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Cal Fire

Timber Fire Grows to More Than 4,000 Acres Near Big Sur; Highway 1 Remains Closed

By Plainly Now News Desk · Published August 11, 2026 · Updated August 16, 2026
Coastal bluffs along California's Big Sur shoreline, with Highway 1 running along the ridge above the Pacific Ocean.

A wildfire called the Timber Fire is burning on a ridgeline in the Los Padres National Forest near Highway 1 around mile marker 32, roughly 10 miles south

Categories Weather & Disasters Tags American Red Cross, Big Sur, Cal Fire, Fire, Forest Service, Monterey County, Point Sur Lighthouse, Timber Fire
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