A large part of the Angeles National Forest reopened Thursday after a closure of several weeks due to forest fires and the warnings of the red flag, but some beloved trails and campsite will remain inaccessible while the land is recovering from the flames.
The areas that burned in the Eaton fire in January and Bridge In September will remain closed, a area This represents around 17% of the forest of 700,000 acres. The two closure orders for the two fires should expire on December 31, 2025, although the US Forest Service has the power to extend these orders if necessary.
One of the biggest losses of the outdoor community in Big Santa Anita Canyonwho just reopened in October after being closed for four years. The late Bobcat raged in the region in 2020, and volunteer crews I spent hundreds of hours rebuilding trails, including the path to the 55 -fetched serene falling falls.
THE Chantry flat recreation area In the Grand Canyon of Santa Anita, is technically open, but due to the fire of Eaton, public works of the County of Los Angeles have temporarily closed the section of the road managed by the county which leads visitors to the region. This cuts access to the charming Adams pack station (and its famous donkey flock) and Sturtevant camp. Adams Pack station staff were said It could be three or four months before the reopening of the road, depending on the Instagram page of the store.
Several kilometers of hiking and popular mountain bike paths remain closed, a large part of which Gabrielino National Recreation TrailA treasure bordered by 28.8 mile popular trees among hikers, backpackers, horsemen and mountain bikers.
Here is what is closed in the Angeles National Forest because of the late Eaton. The Times previously reported on the 26 trails who burned in the fire Eaton and the 25 trails who burned in the fire of the bridge.
A fire danger panel damaged by the Bobcat fire in Chantry Flat in the National Forest of Angeles on Saturday November 21, 2020.
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