Alerts & Notices

Forest Closures, Orders & Regulations by area

Forest orders describe prohibitions, closures, and regulations across the forest.

Forest Road Status

The U.S. Forest Service closes roads seasonally for many reasons including wildlife protection, snow drifts and ice or to protect the road bed.

Check current road closures and status.

Recreation conditions

Check our recreation page for reports and trip planning. Call your nearest ranger district office for current information. Check our maps page for online and printed materials.

(Review project implementation status & updates by district.)

Fire Information

For the latest information about local prescribed fires, closures or wildfires see alerts and notices below.

  Go to our fire page for information on management, fire supporession teams, fire hire and more.

Safety

The most effective way to prevent mishaps is to adequately prepare for your trip. Knowledge of the area, weather and limitations of your body can help ensure a safe and enjoyable trip. View safety information.

Most areas of the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests are currently affected by the Mountain Pine Beetle outbreak, in addition to the other safety pointers, please also follow the 10 tips for planning a safe trip in Bark Beetle areas and recreation around hazardous trees.

Alerts

• Be Bear Aware

  Date(s): Jul 21, 2017

  With an increase in bear activity, it is forest visitors responsibility to know how to properly hike and camp in bear country. Please see Colorado Parks and Wildlife bear information. This site has a lot of great information to make sure you are Bear Aware! This includes information on food storage. If you need to report a bear incident (non-emergency), please call 303-291-7227.

• Boaters: Roaring Fork Boat Ramp closed

  Area(s): Roaring Fork Boat Ramp

  Date(s): Jun 15, 2018

  Roaring Fork Boat Ramp in Arapaho Bay closed to trailered, non-portable watercraft. Help protect Colorado’s waters from destructive invasive mussels. Motorized entry/exit only from state inspection stations at Green Ridge, Stillwater and Sunset Point boat ramps. Learn more at Colorado Parks and Wildlife #KnowBeforeYouGo.

• Boaters: New hours at Lake Granby & Shadow Mtn. boat ramps

  Date(s): Jun 15, 2018

  Lake Granby & Shadow Mtn. Reservoir boat ramps are open for entry/exit only when state inspectors are present. Help protect Colorado’s waters from destructive invasive mussels. Learn more and find state inspection station hours at Colorado Parks and Wildlife #KnowBeforeYouGo.

• Guanella Pass - New camping restrictions

  Date(s): May 23, 2018

  Concentrated impacts from visitors are causing safety concerns, resource damage and threatening the Town of Georgetown’s water supply. To reduce these impacts, parking, camping, campfires and all other uses are restricted between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. in undesignated areas within a quarter-mile of Guanella Pass Road, portions of Leavenworth Road and all of Silver Dollar Lake Road. Visitors may camp and have campfires in one of five developed campgrounds along the road corridor, including 70 developed campsites and 30 designated dispersed sites; park in designated parking areas at any time; hike the Mount Bierstadt Trail at any time; backpack out of the restricted area to camp; and use the area during non-restricted times for parking, picnicking, hiking, biking, fishing, hunting and viewing wildlife. Read the full Guanella Pass Dispersed Camping restrictions.

• Watch out for falling trees!

  Date(s): Mar 10, 2011

  Dead and live trees can fall without warning. Learn more about recreating and camping safely near hazard trees.

Closures

• Devils Nose Shooting Range

  Area(s): Devil's Nose Shooting Range

  Date(s): Oct 3, 2018

  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, which is expected to be complete by 2020. See the order and a map.