both directions, Big Sur currently unreachable (NOT shown on trailmap) CalTrans Map

USFS news release

- SAR rescues have been needed, will update when more info available. Location

but river crossing can be difficult/impassable

campfires & stoves allowed in National Forest

per latest CalTrans newsrelease

original route restored with crib wall at seep thanks to VWA

foot/cycle/vehicle by MoCo due to "upcoming weather"

contining closure of USFS roads, now adding Tassajara Road

for re-construction of failed section, intermittent delays expected elsewhere

but "may" be opened prior to that

largely same as previous order, except Tassajara Road now "closed to vehicles"

Roadwork has restored a hikeable route, road opening in future

No campfires outside designated campgrounds, i.e. not in backcountry

largely same as previous order, Kirk Creek Campground opened

Creamery Meadow, Bluff, Panorama, Ridge, and Spring Trails

to Limekiln State Park

largely same as previous order, two Day Use Areas opened

opens Pine Ridge Trail and South Coast Ridge Road between Cruikshank and Salmon Creek Trails BUT road closures now extended to June 13 to allow road maintenance

after clearing slide beyond Ventana Camp Trail

from Big Sur Station to Ventana Camp

for culvert repair

but only for McWay Waterfall Overlook Trail & Tin House Fireroad

by State Parks for safety evaluation

Most trails re-opened, many roads still closed

due to storm, check before you go

to Pauls Slide soon, Mill Creek slide expected to open March 30, Pauls Slide closure indefinite CalTrans Update

Molera Fri-Sat, PfeifferBS Thurs-Fri for day use, Thurs-Fri for campground

Access from north down to Big Creek, ftom south up to Mill Creek

but only Waterfall Overlook Trail and Tin House FIreroad open for hiking

AMolera SP Bobcat and East Molera Trails open, PfeifferBS SP open except Pfieffer Falls Trail and campground

PfeifferBS SP closed til at least Jan.24, AMolera & JPBurns closed indefinitely

Press Release    Closure Order

AMolera, PfeifferBS, & JPBurns SPs to be closed til at least Jan.17 due to flooding

cutting off easy access of west end of Marble Peak Trail

Pfeiffer Falls Trail closed due to treefall

west of Rte.1

due to rain flooding

Campfires allowed in national forest

due to post-storm flooding

Due to Big Sur River flow increase - East Molera, Headlands, & Campground Trails remain open

No public access allowed from Jan 1-31 while transitioning to SP management

Fires only in designated campgrounds, gas stoves allowed

and southern ArroyoSeco-Indians Roadungated

Tony and Marble Peak Trails now open

Escondido Campground now open, closure for N-F and SCR Road extended to April 2023

between N-F Road & Vicente Flat Trail

Closure areas unchanged but extended until April 30

But Dolan & Willow post-fire closures remain active

Stoves allowed in backcountry (but no fires!)

Everything within USFS National Forest boundary is closed, closure extended through Sept. 22

Everything within National Forest boundary is closed through Sept. 11 !

USFS reports algae bloom in pond below Salmon Creek Falls, Downstream water considered undrinkable, even if filtered - pets included.

Closes burnt section of Marble Peak Trail

13 years after Basin Complex fire

in Spruce Camp, looking for food

through July, to allow trail re-construction

no open fires outside developed areas, stoves ok

per expiration of USFS closure order - but western Nacimiento-Fergusson Road and northern South Coast Ridge Road remain closed to vehicles

for opening of Zen Center season

Tan Bark Trail and Tin House Fireroad OPEN

with two re-routes on western section

for camping only

Kirk Creek and Plaskett Creek Campgrounds

Old Coast Road

Arroyo Seco Campground

Pfeiffer Beach, Mill Creek, Sand Dollar Beach and Willow Creek Day Use Areas.  All USFS Campgrounds.

USFS reports difficult vehicle access beyond White Oaks Campground

now from Burns Creek (North) to Los Burros Road (South)

Campfires & stoves allowed

Current North closure at Anderson Creek (personal obs.)

