Dinkey Creek Campground Closed to Support Garnet Fire Suppression Efforts

Shaver Lake, California— The Dinkey Creek Campground will be closed to the public due to ongoing firefighting operations on the Garnet Fire. People with reservations will be contacted by the campground concessionaire beginning today, Tuesday, September 2, 2025, and different options, to include being reassigned to—Rancheria Campground at Huntington Lake—will be offered. The Dinkey Creek Inn and General Store will remain open. 

Closure of the campground is necessary to protect both public and firefighter safety. As the fire spreads to the north, driving times to the line are becoming excessive, and the use of the Dinkey Creek campground will allow firefighters to spend less time on roadways and more time on the fireline. Crews are working to keep the fire footprint as small as possible and to lessen the duration of the incident as much as they can. Improving weather conditions across other parts of the country have allowed the Sierra National Forest to bring in surge resources, and over 500 additional firefighters have been mobilized to the area, including dozers, engines, and crews, who will be supported out of Dinkey Creek Campground. The surge in firefighter numbers make sharing the facility with the public for the remainder of the season impractical.

There are currently approximately 1,500 firefighters assigned to the incident. They are being supported out of multiple locations, including Avocado Lake in Sanger, California, and Wishon Reservoir, California. The Garnet Fire was ignited on August 24, 2025 by lightning. As of 8:00 a.m. it was reported at 24,851 acres and 12% contained. 

For information on the Garnet Fire, please visit:

  facebook.com/SierraNF

 Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/usfsregion5/albums/

  Site: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/casnf-garnet-fire    …;

   Fire Information: 559-490-7329, hours: 8:00 a.m.- 8:00 p.m.

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