California Code of Regulations
Title 14 - Natural Resources
Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Chapter 6 - Hazardous Fire Areas and Conditions*
Article 4 - South Sierra Region
Section 1204.5 - Whitmore-Panther Creek Hazardous Fire Area

Whitmore-Panther Creek Hazardous Fire Area is composed of approximately 22,440 acres (90.9 km2) of forested land in El Dorado and Amador Counties. The exterior boundary of the area is described as follows:

Beginning at the section corner to Secs. 10, 11, 14 & 15, T7N, R13E, MDB&M ; thence N .25 mi.; thence E to Antelope Creek; thence NE along creek to 1/4 cnr. between Secs. 2 & 11, T7N, R13E; thence N to Whitmore Rd.; thence NE along the road approx. .5 mi. to point where fence line takes off up the hill NW from Whitmore Rd., said fence line being property line betw. American Forest Products Corporation and Amador Pines subdivision; thence NW along fence line approx. 25 mi. to a point where fence line turns NE; thence NE approx. 2.5 mi. along fence line to SW cnr. Sec. 30, T8N, R14E; thence N 1 mi. and E 1 mi. to SW cnr. of Sec. 20; thence N .5 mi. & E 2 mi. to 1/4 cnr. betw. Secs. 21 & 22; thence N .5 mi. and E 2.25 mi. to Hwy. 88 nr. SW cnr. of SE 1/4 SW 1/4 of Sec. 13; thence along Hwy. 88 E to intersection of E line of NW 1/4, SE 1/4 of Sec. 13 nr. Ham Station; thence S to SE cnr. of SW 1/4, SE 1/4 of Sec. 13; thence W .25 mi. and S 1 mi. to 1/4 cnr. betw. Secs. 24 & 25; thence E .5 mi., S .5 mi., E .5 mi. to center of Sec. 20, T8N, R15E; thence S .5 mi., W .5 mi., S 1 mi. to SE cnr. Sec. 36, T8N, R14E; thence E .25 mi., S .25 mi., W .25 mi. and S 2 mi. to the Mokelumne River nr. Bruces Crossing on E sec. line of Sec. 13, T7N, R14E; thence following Mokelumne River W to intersection with S sec. line of Sec. 17, T7N, R14E; thence W approx. 3 mi. along S sec. lines of Secs. 17 & 18, T7N, R14E & Sec. 13, T7N, R13E to SE sec. cnr. of Sec. 14, T7N, R13E; thence S .5 mi., W .25 mi., N .5 mi. and W .25 mi. to 1/4 cnr. betw. Secs. 14 & 23, T7N, R13E; thence N 1 mi. and W .5 mi. to SW cnr. Sec. 11, T7N, R13E, the point of beginning.

AFPC--17,302 acres (70.0 km2)

Other private--2,782 (11.3 km2)

USFS--2,356 acres (9.6 km2)

This area is established in response to a letter of petition from the American Forest Products Corporation dated October 25, 1976, as the property owner of 17,302 acres (70.0 km2) or 77% of the area with the above described boundaries. No privately-owned campgrounds established and maintained for public use have been identified and exempted from use restrictions set forth in Section 4255, Public Resources Code. Smoking and use of campfires shall be allowed within public campgrounds established and maintained by the U.S. Forest Service for public use unless restrictions on such uses are specifically posted within each campground by the U.S. Forest Service. American Forest Products Corporation has filed with the Board consent for the Director to close the lands within the hazardous fire area to entry pursuant to the provisions of Section 4256, Public Resources Code.

Note: Authority cited for Sections 1204.5-1204.10: Sections 4252 and 4256, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 4251, 4252, 4255 and 4257, Public Resources Code.