Place closure
No recurring date-based closure of Bourland Meadow Trailhead is published. Seasonal Sonora Pass corridor and temporary emergency orders still control access.
Trailhead
Emigrant Wilderness, Stanislaus National Forest, California
Bourland Meadow Trailhead begins on Forest Service Trail 19E13; the official diagram and NFS trail connect Bourland Meadow with Chain Lakes
Use the signed forest-road route and check snow and gate status before the permit-season trip.
Seasonal access
No recurring date-based closure of Bourland Meadow Trailhead is published. Seasonal Sonora Pass corridor and temporary emergency orders still control access.
Seasonal Sonora Pass corridor: Use the signed Bourland Meadow Trailhead access in Emigrant Wilderness, Stanislaus National Forest, California. Highway 108 and its forest-road approaches are seasonal and can close for snow or fire. Verify the selected road, parking area, and permit-issuance instructions. Highway 108 and its trailhead spurs are typically closed by winter snow, with reopening controlled by conditions. Wilderness permit dates are an authorization rule, not a closure season.
Check Caltrans, Stanislaus alerts, and the selected forest road before travel; do not use the permit season as proof that the road is open.