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 1204.6 - Beaver Ridge-Bear River Hazardous Fire Area

Beaver Ridge-Bear River Hazardous Fire Area is composed of approximately 13,440 acres (54.4 km2) of forested land in Amador and El Dorado Counties. The exterior boundary of the area is described as follows:

Beginning at the section corner common to Secs. 7, 8, 17 & 18, T8N, R15E, MDB&M ; thence W 1 mi.; N. 1 mi. and E 1 mi. to NE cnr. of Sec. 7; thence N .25 mi., E .5 mi., S .25 mi., E 1 mi. to 1/4 cnr. betw. Secs. 4 & 9; thence S 1.5 mi. & E .5 mi. to 1/4 cnr. betw. Secs. 15 & 16; thence S 1.5 mi., E 1 mi. & N 2 mi. to NW cnr., Sec. 14; thence E 1.5 mi., N 2 mi. & W .5 mi. to SW cnr., Sec. 36, T9N, R15E; thence N 1 mi., E 1 mi. & S 5 mi. along E sec. lines of Secs. 1, 12, 13, 24 & 36 to SE cnr., Sec. 24, T8N, R15E; thence E 1 mi., S .5 mi., E .5 mi. to center of Sec. 29, T8N, R16E; thence S .5 mi., W .5 mi. & N .5 mi. to 1/4 cnr. betw. Secs. 31 & 32, T8N, R16E; thence W through Secs. 31 & 36 into Sec. 35 to Bear River; thence SW along Bear River approx. .75 mi. to intersection with S sec. line of Sec. 35, T8N, R15E; thence W .5 mi. & S .5 mi. to 1/4 cnr. betw. Secs. 2 & 3, T7N, R15E; thence E 3 mi. through center of Secs. 3, 4 & 5 to 1/4 cnr. betw. Secs. 5 & 6, T7N, R15E; thence N .5 mi., E .25 mi., N .25 mi., E .5 mi., N .75 mi. & E .25 mi. to SW sec. cnr., Sec. 28, T8N, R15E; thence N .5 mi., E .5 mi., N .25 mi., E .25 mi. & N 1.25 mi. to SE cnr. to SW 1/4 SE 1/4 of Sec. 16; thence W .75 mi. & N across Hwy. 88, .5 mi. to 1/4 cnr. betw. Secs. 16 & 17; thence W 1 mi. & N .5 mi. to NW cnr. Sec. 17, T8N, R15E, the point of beginning.

AFPC--7,543 acres (30.6 km2)

Other private--70 acres (28.3 km2)

USFS --5,727 acres (23.2 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 7,543 acres (30.5 km2) of 57% 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 land within the hazardous fire area to entry pursuant to provisions of Section 4256, Public Resources Code.