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Openings & Closings:
Torrential rains that pushed into the California desert over the weekend washed out a number of main roads in Mojave National Preserve, as well as a major thoroughfare connecting the east and west sections of Joshua Tree National Park.
News Briefs:
Today, officials announced that all trails and campgrounds closed by the blaze, including the popular Laguna Mountain Recreation Area, can be used by the public again.
National Forests:
The 8.4-mile Skyline Trail is relatively flat, gaining a cumulative 539 feet within the 7,500 to 8,000 foot elevation range.
News Briefs:
Daily mosquito monitoring by the Los Angeles County West Vector Control District suggested the need for closing the preserve.
News Briefs:
Two late July storms that brought the Sierra Nevada the Aspen Fire and numerous road closures in Death Valley also left trails and roads damaged in Inyo National Forest.
National Parks:
A portion of a popular talus cave in Pinnacles National Park reopened this morning after biologists found that a colony of protected bats had left.
Openings & Closings:
A 2,850-acre fire in Riverside and San Bernardino counties is burning in a remote area.
National Parks:
Damage is less extensive than had been feared, but the castle and its immediate evirons will stay closed until everything's back to normal.
National Parks:
A fire of unknown cause is burning near the historic Scotty's Castle in Death Valley National Park, and part of the park near the castle has been closed to visitors.
Openings & Closings:
Miles of pathways throughout the Santa Monica Mountains will reopen after full control of a wildfire that ripped through 24,000 acres earlier this month.
Openings & Closings:
With snow melting, access to one of the coolest places in California has opened.
Openings & Closings:
A wildfire that has quickly spread within the western Santa Monica Mountains forced the closure of trails and park areas today.
National Parks:
Rattlesnake Canyon was closed to the public in early April after rangers discovered a rash of spray-painted graffiti on the canyon's rock walls and boulders.
Openings & Closings:
The bittersweet lemonade from this year's early high temperatures and lack of significant snowfall is access into Inyo National Forest will begin earlier than usual this year.
Openings & Closings:
When completed the trail will allow hikers to travel between Cahuenga Boulevard and the L.A. River by way of Griffith Park and LADWP land.
Openings & Closings:
The full 3.2-mile, relatively flat loop will finally be open again to walkers, joggers, and cyclists.
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National Parks:
A new rash of graffiti has prompted the closing of yet another popular day use area, this time at Rattlesnake Canyon near the Indian Cove campground.
National Parks:
It's not often that Bear Gulch Caves are completely open.
Openings & Closings:
Barker Dam, built in 1900 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, has seen an explosion of graffiti since around October.
Openings & Closings:
A Christmas day incident has led to the closure of Jackson Lake for the first three months of 2013.
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Two people climbing a steep Griffith Park hill Sunday morning had to b...
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The news comes on the heels of 12 pot farm raids in Los Padres Nationa...
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The incident team that's been running the operation for over two weeks...
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Following the eradication of 10 marijuana grow sites in July, authorit...