Arroyo Sec Day Use Area closed (USFS webpage info incorrect) and likely unknown others

Multiple closures, notably Route 1 washed out at Rat Creek [map]

Currently many storm-related closures Route 1 washed away at Rat Creek and possibly closed for indefinite period (Montery County Road info)

excludes Dolan Post-fire Closure [map]

Pfeiffer Big Sur SP campground is closed until at least Jan 11

Limekiln SP beach (day use only) and Partington Cove Trail in Julia Pfieffer Burns State Park

Pfeiffer Beach, Mill Creek, and Willow Creek Day Use Areas

Pfeiffer Big Sur SP campground

Andrew Molera SP and Pfeiffer Big Sur SP

with some one-lane sections  

is open west of Route 1  

Lost Padres National forest now closed

national forest now closed from Pine Ridge Trail south to Los Burros (Willow Creek) Road. 

Nacimiento-Fergusson Road, Milpitas Road, Los Burros Road, South Coast Ridge Road

China Camp, White Oaks, Santa Lucia Memorial Park, Nacimiento, Ponderosa Campgrounds

Nacimiento-Fergusson Road closed from Route 1 east to Fort Hunter-Liggett boundary

Cachagua Road has re-opened and Tassajara Road opened from Carmel Valley Road to the National Forest boundary. 

Plaskett Creek Campground now closed

Forest closure from Boronda-MarblePeak Trails south to Nacimiento-Fergusson Road and from Route 1 east to Indians-Milpitas Roads. 

all Big Sur State Parks are closed, Kirk Creek Campground and Arroyo Seco Day Use Area are closed, Route 1 closed between Pfeiffer Big Sur SP and Gorda.  Smoke and unhealty conditions througout area. 

Tassajara and Cachagua Roads closed at Carmel Valley Road. 

the southern road closures are vehicle prohibitions only, not for hikers

USFS officially declares Los Padres Dam Road closed due to slide     More Info    

Due to overuse and illegal campfires by road campers, all southern dirt roads have been closed until Oct. 19

re‑routed Andrew Molera SP Headlands Trail     More Info    

All day use areas will be closed on July 4 and 5

All fireworks are always prohibited in the National Forest fireworks + dry grass =

Plaskett Ridge Road now open

Pfeiffer Big Sur and Limekiln State Park Campgrounds, Andrew Molera SP Headlands and Coyote Flats Trails.

Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park Campground will re-open on June 29

100% contained but Plaskett Ridge Road remains closed.

All non-group campgrounds and all roads except Piney Creek Rd. are now open

All state parks are now open for day-use visitors Big Sur Station is now open

All covid-order-closed trails and roads except Plaskett Ridge Rd, South Coast Ridge Rd, and Willow Creek Rd. 

Partington Cove Trail, Tanbark Trail, Tin House Fireroad in Julia Pfeiffer Burns SP 

Andrew Molera SP and Limekiln SP for day use only. 

day use areas and non-coastal roads and trails. 

to Level 2     More Info    

road+trail closure extended to May 15

includes Naciminento-Fergusson Rd !   the ONLY district closed !!

to both vehicles and hikers until at least May 3  

must park along Route 1  

will be closed until at least April 30  

State campgrounds, USFS "day use areas", Big Sur Station, USFS King City Office - parks and forest open to hikers  

updated version to be released pre-May

apparently for the winter

offically closed, but high-clearance vehicles driving it when dry

in Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park

but Tassajara and Old Coast Roads are CLOSED

due to heavy rains and flooding

VWA trailcrews repaired north end to Alder Creek.   More info  

Cone Peak Road and fire closure area are now open.

Old Coast Road now open to vehicle traffic, for west end access

northern access blocked by landslide and fence closing Los Padres Dam Road

Tan Bark Trail & Tin House Fireroad

northern access affected by new fencing across Los Padres Dam Road

"Route metrics" webpage now more mobile-friendly (note map size depends upon window size)

Searchable layer now available  

now magenta (were black) on maps

Long-press on interactive maps now gives extra ("right-click") features

Large GeoPDF maps now available