California national forests closure impact on Labor Day plans
LA TimesFirefighters continue to tackle the Caldor fire as its footprint expands southwest of the Lake Tahoe Basin. The U.S. Forest Service’s decision to close almost all of California’s national forests means that thousands of Southern Californians must scrub their Labor Day plans, especially those travelers headed for Mammoth and nearby mountain resorts. State and national parks in Southern California: The forest closures don’t affect trails and routes in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area and state parks such as Kenneth Hahn in the mid-city area, Crystal Cove near Newport Beach, Malibu Creek in Calabasas and Chino Hills. At Snow Valley in the San Bernardino National Forest, which has been offering mountain biking and chair lift rides Fridays through Mondays, management slapped an “operations suspended” notice on the resort website late Monday night. Forest Service officials closed the state’s 18 national forests on Sept. 9, citing “unprecedented and historic fire conditions.” Thirty state parks and parts of California 1, affected by the Creek fire in Sierra National Forest, also were closed.
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