41K Acres of Station-Fire Damaged Angeles National Forest Reopened

How about some camping this Memorial Day weekend?

The Forest Service announced Friday it is officially reopening 41,000 acres of land in the Angeles National Forest closed after the Station Fire.

The maps at right demonstrate which areas have been reopened - the blue area on the top map shows areas that were closed prior to Friday's announcement.  That can be compared to the lower map, which shows the current state of closures as of Friday's announcement, outlined in blue.  

Much of the change comes in areas off of Big Tujunga Canyon Road. Some campgrounds, including the Monte Cristo and Hidden Springs campgrounds were also reopened, even though the forest areas around them are still off limits.

Areas above Millard Canyon and the popular Brown Mountain area, which is used by mountain bikers, will remain closed for now.

The areas have been closed since the 2009 Station Fire, which burned around 250 square miles in the forest area, making it the largest fire in L.A. County history.

The Forest Service did the, right before Memorial Day.

Editor's note: The original version of this story incorrectly stated that some areas accesible from Altadena trail heads were reopened. That information has since been corrected.