Highway 38 from Angelus Oaks to Big Bear will be closed to all traffic for an indefinite period of time after Caltrans reported significant damage to the highway during last week's thunderstorms .

Not only did large debris flows bring mud and rocks onto the road in the area of the 2020 El Dorado Fire burn scar, but a significant portion of the highway washed away completely just a few miles east of Angelus Oaks.

"Unfortunately, it was a lot more extensive than we first thought," said Eric Dionne, a spokesperson for Caltrans District 8. "Just from seeing the images on Thursday night, (there's a) complete washout of the road. So a lot of material came down from the El Dorado Fire burn scar."

Tourists hoping to get to Big Bear are advised to use Highway 330 through Running Springs, or Hi

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