The four national forests that surround Los Angeles — Los Padres, Angeles, San Bernardino and Cleveland — will remain closed at least through Sept. 22 as a measure to prevent fires, according to a Forest Service order posted Tuesday.
The four national forests that surround Los Angeles — Los Padres, Angeles, San Bernardino and Cleveland — will remain closed at least through Sept. 22 as a measure to prevent fires, according to aThat adds at least five days to an earlier order to shut those and other California national forests from Aug. 31 through Sept. 17.
The order said the extended closures are “due to local weather and fire factors, as well as a temporary strain on firefighting resources supporting large fires in other areas of the state.”Selected sites near ongoing wildfires, such as Eldorado National Forest near the Caldor fire in Northern California, will remain closed too.
However, some forests will reopen Wednesday, two days earlier than the original closure order called for. Anyone with hiking or camping plans should, before departing, check the status of the national forest you plan to visit.
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