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Most of the Caldor Fire area in the Eldorado National Forest and all of it in the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit are already open or set to open Friday, April 1. Even if open for public access, those visiting the forest are reminded to use extra caution when recreating due to the hazards that remain in recently burned landscapes.
Officials with the Coconino National Forest announced the closure of the southern portion of Peaks Crag near Flagstaff this week in order to protect a pair of nesting peregrine falcons.
The U.S. Forest said the Lassen National Forest has reopened in the area of the Dixie Fire closure but a future closure of the area could happen.
The USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) Backcountry Closure Order (19-21-07), which temporarily closed Desolation Wilderness, Meiss Country and focused access corridors along the West Shore during the Caldor Fire, is lifted effective today, Oct. 15, 2021.
The Caldor Fire Closure Area on the Eldorado National Forest will be reduced beginning Friday, October 15 now that fire containment is at 98 precent, weather has moderated and some areas of fire suppression repair and hazard tree removal have been completed. There are no updates to the closure area within the Lake Tahoe Basin.