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Original source: USDA Forest Service

Claims and evidence

Fire restrictions

East fork developed site exception
Yes
Effective ends on
2026-12-31
Effective starts on
2026-06-22
Fire and charcoal
only in provided developed-site structures
Lpg with shutoff
allowed with valid California campfire permit
Order
05-04-50-26-23
Stage
1
Evidence and sources (1)

Claim effective interval: 2026-06-22 to 2026-12-31

Spatial scope IDs: scope-east-fork-campground

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Forest Order 05-04-50-26-23 establishes Stage 1 fire restrictions June 22 through December 31, 2026. East Fork is named in Exhibit A as a developed recreation-site exception for fires and charcoal in provided structures; LPG devices with shutoff valves remain allowed with a valid California campfire permit.

    Publisher
    USDA Forest Service
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-23T18:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service

Seasonal fire restrictions

Order
05-04-50-26-23
Prohibited
fire, campfire, stove fire and charcoal outside listed developed sites
Scope
Inyo National Forest; not county campground or NPS by inference
Stove exception
California Campfire Permit plus pressurized liquid petroleum/LPG stove or lantern with shutoff valve
Evidence and sources (1)

Claim effective interval: 2026-06-22 to 2026-12-31

Spatial scope IDs: scope-route-taboose-pass

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Stage 1 order 05-04-50-26-23 runs June 22-December 31, 2026. Its portable-stove exception is narrower than the standing wilderness order: California Campfire Permit, pressurized liquid petroleum/LPG fuel and shutoff valve.

    Publisher
    USDA Forest Service
    Observer / attribution
    Wayproof primary-source text, table and visual map review
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-10-06T21:40:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service

Recorded observations

Browse observations separately (2)

Stage 1 order 05-04-50-26-23 runs June 22-December 31, 2026. Its portable-stove exception is narrower than the standing wilderness order: California Campfire Permit, pressurized liquid petroleum/LPG fuel and shutoff valve.

Publisher
USDA Forest Service
Observer / attribution
Wayproof primary-source text, table and visual map review
Observed at
Unknown
Retrieved at
2026-10-06T21:40:00+00:00

Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service

Forest Order 05-04-50-26-23 establishes Stage 1 fire restrictions June 22 through December 31, 2026. East Fork is named in Exhibit A as a developed recreation-site exception for fires and charcoal in provided structures; LPG devices with shutoff valves remain allowed with a valid California campfire permit.

Publisher
USDA Forest Service
Observer / attribution
Not recorded
Observed at
Unknown
Retrieved at
2026-09-23T18:00:00+00:00

Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service

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