Blue Fire Prompts Emergency Area Closure on the Klamath National Forest

KNF PRESS RELEASE

YREKA, Calif., Augut 31, 2025 — An emergency area closure is in effect on the Klamath National Forest beginning August 31^st due to the Blue Fire south of Seiad, California. The closure area is south of CA Highway 96 from the Scott River Road westward to Grider Ridge, just south of Seiad. Grider Ridge delineates the western boundary of the closure, which then extends to the east through the Maple Spring area and on to Lake Mountain Lookout and Browns Knob, where it turns to the northeast to tie in with the intersection of Highway 96 and the Scott River Road. 

A section of the Pacific Crest Trail is within the closure area and extends from Seiad through the closure polygon and into the Marble Mountain Wilderness to the junction with the Kelsey National Recreation Trail. The closure area also includes Grider Creek Campground and the Grider Creek and Cold Spring trailheads.

To provide for public safety during the ongoing Blue Fire, the emergency closure prohibits the following acts:

• Going into or being upon any National Forest System lands within the Blue Fire Closure Area.

• Being on any National Forest System trails within the Blue Fire Closure Area.

• Being on any National Forest System roads within the Blue Fire Closure Area.

• Entering or using any Developed Recreation Sites within the Blue Fire Closure Area.

The closure is in effect from August 31 through September 20, 2025.

For a complete forest order and a map of the affected area, visit the following link:https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/klamath/alerts/blue-fire-closure-order.

For more information about the Blue Fire visit https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/caknf-blue-fire-klamath-national-forest. 

An additional area closure has gone into effect on the forest due to the Dillon Fire affecting a small area north of Dillon Creek Campground in the southwestern corner of the forest. Information on the Dillon Fire Closure Area is available at https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/klamath/alerts/dillon-fire-closure-order. Dillon Fire information can be found at https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/casrf-dillon-fire.

The Klamath National Forest is in fire restrictions. Before visiting the forest, please review the restrictions athttps://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/klamath/alerts/fire-restrictions. Among other things, campfires are only permitted in designated recreation sites and wilderness. Please be cautious with anything that can start a wildfire. It only takes one spark from an unattended campfire, a ricocheting bullet, driving on a flat tire, or dragging a trailer safety chain to start a wildfire.

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