Pagosa Ranger District Announces Winter Road Closures

Release Date: Nov 28, 2018

PAGOSA SPRINGS, Colorado – November 28^th, 2018 - Visitors to the National Forest should be prepared to encounter closed gates on a number of forest roads across the Pagosa Ranger District starting December 3rd, unless resource and safety considerations warrant an earlier closure. Even if snow levels are not very deep, many roads will be closed to prevent damage to road surfaces during freezing and thawing periods. Travelers should always be prepared for winter conditions and travel with shovels, tire chains and appropriate safety equipment necessary for winter conditions.

See below for specific road closure dates:

December 3rd	December 14th	December 21st	January 4th
Blue Creek #012/Big Branch #664	Castle Creek #660 to Opal Lake Trailhead	First Fork #622            (Main Gate)	Blanco River #656
Snowball #646	Lefthand Canyon #024	East Fork #667	Devil Mountain #626
Echo Canyon #029	Fawn Gulch Road #666	Fourmile Road #645	Mosca #631
Turkey Springs #629 Lower/Middle Gate	Trail Ridge # 639	Jackson Mountain #037	Buckles Lake #663
Eight Mile Mesa #651	West Fork # 648	Snow Ranch #628	Price Lakes #731
Kenney Flats #006	Williams Creek #640 and Poison Pk. (644)	Turkey Creek #647
Valle Seco Upper #653 to private property	Nipple #665 to Echo #029	Turkey Springs #629 Upper Gate
Burns Canyon #649 (above 2ndGate)	Devil Creek #627 to State Wildlife Area	McManus #633 (at Plumtaw Intersection)
First Fork #622 (gate at Sheep Cr.)		Middle Fork #636 and Toner #637
West Monument #630		Plumtaw #634
		Burns Canyon #649 (to 2ndGate)
		Jack’s Pasture #746

Since some roads may need to be closed prior to their set dates, it is important for forest visitors to contact the Pagosa Ranger District to obtain the most up-to-date road information prior to heading out to the forest during the early winter season.  Please stop in or call the Pagosa office at (970) 264-2268, or visit our website at.

http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/sanjuan/alerts-notices/?cid=stelprdb5262330

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