Some roads closed in Stanislaus National Forest

The gates swung shut to motor vehicles Monday on many roads in the Stanislaus National Forest to protect them from winter damage.

The closures, mainly on dirt roads, happen about this time each year. The roads will reopen sometime in spring.

More information is at www.fs.fed.us/r5/stanislaus. Visitors also can call district offices in Mi-Wuk Village, 586-3234; Pinecrest, 965-3434; Groveland, 962-7825; or Hathaway Pines, 795-1381.