Inyo County issued the following announcement on Dec 9.
Deep breath. We know how many of you love to climb, ride, hike, and fish up here, which often means camping. Unfortunately, now is not the time. The US Forest Service Pacific Southwest is closing campgrounds on eight National Forests in California: Angeles NF, Cleveland NF, Inyo NF, Los Padres NF, San Bernardino NF, Sequoia NF, Sierra NF, and Stanislaus NF. This includes developed campgrounds and backcountry sites in the Death Valley National Park.
“This order will protect visitors and our employees by reducing exposure to COVID-19 and mitigating the further burden on limited healthcare facilities,” said Randy Moore, Regional Forester of the USDA Forest Service’s Pacific Southwest Region. “Campgrounds, like other overnight accommodations, create opportunities for people from differing households and communities to gather, require maintenance and regular cleaning, and entice the public to travel distances far enough from home to necessitate overnight accommodation. Taking those things out of the equation is a prudent measure at this time.”
Day use of National Forests will remain open for the health and welfare of Californians. We urge all visitors to follow CDC guidelines to stay local, and #RecreateResponsibly.
Original source can be found here.
Source: Inyo County
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