Due to the road slip out on state Highway 1 at Rocky Creek in Monterey County, all California state parks in the Big Sur Area are now closed to day use and camping, the park service said.

Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park, Andrew Molera State Park, Limekiln State Park, Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park and Point Sur State Historic Park will remain closed until the road can be repaired.

State Parks will continue to work closely with Caltrans and California Highway Patrol to assess impacts to the highway and will update closures as road conditions allow, they said. 

All camping reservations will be cancelled, and refunds will be processed, according to a statement released by the parks service.

Highway 1 is closed at Palo Colorado due to a landslide caused by rain on Saturday in an area already clobbered with wet weather this winter.

Only people with proof of residency will be allowed into the area with California Highway Patrol and Caltrans escorts, though people who need to work in the area will also be permitted to enter. 

Overall, Monterey County is asking for the cooperation of visitors and residents to avoid the Big Sur Area entirely. The road conditions are not safe. County officials say they need to keep traffic to a minimum for emergency personnel.

There’s no estimate as to when the highway will reopen.

Road information and updates can also be found on Caltrans District 5 social media platforms: Twitter at @CaltransD5, Facebook at Caltrans Central Coast (District 5) and Instagram at Caltrans_D5. 

Katy St. Clair got her start in journalism by working in the classifieds department at the East Bay Express during the height of alt weeklies, then sweet talked her way into becoming staff writer, submissions editor, and music editor. She has been a columnist in the East Bay Express, SF Weekly, and the San Francisco Examiner. Starting in 2015, she begrudgingly scaled the inverted pyramid at dailies such as the Vallejo Times-Herald, The Vacaville Reporter, and the Daily Republic. She has her own independent news site and blog that covers the delightfully dysfunctional town of Vallejo, California, where she also collaborates with the investigative team at Open Vallejo. A passionate advocate for people with developmental disabilities, she serves on both the Board of the Arc of Solano and the Arc of California. She lives in Vallejo.