Trailhead

Bourland Meadow Trailhead

Emigrant Wilderness, Stanislaus National Forest, California

About this place

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

Closures & seasonal access

Highway 108 and its trailhead spurs are typically closed by winter snow, with reopening controlled by conditions

Place closure

No recurring date-based closure of Bourland Meadow Trailhead is published. Seasonal Sonora Pass corridor and temporary emergency orders still control access.

Seasonal 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.

Before driving

Check Caltrans, Stanislaus alerts, and the selected forest road before travel; do not use the permit season as proof that the road is open.

Map

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Latitude
38.103901° N
Longitude
119.927419° W

Sources

National Forest System and USGS Trails — snapped official trail pointNFS 19E13Stanislaus National Forest Wilderness PermitEmigrant, Carson-Iceberg & Mokelumne Wilderness current conditionsStanislaus wilderness permits and regulationsStanislaus National Forest — current alerts