire Map<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13714\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/hiker.png\" alt=\"hiker\" width=\"145\" height=\"145\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">Southern California<br \/>\n&amp; Central Coast<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<h4>Cleveland National Forest <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/active\/campstuff\/NF\/clevelnd.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2835 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/NFS.gif\" alt=\"NFS\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<p><strong>no campfires outside of developed campgrounds<\/strong> (all year)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/detail\/cleveland\/home\/?cid=fseprd549882\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/detail\/cleveland\/home\/?cid=fseprd549882<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>San Bernardino National Forest <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/active\/campstuff\/NF\/sanbern.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2835 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/NFS.gif\" alt=\"NFS\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<p><strong>no campfires outside of developed campgrounds<\/strong><br \/>\n(MAY 29 &#8211; DEC 15, 2020)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/detail\/sbnf\/learning\/safety-ethics\/?cid=FSBDEV7_007776\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/detail\/sbnf\/learning\/safety-ethics\/?cid=FSBDEV7_007776<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Angeles National Forest <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/active\/campstuff\/NF\/angeles.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2835 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/NFS.gif\" alt=\"NFS\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<p><strong>no campfires outside of developed campgrounds<\/strong><br \/>\n(DEC 10, 2019 &#8211; FEB 1, 2021)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/alerts\/angeles\/alerts-notices\/?aid=55824\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/alerts\/angeles\/alerts-notices\/?aid=55824<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Los Padres National Forest <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/active\/campstuff\/NF\/lospadres.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2835 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/NFS.gif\" alt=\"NFS\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<p><strong>no campfires outside developed campgrounds<\/strong><br \/>\n(MAY 12 &#8211; NOV 30, 2020)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/alerts\/lpnf\/alerts-notices\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/alerts\/lpnf\/alerts-notices<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9938\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9938\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/campsites\/reyes-peak\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9938 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/reyespeakcamp.jpg\" alt=\"reyespeakcamp\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/reyespeakcamp.jpg 600w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/reyespeakcamp-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9938\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Camping out near Reyes Peak, off Hwy 33 N of Ojai, CA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>BLM Deserts Southern California<a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/active\/campstuff\/BLM\/blm.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15052 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/blm.gif\" alt=\"blm camps\" width=\"36\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<p><strong>no campfires allowed at all<\/strong> (APR 29)<br \/>\nsee the current <a href=\"https:\/\/blm-egis.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/webappviewer\/index.html?id=10184f0954db48e1b15ceaec5c421e5e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2020 BLM Campfire Map<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13714\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/hiker.png\" alt=\"hiker\" width=\"145\" height=\"145\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"infogram-embed\" data-id=\"bdebceaa-60fe-4677-a2f7-baa782df20d4\" data-type=\"interactive\" data-title=\"California Wildfires\"><\/div>\n<p><script>!function(e,i,n,s){var t=\"InfogramEmbeds\",d=e.getElementsByTagName(\"script\")[0];if(window[t]&&window[t].initialized)window[t].process&&window[t].process();else if(!e.getElementById(n)){var o=e.createElement(\"script\");o.async=1,o.id=n,o.src=\"https:\/\/e.infogram.com\/js\/dist\/embed-loader-min.js\",d.parentNode.insertBefore(o,d)}}(document,0,\"infogram-async\");<\/script><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 8px 0; font-family: Arial!important; font-size: 13px!important; line-height: 15px!important; text-align: center; border-top: 1px solid #dadada; margin: 0 30px;\"><a style=\"color: #989898!important; text-decoration: none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/infogram.com\/bdebceaa-60fe-4677-a2f7-baa782df20d4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">California Wildfires<\/a><br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #989898!important; text-decoration: none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/infogram.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Infogram<\/a><\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Stages of Fire Restriction in California<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4440 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/fire.gif\" alt=\"campfires\" width=\"23\" height=\"39\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Stage I Restriction<\/strong> (ALL YEAR-ROUND):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The possession or use of any steel jacketed or steel core ammunition of any caliber. This would include handgun, rifle and shotgun ammunition unless a person is in possession of a valid State of California hunting license and is actively engaged in the legal take\/pursuit of game and non-game species in accordance with current California hunting regulations, and<\/li>\n<li>During the issuance of Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches, as determined by the National Weather Service (NWS), all recreational shooting and use of campfires, is temporarily suspended to reduce the potential of unintended wildland fire ignitions for the period of the event.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Stage II Restriction: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All the restriction in Stage I above, and<\/li>\n<li>Setting, building, maintaining, attending, or using open fire of any kind is prohibited, except campfires within approved fire pits and grills provided for in developed recreation sites; or campfires within the Imperial County Special Recreation Management Areas with a valid California Campfire Permit. Controlled flame devices such as portable stoves and lanterns with shut-off valves,using gas, jellied petroleum, or pressurized liquid fuel are allowed and require a valid California Campfire Permit, and<\/li>\n<li>Smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or camp trailer or while stopped or standing in a three-foot diameter area barren or cleared of all flammable materials and away from federal facility doors, windows and air ducts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Stage III Restriction: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All the restrictions in Stage I above, and<\/li>\n<li>Setting, building, maintaining, attending, or using open fire of any kind is prohibited. Controlled flame devices such as portable stoves and lanterns with shut-off valves,using gas, jellied petroleum, or pressurized liquid fuel are allowed with a valid California Campfire Permit, and<\/li>\n<li>Smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or camp trailer unless prohibited by State or local laws.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Campfire Bans for 2020 locking down the forests, before they burn (again) Outside of developed campgrounds and permitted facilities, igniting, building, maintaining or using a fire on national forests in California will be prohibited. List of Current Fire Restriction Orders for all USFS\u00a0National Forests in California w\/ links. Fire Restrictions are now in effect for &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/camping-california\/campfire-restrictions-in-california\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Campfire Restrictions in California<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[866,4170],"tags":[4165,635,71,968,827,228,4385,2517,4434,970,3472,4429,4433,4431,4426,1048,4425,883,4427,286,3474,4432,4323,4320,4424,4430,643,972,886,102,1209,4428,307,2477,898,638],"class_list":["post-15092","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-camping-california","category-wildfire","tag-alerts","tag-blm","tag-california","tag-camp-fire-permits","tag-campfires","tag-camping","tag-concern","tag-conditions","tag-current-forest-order","tag-danger","tag-dry","tag-federal-lands","tag-fire-use-restrictions","tag-firesafe","tag-national-forest-service","tag-nfs","tag-orders","tag-permits","tag-permitted","tag-primitive-2","tag-ranger","tag-reason","tag-red-flag","tag-red-flag-warnings","tag-regulations","tag-restriction","tag-restrictions","tag-rules","tag-safety","tag-sierra-nevada","tag-small-campgrounds","tag-stage-1","tag-usda","tag-usfs","tag-weather","tag-wildfires"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Campfire Restrictions in California - Total Escape Outside<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/camping-california\/campfire-restrictions-in-california\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Campfire Restrictions in California - Total Escape Outside\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Campfire Bans for 2020 locking down the forests, before they burn (again) Outside of developed campgrounds and permitted facilities, igniting, building, maintaining or using a fire on national forests in California will be prohibited. 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