South Lake Tahoe, Calif. –Due to the uncertain path of the King Fire, the U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit has closed the McKinney Rubicon Trail and is advising against travel into the Desolation or Granite Chief wildernesses. The Eldorado National Forest has issued a forest closure for its Desolation Wilderness trails and trailheads. In particular, hikers and equestrians should consider cancelling plans for overnight travel into the Desolation and Granite Chief wildernesses.

For more information, contact the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit Forest Supervisor’s office at (530) 543-2694 or visit http://www.fs.usda.gov/ltbmu or http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4108/.