Photos: Point Mugu trails to partially reopen this week

Less than two weeks after the Springs Fire scorched 12,000 of 14,000 acres of Point Mugu State Park, photos from a helicopter flyover and a hike on the Chumash Trail show much of the blackened vegetation. Despite the damage, officials said some trails will reopen Tuesday.

Select trails on the western side of Point Mugu are scheduled to reopen after Point Mugu was evacuated and shut down during the Springs Fire, which burned 24,000 acres total in Ventura County.

The regions set to reopen include Rancho Sierra Vista in Newbury Park and  Sandstone Peak and Mishe Mokwa trailheads. Sycamore Canyon will remain closed but its overlook will be accessible at the Point Mugu State Park boundary with the canyon.

“Visitors are encouraged to help nature recover from the fire by respecting trail closures and staying on the trail in areas that are open. Foot and bike traffic tramples sensitive soil, vegetation, burrows and nests,” a statement from National Parks Service said.

A section of the Chumash Trail at Point Mugu State Park that was burned by the Springs Fire. The Springs Fire scorched 12,000 acres in Point Mugu.

Burned brush along the Chumash Trail in the aftermath of the Springs Fire, which tore through 12,000 acres of Point Mugu State Park.

A pair of deer roam along the Chumash Trail in Point Mugu State Park. Much of the hillside was blackened during the Springs Fire.

The view of La Jolla Valley about a week after the Springs Fire tore through much of Point Mugu State Park. 

The trail leading up to Mugu Peak in Pont Mugu State Park. Many of Mugu’s hills were charred during the Springs Fire, which burned 12,000 acres of Point Mugu State Park.

Point Mugu State Park in the aftermath of the Springs Fire.

This shot was taken from a helicopter flyover of Point Mugu State Park on May 10 in 2013.

Point Mugu burn

Pt. Mugu Burn