Hwy 120 - Tioga Pass Closed

Parts of highway 395 are also closed in Washington or Oregon, due to wildfires as well.

There are sure a lot of wildfires this summer! They are having difficulty finding enough tankers and firefighters this summer, and are calling in resources from New Zealand and other areas!

Have fun camping - if you can find a spot with no smoke in the air!

Fred.

agesilaus wrote:
"I'm not sure the campground is closed for the season -- I read in the paper that it will be closed for about a week while they fumigate."

OK that makes sense, but fumigate what? Have they added cabins to that CG? IT's been years since we camped there. I guess there is a store and some Ranger buildings.

They fumigate the rodent dens.

Inyo NF press release about closures due to this fire.

It is called the Walker Fire. Basically, avoid northern June Lake Loop through Lee Vining. The campgrounds on Lee Vining Creek along 120 are closed.

"I'm not sure the campground is closed for the season -- I read in the paper that it will be closed for about a week while they fumigate."

OK that makes sense, but fumigate what? Have they added cabins to that CG? IT's been years since we camped there. I guess there is a store and some Ranger buildings.

I'm not sure the campground is closed for the season -- I read in the paper that it will be closed for about a week while they fumigate.

But anyone traveling in the eastern Sierra in the next few weeks should expect some smoke -- we just got back from a week near Bridgeport, and the fires on the west side of the Sierra were creating a lot of haze and air pollution all over the area.

Tuolummne Campground is also closed for the season since they found two squirrels infected with the plague.