Hello Recreation Residence Contacts,
This email is to give you advance notice that the Regional Closure Order, affecting recreation residence permit holders on the El Dorado National Forest, will be lifted starting at 8:00 am on Saturday, September 19, 2020. At that time, you are free to return to your recreation residence.
A full outdoor fire ban continues to be in effect. No open flame including no barbeques of any kind are allowed outdoors, even on your deck.
A Forest-wide ban on dispersed camping including camping in Desolation Wilderness is expected starting tomorrow. Some designated campgrounds will reopen. A closure of the Fork Fire and surrounding areas will continue.
The Forest Service thanks recreation residence permit holders for their cooperation in following the closures and restrictions. Our priority is always to keep everyone safe: the public, including recreation residence permit holders, as well as our employees, including our awesome firefighters. Your support of the temporary closure helped do that.
The El Dorado National Forest (ENF) website, https://www.fs.usda.gov/eldorado/ and social media links found there are excellent sources for current information. As we transition into the fall season, you can expect conditions, closures and restrictions to change, sometimes rapidly, so checking these information sources before each cabin visit is a good idea.
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