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 1204.8 - Mokelumne Hazardous Fire Area

Mokelumne Hazardous Fire Area is composed of approximately 27,972 acres (113.2 km2) of forested land in Calaveras County. The exterior boundary of the area is described as follows:

Beginning at the 1/4 cnr. between Secs. 28 & 29, T7N, R15E, MDB&M, being the NW cnr. of the Guilliani parcel, then S to Forest Creek; thence E along Forest Creek to the road crossing at Folsom Campground; thence SE on Bailey Ridge Fire Station Rd. through Secs. 32 & 34 and through Secs. 3 & 10, T6N, R15E, to the crossing of Middle Fork of Mokelumne River known as Solinsky Crossing; thence S & W through Secs. 10, 9 & 16 to the road jct. with Buck Ranch Motor Way in SE 1/4, NW 1/4 of Sec. 16; thence E along Buck Ranch Motor Way through Secs. 16, 15, 14, 23, 24 & 13 and through Secs. 18, 7, 8, 9 & 10, T6N, R16E, to the jct. with Black Spring Rd.; thence NE on Black Spring Rd. to jct. with E line of NW 1/4 of Sec. 10, T6N, R16E; thence N to 1/4 cnr. betw. Secs. 3 & 10; thence E .5 mi., N 2 mi. & E 1 mi. to SE cnr., Sec. 26, T7N, R16E; thence N .75 mi., E .25 mi., N .5 mi., W .25 mi. & N 1.25 mi. to 1/4 cnr. betw. Secs. 13 & 14, T7N, R16E; thence E 1 mi. through Sec. 13, N .25 mi., E .25 mi., N .25 mi. & W .25 mi. to NE cnr. Sec. 13; thence N .25 mi., W .5 mi., S .25 mi. & W 3.5 mi. to NW cnr. Sec. 16; thence S 1 mi., E 1 mi. & S .5 mi. to 1/4 cnr. betw. Secs. 21 & 22; thence W 1 mi., S 1.25 mi., W 1 mi. & N 1.75 mi. to NE cnr., Sec. 19, T7N, R16E; thence W 2 mi., N .75 mi., E .25 mi., N .25 mi. & W .25 mi. to NW cnr. Sec. 14, T7N, R15E; thence W .25 mi., S .25 mi., W 1.75 mi. & N .25 mi. to NE cnr. Sec. 15; thence W .5 mi., S .25 mi., W 1.5 mi., S .5 mi., E 1 mi. & S .25 mi. to SW cnr. Sec. 15; thence S 1 mi., W .5 mi., S to Winton Rd. and SE along this road approx. .5 mi. to W sec. line of Sec. 28; thence N to 1/4 cnr. betw. Secs. 28 & 29, T7N, R15E, to the point of beginning.

AFPC--17,521 acres (70.9 km2)

Other Private--751 acres (3.0 km2)

USFS--9,700 acres (39.3 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 17,521 acres (70.9 km2) or 63% of the area with the above described boundary. 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 the 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.