Big Sur Trail and Road Closures
For map with closed trails & roads:
(MAGENTA = "Closed to hikers")
interactive Trail Conditions Map
Last update: May 6, 2022
Maps not being updated
due to computer problems
Oct.2021:
Many trails burnt by 2020 Dolan wildfire.
(Burn area shown as overlay in interactive map.)
Much burned hot and now un-attractively barren with fallen debris.
"Satellite" background shows current landscape with presence/absence of green.
Paucity of post-fire trail reports there makes Trail Conditions Map unreliable in spots, check trail reports for details.
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 Closure Info
Post-fire USFS Closures
Nacimiento-Fergusson Road gated from Route 1 east to Nacimiento Campground
South Coast Ridge Road gated from Nacimiento-Fergusson Road south to Prewitt Ridge Road
Chalk Peak Campground closed
Cone Peak Road gated
ArroyoSeco-Indians Road to Esondido Camp gated
Official closure links:
USFS Closure Order
USFS Closure Map
Closure order valid through April 29, 2023
Post-fire State Parks closures
Canyon Falls and
Ewoldsen Loop trails in
Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park are closed
Limekiln State Park is open for camping - all trails are closed
Official 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, rec areas, 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)
ROADS OFFICIALLY "CLOSED TO VEHICLES"
Route 1 Traffic Closures/Restrictions for Big Sur
[CalTrans info @ Aug 07 18:26]
• 1-WAY CONTROLLED TRAFFIC AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS FROM 0.9 MI SOUTH TO 1.6 MI SOUTH OF NOTLEYS LANDING - AT GARRAPATA CREEK BRIDGE - 24 HRS A DAY THROUGH 0800 HRS ON 9-30-22 - DUE TO CONSTRUCTION
• 1-WAY CONTROLLED TRAFFIC 3 MI NORTH OF NOTLEYS LANDING - AT GRANITE CANYON BRIDGE - 24 HOURS A DAY 7 DAYS A WEEK THRU 0001 HRS ON 10-4-22 - DUE TO BRIDGE WORK
(Closure point ordering is South-to-North)
Long-term "Public Road Closed to Vehicles"
(Short-term closures, e.g. due to weather, are not listed)
Palo Colorado Road is closed to vehicles beyond
"The Hoist"
Nacimiento-Fergusson Road is closed to vehicles between Route 1 and
Nacimiento Campground
Official "Public Road Closed to Vehicles" Info
Montery County
County Road Closure Webpage
CalTrans
State Road Condition Phoneline: 1-800-427-7623
State Road "Full Closure" Map for Big Sur
("Full Closure" shown as striped barrier
)
Fort Hunter-Liggett
(for ford closures on Del Venturi Road)
Phone: 831-386-2513
Fort Hunter-Liggett facebook page
TRAILS/ROADS OFFICIALLY "CLOSED TO HIKERS"
To view closures on map, (magenta colored)
see interactive Trail Conditions Map
Last update: Jul 22, 2022
Roads
Cone Peak Road
(partial)
Piney Creek Road
USFS Trails
Santa Lucia Trail
(partial)
Andrew Molera State Park Trails
Beach Trail
Bluffs Trail
(partial)
Hidden Trail
River Trail
Twin Cottonwoods Trail
Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park Trails
Oak Grove Trail
Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park Trails
Campground Access Road
Canyon Falls Trail
Ewoldsen Loop Trail
McWay Waterfall Overlook Trail
(partial)
Overlook Trail
Waters Trail
Limekiln State Park Trails
Alvin Trail
Falls Trail
Hare Creek Trail
Limekiln Trail
Other Trails
Mill Creek Preserve Trail
Campgrounds
Lower Piney Creek Campground
Upper Piney Creek Campground
Camps
Chalk Peak Camp