CLOSURE SUMMARY
From daily monitoring of 18 USFS, State Park, County webpages.
Subject to my errors, check "OFFICIAL INFO" to confirm.
Short-term closures, e.g. due to storms, may not be known.
June 2: Parks Management website unreliable:
Day Use Area staffing difficulties (due to Route 1 closure)
are creating open/closed uncertainties with no notice on their website,
hence no notice here. Currently Pfeiffer Beach DUA is supposedly open daily.
State Park & Day Use Area
Status
North→South
Open
Open Trails:
Bluffs
(partial),
Bobcat,
Campground,
Coyote Flat,
Creamery Meadow,
East Molera,
Headlands,
Panorama,
Ridge,
Spring
Closed Trails:
Bluffs Trail
(partial)
Campground: open
Open
Open Trails:
Buzzards Roost,
Liewald Loop,
Mount Manuel Connector,
Nature,
Oak Grove,
Pfeiffer Falls,
Post Creek,
River Path,
Valley View,
Wardens Path
Campground: open
Open
Open Trails:
Canyon
(partial),
Ewoldsen Loop
(partial),
Partington Cove,
Ridge Overlook,
Tanbark,
Waters
Closed Trails:
Canyon
(partial),
Ewoldsen Loop
(partial),
McWay Waterfall Overlook
Campground: open
Open
Open Trails:
Alvin,
Limekiln
Closed Trails:
Falls,
Hare Creek
Campground: closed
Open (but info unreliable)
Open
Open
Open
Open
Long-termPublic
(non-gated) Roads
Officially Closed
North→South
Gated to vehicles by Monterey County closure beyond
"The Hoist" (since Jul.2016, following Soberanes fire)
Closed to vehicles and pedestrians
(several cyclists have tried crossing Regents slide, fallen down slope, required rescue) More Info (Old) Coast Road
Often closed to vehicles during the rainy season
Tassajara Road *
Soft closure at Forest boundary
(may be treacherous with mud/snow)
Willow Wildfire Post-fire Closure Info
Marble Peak Trail closed between Horse Pasture Trail and South Fork Trail
Camp closures along section:
Tassajara Creek Camp and
Willow Springs Camp
Official closure links:
Extended USFS Closure Order
USFS Closure Map
Closure order expires April 30, 2022
Dolan Wildfire Post-Fire Closures
All post-fire closures shown are still in effect.
Any later, non-Dolan, closures are not shown here.
Many trails burnt by 2020 Dolan wildfire
[see burn area overlay on interactive map]
Feb.2023 update
Much burned hot and barren, now partial vegetation recovery but effects remain - and recent rains have badly eroded the unstable soil in places. Many trails have had no trailwork since burn or rains.
Lack of post-fire trail reports in many burn area makes Trail Conditions Map unreliable in spots, check individual trail reports for details.
Post-fire USFS Closures
Nacimiento-Fergusson Road Gated to vehicles between Route 1 and
Nacimiento Campground
South Coast Ridge Road Gated between Nacimiento-Fergusson Road and Prewitt Ridge Road
Chalk Peak Campground Closed
Cone Peak Road Gated
ArroyoSeco-Indians Road Gated to Esondido Camp
Official USFS closure links
USFS Closure Order
USFS Closure Map
Closure order valid through April 29, 2023
Post-fire State Park Closures
Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park Canyon Falls and Ewoldsen Loop trails closed
Limekiln State Park All trails closed
Official State Park closure links
Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park Closures
Limekiln State Park Closures
Full Closure of Los Padres National Forest
Entire USFS National Forest is closed to public
All property, trails, roads, camps, campgrounds, day use area, etc.,etc.
(Closure applies to essentially all National Forests in California)
USFS Closure Order
Closure order expiry extended - now through September 22, 2021
(Original closure order expiry final day was September 17, 2021)
LISTING
Public (non-gated) Roads
Officially "Closed to Vehicles"
Last updated: Nov 4, 2025
Ignores:
Del Venturi Road ford closures (no info)
Sycamore Road (Pfeiffer Beach) closures (unreliable)
LISTING
Trails, Roads, Camps, ...
Officially "Closed to Hikers"
Last updated: Nov 4, 2025
for details)
Rte.1 Big Sur full closure