Find a list of all current Forest Orders, which set the local rules, regulations, and closures that apply at Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland.
Know Before You Go
Before you head out, make sure you have a well-researched plan as well as a back-up plan. Conditions in the forest can change, causing closures or restrictions. Make sure you always know the latest and check the weather before heading out. Always #KnowBeforeYouGo!
The Food Storage Order requires visitors to use safely store food and other scented products like toothpaste and deodorant when they’re not actively cooking or eating. Bear resistant containers include bear lockers in campgrounds, bear resistant canisters (sold in stores), and food stored out of sight in closed and locked vehicles. Food can also be secured by properly hanging it 10 feet off the ground spaced between two trees, but this can be challenging in higher elevation areas where trees are stunted and scarce.
The order applies when visitors are either in a developed recreation site such as a campground or within 300 feet of either side of the centerline of any open public road (as indicated on the Motor Vehicle Use Map); and additional areas where conflicts with bears and people are known to occur: Lost Lake, Diamond Lake Backcountry Travel Zone, and Jasper Lake Backcountry Travel Zone.
No fire restrictions are in place. Visitors are asked to be careful with every fire and make sure they put all campfires completely out as they enjoy their National Forests and Grassland. It is important to remember that exploding targets and tracer bullets are never allowed on National Forest System lands.
Check our closure orders for information about areas that maintain year-round fire restrictions.
As we work to minimize the impacts & spread of COVID-19, our offices are temporarily closed to walk-in service. Continuing our service to you is important:
The Forest Service is taking the risks presented by COVID-19 seriously & is following USDA & public health guidance as we continue to offer public services. Visitors are urged to take the precautions.
Due to imminent safety concerns and private landowner conflicts, Warren Gulch Trail on the Arapaho National Forest is temporarily closed to all use. District staff are scouting potential alternative routes for the lower portion of the trail and looking for partners interested in participating in a reroute project ... read more
The area within a half-mile of the future Devil's Nose Shooting Range is now closed for safety to allow for the construction of the new range. See the order and a map.
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