Emergency Closures

CDFW may have cause to close facilities or properties, postpone or cancel events, or adjust operations due to construction, flood, fire, or public health concerns.

Before heading to a CDFW property, check this page or contact a regional CDFW office to determine if the property is open. See CDFW's Online License Site for information on purchasing licenses, permits, tags and other entitlements.

Cause for closure key:
Construction
Flood
Fire

CDFW Lands and Managed Public Hunt Areas

Note to Hunters: also see Other Alerts and Closures, below, for National Refuges and Forests.

Closed due to prescribed burn: Eel River Wildlife Area (Humboldt County) - Ocean Ranch Unit is closed October 9 - 16th for a prescribed burn.
Closed due to wildfire: Elkhorn Slough Ecological Reserve (Monterey County) - Emergency Closure and Shelter in Place notice because of a battery fire at the mouth of the Harbor.
Closed due to construction: Imperial Wildlife Area (Imperial County) - Ramer Lake only
Closed due to construction: Los Banos Wildlife Area (Merced County) - office will be closed on October 19.
Closed due to wildfire: Moss Landing Wildlife Area (Monterey County) - Emergency Closure and Shelter in Place notice because of a battery fire at the mouth of the Harbor.
Closed due to construction: Moss Landing Wildlife Area (Monterey County) - parking lot only
Closed due to construction: Oroville Wildlife Area (Butte County) - Afterbay Outlet Boat Ramp and campground – closed until summer 2027
Closed due to wildfire: Tehama Wildlife Area (Tehama County) - Fisher Campground only

Other Alerts and Closures affecting California Hunting

CDFW does not manage these properties. These notices are posted for your convenience, and the list may not be comprehensive.

CDFW Facilities

Closed due to construction: Kern River Fish Hatchery (Kern County)

Hunting Tag Returns

Emergency Closures

CDFW Lands and Managed Public Hunt Areas

Other Alerts and Closures affecting California Hunting

CDFW Facilities

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