Significant Incidents Updates

*HEAT ALERT: With temperatures set to exceed 110 degrees throughout much of the state this week, California is urging everyone to take extra precautions as they celebrate the Fourth of July. Governor Newsom has directed the Office of Emergency Services to activate its State Operations Center. Read about how California is preparing for this heatwave. The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning for parts of California from 11 a.m. on Tuesday, July 2, through Sunday, July 7, at 8 p.m. PDT. Please be sure to take extra precautions when heading outdoors and know before you go by checking the park’s webpage ahead of time. Visit our safety tips webpage and get the latest on the weather at weather.gov.

Incidents Overview

State Park Peace Officers work closely with the state’s network of local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies to ensure state parks units and their surrounding communities are safe.

Information on significant incidents such as, but not limited to wildfires, earthquakes, floods, and public safety power shutoffs, will be posted on this website.

Before leaving home, be sure to check the status of the park unit you want to visit to find out if it is temporarily closed or what restrictions and guidelines are in place. Please recreate responsibly. For safety tips, visit parks.ca.gov/SafetyTips.

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Disclaimer

This site provides general information concerning an incident within California’s state park system. All of our information comes from park districts and/or divisions and must be approved by the Incident Commander in charge of managing the incident prior to release. Updates to these sites cannot be guaranteed on a set time schedule. Please use the information on these pages only as a reference. The sites are not meant to provide up to the minute information. Please refer to the information phone numbers provided on this site, and website links for additional information, and monitor your local radio stations for emergency broadcasts.