Seasonal Closures
Roads and facilities are beginning to open for the season, but some remain closed. Read more about Seasonal Closures and Road Closures and learn which facilities remain open all year.

Carriage Roads Closure
As of noon on Tuesday, May 5, 2009, the carriage roads are open to all users—walkers and hikers, bicyclists, and horses and carriages.

Construction Closure
The Jordan Pond House grounds, driveway, and parking lot are under construction during winter 2008–2009. The parking lot at the Jordan Pond House is closed. Visitors accessing trails and carriage roads should use the north parking lot. The Jordan Pond House parking lot is expected to reopen in May 2009.

Wildlife Closures
The park closes certain areas each year to protect nesting wildlife.

• The Precipice Trail and Valley Cove Trail (formerly known as the "northern portion of the Flying Mountain Trail") are now closed to protect nesting peregrine falcons.

Park staff survey damage caused by the earthquake on October 2.

Safety Closures
A minor earthquake near the park on Monday, October 2, 2006, caused rock falls that damaged several trails in the east side of the park. The following trail is closed until further notice:

• East Face Trail

The park's trail crew is working to make this trail safe and to reopen it to the public as soon as possible. The trail sustained substantial damage.

Read more about the earthquake.