Alerts & Closures
Use this page to prepare for your forest visit.
- The Alerts section includes known, specific hazards on the forest. Check Know Before You Go for general safety information.
- The Closures section displays both closed areas/offices and visitor restrictions. The Forest Order map is available for you to visualize most of the closures and prohibitions.
- The Conditions section shows curated lists of sites (e.g. trails, roads, etc.) that may be affected by widespread issues, such as wildfires and windstorms.
Alerts
- NEVER Bring or Use Fireworks on Federal Lands. It is Illegal.
Date(s): Jun 26, 2024 - Jul 7, 2024
- Roads to Cebolla Mesa Recreation Sites
Date(s): Jun 21, 2024
- Smoke Notice: Prescribed Fire Ignitions at State Border
Date(s): Jun 6, 2024
- Brush Piles Along Highway 150 and Wheeler Peak Trail (#90)
Date(s): Jun 5, 2024
- Smoke Advisory: Indios Fire West of Abiquiu, N.M.
Date(s): May 20, 2024
- Snow-Packed Conditions on High-Elevation Peaks
Date(s): Apr 22, 2024
Closures
- Current Fire Restrictions and Related Prohibitions
Date(s): May 14, 2024
- Temporary Closure of Echo Amphitheater
Date(s): May 13, 2024
- Seasonal Road Closures
Date(s): May 1, 2024
- Valle Vidal (East and West Side)
Date(s): Dec 13, 2023
- Occupancy and Use
Date(s): May 31, 2023 - Dec 31, 2027
- Motor Vehicle Prohibitions
Date(s): May 30, 2023 - May 31, 2026
- Restriction of Domestic Sheep or Goats
Date(s): May 26, 2021 - Dec 31, 2025
Conditions
Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire: Trail Conditions Report
The 2022 Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire crossed into the Carson National Forest and burned approximately 16,000 acres, including a handful of trails on the Camino Real Ranger District.
Trail Crew Progress on Windstorm Damaged Trails
Status and condition updates on trails impacted by a severe windstorm in the Taos, NM, area in December 2021.