Please check the Alerts & Notices  page before you recreate on the Bridger-Teton National Forest.  Simply knowing the Forest Orders, alerts, notifications and closures prepares you for a pleasurable outdoor experience with no surprises! 

General Information

• Kemmerer Ranger District
  currently no alerts or notices
   
• Big Piney Ranger District
  Middle Piney Lake and Campground are closed July 9, 2018 - Summer 2022+ for reconstruction of the Middle Piney Lake dam.
   
• Greys River Ranger District
  currently no alerts or notices 
   
• Jackson Ranger District
  
  May 16, 2022 - Implimentation of Mosquito Creek Prescribed Fire will begin this afternoon. Approximately 100 acres will be targeted for treatment over the next 3 days. Smoke will be visable through out the valley. Stay tuned our Facebook page for "day of" notifications.
   
• Blackrock Ranger District 
  currently no alerts or notices 
   
• Pinedale Ranger District

​TRAILS BLOCKED
A massive wind event occurred  on Monday, September 7, 2020. Wind gusts were 60 mph+ throughout the Wind River Range, on the Pinedale Ranger District causing 100s of trees to cover roadways and trails.  See below for more info

Blowdown Fact Sheet
Trail Clearing Map 8/28/21

 

Forest Orders Interactive Map

The viewer linked below depicts Forest Orders on the Bridger-Teton National Forest. This map is intended to be used as a supplement to the signed Forest Orders listed below. The signed Order document remains the authoritative source. Please use the following browsers: Chrome, Firefox or Safari.

 

Forest Orders

• General Forest Restrictions
  GYCC-6 / Forest Wide
  Start Date: 04/15/09  Expires: Until Replaced

• Wilderness Restrictions 
  GYCC-7 / Bridger, Gros Ventre and Teton Wildernesses
  Start Date: 04/15/09  Expires: Until Replaced

• Camping Fees 
  04-00-014 / Forest-Wide
  Start Date: 06/10/88  Expires: Until Replaced

• Wilderness Use Salting for Wildlife 
  04-00-021 / Bridger, Gros Ventre and Teton Wildernesses
  Start Date: 7/23/90  Expires: Until Replaced

• Wilderness Use Wagons and Carts 
  04-00-055 / Bridger, Gros Ventre and Teton Wildernesses
  Start Date: 1/31/96  Expires: Until Replaced

• Weed Free Hay 
  04-2021-03 / Forest-Wide
  Start Date: 8/2/21  Expires: 7/17/26

• Explosives and Exploding Targets 
  04-2021-02 / Region-Wide
  Start Date: 7/12/21  Expires: 7/17/26

• Fireworks 
  04-2021-01 / Region-Wide
  Start Date: 7/12/21  Expires: 7/17/26

• Cannabis/Controlled Substances/Alcohol/Motor Vehicle Laws (Espanol)
  04-03-301 / Forest-Wide
  Start Date: 10/18/19  Expires: Until Replaced

• Hams Fork Winter Wildlife Closure (Espanol)
  04-03-302 / Kemmerer District
  Start Date: 11/18/19  Expires: 4/30/29

• Lake Alice 
  04-03-303 / Kemmerer District
  Start Date: 10/18/19  Expires: 4/30/29

• Alpine and Forest Park Feedground Winter Wildife Closure
  04-03-304 / Greys River District
  Start Date: 10/18/19  Expires: 4/30/29

• Moose Creek and Star Valley Front Winter Wildife Closure
  04-03-305 / Greys River District
  Start Date: 10/18/19  Expires: 4/30/29

• Salt Pass Ski Trails 
  04-03-306 / Greys River District
  Start Date: 10/18/19  Expires: 4/30/29

• Gros Ventre Wilderness
  04-03-307 / Jackson District
  Start Date: 10/18/19  Expires: Until Replaced

• Occupency and Use Developed Campground Stay Limit
  04-03-308 / Forest-Wide
  Start Date: 10/18/19  Expires: Until Replaced

• Antler Collection
  04-03-309​ / Forest-Wide
  Start Date: 10/18/19  Expires: 4/30/29

• Fremont & Halfmoon Lake
  04-03-310 / Pinedale
  Start Date: 10/18/19  Expires: 4/30/29

• Kendall Dace
  04-03-311 / Pinedale
  Start Date: 10/18/19  Expires: 4/30/29

• Bridger Wilderness
  04-03-312 / Pinedale
  Start Date: 10/18/19  Expires: Until Replaced

• Camping Restrictions
  04-03-313 / Jackson and Blackrock Districts
  Start Date: 10/18/19  Expires: 4/30/29

• Aquatic Invasive Species
  04-03-314 / Forest-Wide
  Start Date: 10/18/19  Expires: 4/30/29

• Hoback and Snake River
  04-03-315 / Jackson District
  Start Date: 10/18/19  Expires: 4/30/29

• Winter Travel Restrictions
  04-03-316 / Kemmerer, Big Piney, Pinedale, Greys River Districts
  Start Date: 10/18/19  Expires: 4/30/29

• Teton Wilderness
  04-03-317 / Jackson and Blackrock Districts
  Start Date: 10/18/19  Expires: 4/30/29

• Occupancy, Use and Stay Limit
  04-03-328 / Forest-Wide
  Start Date: 7/7/20  Expires: 7/1/30

• Food Storage & Sanitation Order for the Bridger-Teton and Shoshone National Forest
  04-03-330 / Blackrock/Jackson/Pinedale & Nothern portions of the Big Piney and Greys River Ranger Districts. All Wilderness areas
  Start Date: 7/14/16  Expires: Until Replaced

• Occupancy and Use- Sanitation in Jackson
  04-03-331 / Jackson District
  Start Date: 10/23/17  Expires: 4/30/22

• Winter Travel Restrictions
  04-03-333 / Jackson(map) and Blackrock(map) Districts
  Start Date: 4/28/22  Expires: 6/1/24

Temporary Orders

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Other Resources:

-Teton Interagency Fire 
-Avalance Conditions
-Local and Predicted Weather