Published by Raymond Ray
San Bernardino Mountains – Recent snowfall, along with more predicted, has prompted the seasonal closure of several U.S. Forest Service roads in the San Bernardino Mountains of San Bernardino National Forest. The roads will remain closed until spring, when conditions allow them to be reopened. No motorized travel is allowed on these roads during the closure.
These annual closures are put into effect for public safety and to preserve and mitigate damage to the roads. Many roads are constructed on soil types which easily damage in wet and freezing weather.
The closures also afford new recreational opportunities, such as snowshoeing and cross country skiing. Any of the free and open Yellow Post campsites along these roads remain available on a first-come, first-serve basis, but must be reached by foot or ski.
The roads which are closed for the winter season are:
Running Springs area/Snow Valley
1N96 Keller Peak Road (Yellow Post Sites are open but, are walk-in only) 2N97 Camp Creek TH
Green Valley Lake area
2N19 Green Valley Lake and spur roads 2N13 Snow Slide west end upper gate.
Southside Big Bear Lake
2N10 West end Mill Creek gate and east end Country Club gate (Yellow Post Sites open, walk-in only) 2N08 Knickerbocker (Yellow Post Sites open, walk-in only) 2N11 Santa Ana Divide (Yellow Post Sites open, walk-in only) 2N06 Radford Truck Trail (upper gates and lower gates) 1N54 Clarks Grade (upper gates and lower gates)
Northside Big Bear Lake
3N09 Van Dusen Canyon Rd. (upper and lower gates) 2N13 Snow Slide (Fawnskin side) 2N13B Butler Peak 2N80 Grout Bay Cutoff (interior gate) 2N70 Gray’s Peak 2N68 Old Snow Slide
Eastside Big Bear Lake
2N27 Sand Canyon 2N93 Sugarloaf (Hatchery Road) and (Heart Bar side)
Heart Bar area
1N01 Onyx Summit 1N02 Coon Creek 1N05 Mission Springs