Last night local TV weather says :

off on on light rain Sat.
Afternoon Sun . 4 in gulley washer.
Mon-Fri : steady rain.

At 1:00 Fri here in Atascadero it's 60 and sunny, a few clouds.

*****Although some of the U.S.F.S. off road areas may be closed, (((I don't think they close the gates because I have never seen a Ranger in these parts, not that that's an excuse to not tread lightly)))--- there are still alot of scenery and exploring on Bad county roads and Forest roads that approach the off road roads. Scenery esp. for Folks that haven't explored here before. It may not be $ wheel in the purist , byut better than sitting in a tent all weekend.
Example - alot of dirt and gravel roads in the U.S.F.S. like in the area of Castle Crags.You can drive up to some mighty nice scenery with out having to break the rules.
There's a County road from Lopez Lake that goes up the South face of the Santa Lucia aand crossesa and comes down Hi Mtn Road to the Pozo Saloon. At the top is the start of Garcia Ridge which my be gated. The road up the South face is real bumpy , enought to where I use low range to keep my teeth in... 2 wd with a granny can do it. There are multible small creek crossings. Its rocky and bumpy going thru the small stream ,,,so erosion damage will not occurr.
I won't be on line after 15 more min.
Call Ray and he can call me if further information is needed.
Dave Hild