National forest
San Bernardino National Forest
San Bernardino National Forest is a national forest in California.
Current notices posted by the managing agency. Checked Sept. 30, 2026.
- Closure: Roads Closures MT & FC Ranger Districts To provide for public safety and protect natural resources. Since July 29, 2026.
- Closure: Cucamonga Canyon Area Closure To provide for public safety Since July 13, 2026.
- Closure: Upper Big Falls Area Closure To provide for public safety Since July 13, 2026.
- Closure: Waterways Closure To protect natural resources. Since April 3, 2026.
- Closure: Applewhite Picnic Area Closure To provide for public safety. Since March 12, 2026.
- Closure: Line Fire Area Closure To provide for public safety. Since Feb. 11, 2026.
- Closure: Deep Creek Area Closure (Aztec Falls) Sites Affected: Deep Creek Deep Creek Hot Springs Devils Hole OHV Trail (2W01) Splinters Cabin Day-Use Area Since July 2, 2025.
- Closure: Radford Fire Closure Area To provide for public safety and protect natural resources Since Feb. 26, 2025.
Check current closures and fire restrictions for San Bernardino National Forest on the managing agency's own page.
San Bernardino National Forest map
San Bernardino National Forest boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
Fire restrictions
One fire restriction order is recorded for this unit as of Sept. 30, 2026. Each links the signed order.
- Fire Restrictions Effective June 9, 2026. To provide for public safety, the following acts are prohibited within the San Bernardino National Forest: Building, maintaining, attending or using a fire, campfire, or charcoal fire except in a Forest Service-provided campfire ring or BBQ within the areas listed in Exhibit A. Smoking, except…
Common questions
- San Bernardino National Forest has 7 district offices: Barton Flats Visitor Center in Angelus Oaks (909-794-4861), Front Country Ranger District in Lytle Creek Road Lytle Creek (909-382-2851), Mill Creek Visitor Center in Mill Creek Road Mentone (909-382-2882), Mountaintop Ranger District and Discovery Center in Fawnskin (909-382-2790), San Bernardino National Forest in S. Tippecanoe Ave San Bernardino (909-382-2600), San Jacinto Ranger District in Idyllwild (909-382-2921), and Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument in Palm Desert (760-862-9984).
- San Bernardino National Forest is managed through 3 ranger districts: Front Country Ranger District, Mountaintop Ranger District, and San Jacinto Ranger District.
Camping on San Bernardino National Forest
Fire restrictions change by district and season: check the current alerts and restrictions before you go.
San Bernardino National Forest maps
- Interactive forest map from the Forest Service
- Motor Vehicle Use Maps: which roads are open to which vehicles, and so where you can legally drive to a dispersed site
- Forest visitor map
Ranger district offices
| Barton Flats Visitor Center (visitor center) | Angelus Oaks, CA | 909-794-4861 | Summer Season Only (Memorial Day thru Labor Day) - Saturdays & Sundays 9:00 am |
| Front Country Ranger District | Lytle Creek Road Lytle Creek, CA | 909-382-2851 | Wednesday-Sunday from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday & Tuesday Closed |
| Mill Creek Visitor Center (visitor center) | Mill Creek Road Mentone, CA | 909-382-2882 | Saturday-Sunday 9:00 am to 4:00 pm |
| Mountaintop Ranger District and Discovery Center | Fawnskin, CA | 909-382-2790 | Thursday-Monday from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, Tuesday & Wednesday Closed |
| San Bernardino National Forest | S. Tippecanoe Ave San Bernardino, CA | 909-382-2600 | Monday-Friday, see list below |
| San Jacinto Ranger District | Idyllwild, CA | 909-382-2921 | Thursday through Monday from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm; Closed for lunch 12:00 pm |
| Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument | Palm Desert, CA | 760-862-9984 | Thursday through Monday from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm |
Fishing and water
Fishing inside the boundary: Jenks Lake fishing , Lake Fulmor fishing , Lake Hemet fishing , Santa Ana River fishing , Santa Ana River South Fork fishing , with stocking records and species on fishypedia.com.
- Green Valley Lake fishing (right at the boundary): its fishing and stocking record on fishypedia.com.
- Glen Helen Park Lake fishing (0.5 miles outside the boundary): its fishing and stocking record on fishypedia.com.
- Bogart Park Pond fishing (0.5 miles outside the boundary): its fishing and stocking record on fishypedia.com.
- Big Bear Lake fishing (0.5 miles outside the boundary): its fishing and stocking record on fishypedia.com.
- Gregory Lake fishing (0.6 miles outside the boundary): its fishing and stocking record on fishypedia.com.
Public lands next to San Bernardino National Forest
- Wilderness areaCahuilla Mountain Wilderness lies inside San Bernardino National Forest.
- Wilderness areaSan Jacinto Wilderness lies inside San Bernardino National Forest.
- Wilderness areaSouth Fork San Jacinto Wilderness lies inside San Bernardino National Forest.
- Wilderness area Most of Cucamonga Wilderness lies inside San Bernardino National Forest.
- Wilderness area Most of San Gorgonio Wilderness lies inside San Bernardino National Forest.
- National forestSan Bernardino National Forest borders Angeles National Forest.
- State parkSan Bernardino National Forest borders Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.
- Wilderness areaSan Bernardino National Forest borders Bighorn Mountain Wilderness.
Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.
- https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/sanbernardino/offices (accessed 2026-09-28)
- https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/sanbernardino (accessed 2026-09-28)