Fire restrictions · California
Stanislaus National Forest fire restrictions
Status unverifiedWe haven't been able to confirm this forest's fire order since — treat it as unknown and read the forest's alerts page before you go.
Where this forest sits today
- No order Everyday rules — fires in the rings, out cold before you leave.
- Stage 1 Campfires only in the permanent rings at developed sites.
- Stage 2 No wood or charcoal fire anywhere — gas stoves usually still fine.
- Closed The forest, or a marked part of it, is shut to public entry.
Read from the Stanislaus National Forest alerts page on . That page is the order; this one is our reading of it.
What this stage means
We're between successful checks on this forest, so we won't show you an old stage as if it were today's. Treat it as unknown until you've read the order yourself.
Stage 1, stage 2, and closures explained in plain words — including how a county burn ban is a different rule with a different boundary.
Camping out here? You can camp up to 21 days on this forest — the Stanislaus National Forest dispersed camping rules cover the stay limit, setbacks, and which roads allow it.
Read the order yourself
The forest's own alerts page has the current order, with the map of what it covers and the exceptions written out. The ranger district office nearest your trailhead can tell you the same thing over the phone.
Fire orders change with the weather — check the forest's alerts page or ranger district before you light anything.