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 1204.9 - Silver Fork Hazardous Fire Area
Silver Fork Hazardous Fire Area is composed of approximately 13,331 acres (54.0 km2) of forested land in El Dorado County. The exterior boundary of the area is described as follows:
Beginning at the section corner common to Secs. 1, 2, 11 & 12, T9N, R15E, then E 1 mi., N .5 mi., E 2.25 mi., N .5 mi. & E .25 mi. to the 1/4 cnr. betw. Sec. 33, T10N, R16E & Sec. 4, T9N, R16E; thence N 1 mi., W .5 mi., N 2 mi. & E 2 mi. to SE cnr. Sec. 15; thence N 2 mi., W 1.75 mi., N .25 mi., W .75 mi., N .75 mi. & W .5 mi. to NW cnr. of Lot 13, Sec. 5, T10N, R16E; thence S .25 mi., W 1.5 mi. & S .75 mi. to 1/4 cnr. betw. Secs. 1 & 12, T10N, R15E; thence W 2 mi., S 1 mi., E 1.75 mi., S 1 mi. & E .25 mi. to 1/4 cnr. betw. Secs. 13 & 24; thence S 1 mi., E 1.25 mi., S .25 mi. & E approx. .75 mi. to Hells Delight Rd.; thence S along said road through Secs. 29 & 32 to a point on S sec. line of Sec. 32 nr. SW cnr. of SE 1/4, SE 1/4; thence W .75 mi. along sec. line, N .5 mi., W 1 mi., N .5 mi. & W 1 mi. to NW cnr., Sec. 36; thence S 2 mi. to SW cnr., Sec. 1, T9N, R15E, the point of beginning.
AFPC--7,274 acres (29.4 km2)
Other Private--97 acres (39.3 ha)
USFS--5,960 acres (24.1 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 7,274 acres (29.4 km2) or 55% 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 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 those lands within the hazardous fire area to entry pursuant to provisions of Section 4256, Public Resources Code.
