A slide on FS Road 5800, locally known as the Boundary Road, near the 27 mile marker has closed it until further notice forest officials announced. The Boundary Road is closed at the intersection with Fairview Road (FS Road 1055) going south and Big Creek Road (County Road 5084) heading north.
It will remain in effect until the road can be repaired for safe passage.
The slide is located about 300 yards south of the junction of the Boundary road with Fairview Road. Both Fairview Road (FS Road 1055) and Big Creek Road are open at this time.
Travelers intending to head north on the Boundary road from either Big Creek Road or the North Fork of the Siuslaw River Road will need to detour to Highway 101 north to Fairview Road where they can access the Boundary Road heading north again.
Area(s): Sand Lake Recreation Area, Derrick Road Dispersed Camping Area, East Dunes Campground, Fisherman's Day Use, West Winds Day Use OHV Staging, Sandbeach Campground, West Winds Campground
Date(s): Sep 1, 2010
The Hebo Ranger District, in cooperation with Tillamook County Emergency Management, placed a tsunami siren in the Sand Lake Recreation Area which lies within the tsunami inundation zone.
On the second Monday of each month, at 1:00 p.m., a 3 minute solid tone-out will occur as a test of the system.
In order to protect the threatened Western Snowy Plover, the plover nesting areas along the beach on the Siuslaw National Forest are closed seasonally. During the closure times, the areas are marked.
Please follow these guidelines in plover nesting areas:
DRY sand beach area is closed to all entry March 15 - September 15 for protection of nesting snowy plover.
WET sand beach areas are open year-round except that dogs must be on leash near nesting areas March 15 - September 15.
Wet sand beach at Siltcoos Estuary is closed to dogs.