Tag Archives: Mountain Home State Forest
Road Closures for 2022 – SQF
The Sequoia National Forest just released a news update regarding closures and openings of several recreation areas. As for the Golden Trout Wilderness, the west side will have a road closure due to hazards from past wildfires. The North Road … Continue reading
Latest Update on SQF Complex
Incident Information:Start / Report Date: 8/19/20 Cause: LightningResources:Hand Crews: 13 Dozers: 3Current Situation:Size: 168,973 acres Location: 25 miles N of Kernville, CAHelicopters: 12 Water Tenders: 14Containment: 75 % Injuries: 17Structures Destroyed: 228Engines: 23Total Personnel: 744 The lightning-caused Castle and Shotgun … Continue reading
SQF Complex Moves West
Source: InciWeb A virtual community meeting will be held at 6 PM on September 13, 2020. The meeting will be broadcast via Facebook Live at http://www.facebook.com/SequoiaNF. Four structures burned in the Golden Trout Pack Station area during Saturday’s fire activity. This … Continue reading
Latest Road Information
The roads page has been update to the latest information as of this posting. Many are wanting to get into the wilderness this Memorial Day weekend and roads are a big part of that. Here is some additional information to … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020, 21S50, access, May, Memorial Day Weekend, Mountain Home State Forest, roads, Sherman Pass, The North Road
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Roads are Closing
It is that time of year again where access to many trailheads begin to close down due to winter conditions. The recent winter storm has dropped several inches of snow across the Sierra Nevada. Currently access to the Golden Trout … Continue reading
Trail Reports: Opposite Sides of the GTW
Two different trail reports came in today. One was from Brook regarding heading to Summit Lake while the other was on the opposite side of the wilderness. The opposite side being Horseshoe Meadow and Mulkey Meadow area. Let’s start off … Continue reading
Additional Roads Open
Additional roads have opened providing access to the Golden Trout Wilderness. Openings are on the Inyo National Forest, Mountain Home State Forest, and Sequoia National Park. Are you ready to head out there this weekend in-leu of this news? Roads … Continue reading
Mountain Home Opens on 5/10
Mountain Home Demonstration State Forest announced they will be opening up on May 10, 2018. Great news for all those wanting to get to the Long Meadow TH on the western most portion of the Golden Trout Wilderness. The Long … Continue reading
Wildfire Update: Pier Fire at 95% Containment
Pier Fire Update September 18, 2017 Pier Fire Information: (559) 559-539-2607 ext. 2292, 8 a.m.– 4 p.m. Size: 36,556 acres Fire Start: August 29, 2017 Containment: 95% Location: Highway 190, east of Springville Total Personnel: 450 Cause: Human caused, under investigation Resources: Crews 10, Helicopters 3, Engines 19, Dozers 6, Water … Continue reading
Wildfire Update: Pier Fire at 30,000+ Acres
The Pier Fire is now at 60% containment. The size of the fire is approximately 30,571 acres. Road closures are still in place too. Here is the latest on the fire. Firing operations were delayed due to recent thunderstorm activity … Continue reading
Golden Trout Wilderness 