Happy is the 3rd-largest wildfire this season in California.
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The Happy Fire, which is a lightning fire discovered on 7/16/2024, burning within the Monarch Wilderness and within the 2015 Rough Fire footprint.
KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK CLOSURES: 1. Hotel Creek Trail from the overlook junction to the Lewis Creek Trail, and 2. The area west of the line that follows the Lewis Creek Trail (inclusive) bounded by the road to the south; to the junction of the trail with Lewis Creek/East Lewis Creek; along the creek to the point of origin of the East Fork of Lewis Creek; in a straight line back to the Lewis Creek Trail; along the trail to Kennedy Pass; along the ridge west to the boundary with Sequoia National Forest; south along the boundary back to the road (excluded); along the road (excluded) back to the point of beginning, as shown on the attached map.