The Cleveland National Forest has extended closure of its recreation facilities, lands, roads and trails.

The closure, which went into effect Oct. 22, will continue as long as hot spots exist and in light of Santa Ana winds forecasted for the weekend.  The closure notice will be reevaluated next week. Most county roads and state highways will remain open to through traffic .

Four of last week's fires have burned 60,822 acres of forest land. For more information, visit http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/cleveland .

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