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SR 20 – North Cascades Highway re-opens tomorrow

September 11, 2013

State Route 20 will re-open at noon, Thursday, Sept. 12. It has been closed between milepost 147 (10 miles west of Rainy Pass) and milepost 157 at Rainy Pass due to landslides.... Read more

Work Closes Suiattle Road to Foot and Vehicle Traffic

By Jack "Found" Haskel

September 3, 2013

Closure, Planning, Washington

Heavy construction will close Suiattle River Road 11.5 miles east of Highway 530 Sept. 6 through Oct. 10 to pedestrians, equestrians, bicyclists and vehicles on the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. After Oct. 10 the road will reopen to foot traffic, but remain closed to vehicles.

This closure blocks access to ... Read more

Highway 120 closed due to fire

By Jack "Found" Haskel

August 20, 2013

Central CA, Closure

Highway 120 in and out of #Yosemite is closed due to fire. http://t.co/ebfT1cAc4G

— Pacific Crest Trail (@PCTAssociation) August 20, 2013

Sharp Fire closes PCT near Wrightwood, Calif.

By Jack "Found" Haskel

August 9, 2013

Closure, Southern CA, Southern California, Wildfire

The Sharp Fire has closed the PCT. Hikers and equestrians should stay off the trail from about Gobbler’s Knob (approx. mile 357) to at least the Guffy Campground (approx. mile 364.5) above Wrightwood, Calif. A copy of the official closure order is pending. Some residents in the area are under ... Read more

Silver Fire closes PCT near I-10, Calif.

By Jack "Found" Haskel

August 8, 2013

Closure, Southern CA, Southern California, Wildfire

The Silver Fire has closed the PCT from the San Jacinto State Park boundary (mile 188.5) to Interstate 10 (mile 210) near Cabazon, Calif. A copy of the official closure order is pending. The community of Snow Creek, next to the PCT is under mandatory evacuation.

No recommended detour exists.... Read more

Fires on Shasta-Trinity National Forest

By Jack "Found" Haskel

July 29, 2013

Closure, Northern CA, Wildfire

After receiving approximately 3,000 lightning strikes throughout Northern California in the past week, there are multiple fires burning on Shasta-Trinity National Forest. The complex of fires can be seen on inciweb.org under 2013 Shf Lightning.

As of the afternoon of July 29th, the PCT remains open through the area but ... Read more

Mountain Fire on Mt. San Jacinto closes PCT

By Jack "Found" Haskel

July 16, 2013

Closure, Southern CA, Southern California, Wildfire

Update 8/5/13: The PCT remains closed in the area. Please view our trail closure page for future updates.

Update 7/23/13 @ 11:30 am: The fire perimeter is not expected to grow at this time. A video of the burn area is posted below. The PCT remains closed.

Update 7/19/13 @ ... Read more

Chariot Fire

By Jack "Found" Haskel

July 8, 2013

Closure, Southern CA, Southern California, Wildfire

The Pacific Crest Trail is closed due to the Chariot Fire on Mt. Laguna. The closure extends from Cibbets Flat Campground (PCT mile 32.6) to Scissors Crossing (PCT mile 77). Currently, there is no suggested alternate route through the area.... Read more