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Sequoia National Forest Emergency Flood Response

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Unit Information

Sequoia National Forest 
220 E. Morton Ave 
Porterville, 
California 
93257 
Sequoia National Forest 
220 E. Morton Ave 
Porterville, 
California 
93257 

Incident Contacts

  • Kern River Ranger District
    Email:
    SM.FS.SequoiaNF@usda.gov
    Phone:
    760-376-3781
    Hours:
    8 am - 4:30 pm
  • Hume Lake Ranger District
    Email:
    SM.FS.SequoiaNF@usda.gov
    Phone:
    559-338-2251
    Hours:
    8 am - 4:30 pm
  • Western Divide Ranger District
    Email:
    SM.FS.SequoiaNF@usda.gov
    Phone:
    559-539-2607
    Hours:
    8 am - 4:30 pm

Photographs Gallery

Highway 178 closed between Bakersfield and Lake Isabella
California Highway Patrol vehicles staff a closure point on Hwy 178.
California Highway Patrol vehicles staff a closure point on Hwy 178.
Highway 178 closed between Bakersfield and Lake Isabella

Image removed. EMERGENCY CLOSURE Image removed. SR-178 is closed through Kern Canyon between Bakersfield and Lake Isabella. There is no estimated time or date of reopening. The recommended detour is SR-58 to SR-14 to SR-178. You can always check the @officialcaltranshq QuickMap app or website for real-time conditions. @caltransdist6 @chp_centraldivision @chpdivisioncentral @chpmojave

Rockslide blocks a Forest Road on the Sequoia National Forest
A rockslide completely blocks a forest road on the Sequoia National Forest.
A rockslide completely blocks a forest road on the Sequoia National Forest.
Rockslide blocks a Forest Road on the Sequoia National Forest

A rockslide completely blocks a forest road in the Sequoia National Forest.  An excavator arm can be seen removing debris to begin reopening the road.

Slope Failure below a Forest Road
Slope Failure below a forest road on the Sequoia National Forest
Slope Failure below a forest road on the Sequoia National Forest
Slope Failure below a Forest Road

A hillside slides downhill just below a forest road on the Sequoia National Forest.

Forest Road with large erosion channel - road impassable.
Image shows a gravel forest road with a portion of road missing due to erosion and storm damage.
Image shows a gravel forest road with a portion of road missing due to erosion and storm damage.
Forest Road with large erosion channel - road impassable.

This forest road on the Sequoia National Forest is completely impassable due to the entire driving surface of the road being lost due to erosion from significant winter storms.

Muddy roads after winter rains
a large boulders sits on the road edge, and several inches of mud are covering the road after heavy winter rains.
a large boulders sits on the road edge, and several inches of mud are covering the road after heavy winter rains.
Muddy roads after winter rains

Heavy winter rains earlier this year caused debris and mud to flow on to forest roads.  A large boulder also slid down onto the road edge.

Sherman Pass at Five-mile grade - Debris Cleanup
Rocks have tumbled off the hillside onto the highway near Sherman Pass on the Sequoia National Forest.
Rocks have tumbled off the hillside onto the highway near Sherman Pass on the Sequoia National Forest.
Sherman Pass at Five-mile grade - Debris Cleanup

Rocks have tumbled off the hillside onto the highway near Sherman Pass on the Sequoia National Forest.

Forest Road 12S01 -
Debris and a large boulder on Forest Road 12S01 of the Sequoia National Forest.
Debris and a large boulder on Forest Road 12S01 of the Sequoia National Forest.
Forest Road 12S01 -

Debris and a large boulder on Forest Road 12S01 of the Sequoia National Forest.

Snow blocks Big Meadows Campground - Hume Lake District
Deep snow blocks the gate to Big Meadow Campground on the Hume Lake District in Late May 2023.
Deep snow blocks the gate to Big Meadow Campground on the Hume Lake District in Late May 2023.
Snow blocks Big Meadows Campground - Hume Lake District

Deep snow blocks the gate to Big Meadow Campground on the Hume Lake District in Late May 2023.

Kern River - Hobo Campground Flooding
A picnic table in Hobo Campground is nearly submerged under the flooding water of the Kern River.
A picnic table in Hobo Campground is nearly submerged under the flooding water of the Kern River.
Kern River - Hobo Campground Flooding

A picnic table in Hobo Campground is nearly submerged under the flooding water of the Kern River.

Camp 4 Campground Entrance Damage
Erosion at the entrance to Camp 4 Campground on the Sequoia National Forest.
Erosion at the entrance to Camp 4 Campground on the Sequoia National Forest.
Camp 4 Campground Entrance Damage

Erosion from significant winter storms has damaged the entrance to Camp 4 Campground on the Sequoia National Forest.

Camp 4 Campground after Road Repairs.
The entrance to Camp 4 Campground on the Sequoia National Forest after road work is completed. Road is smooth.
The entrance to Camp 4 Campground on the Sequoia National Forest after road work is completed. Road is smooth.
Camp 4 Campground after Road Repairs.

Camp 4 Campground on the Sequoia National Forest after road repair has been completed.

Sequoia National Forest Winter Conditions
Forest Service Road Number 13S09 Tenmile Road near Bearskin Grove remains snow covered and impassable as of May 13, 2023.
Forest Service Road Number 13S09 Tenmile Road near Bearskin Grove remains snow covered and impassable as of May 13, 2023.
Sequoia National Forest Winter Conditions

Forest Service Road Number 13S09 Tenmile Road near Bearskin Grove remains snow covered and impassable as of May 13, 2023.

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