Alerts

Important regional and forest-specific information will be displayed on this page. Please review all alerts from the drop-down boxes below before recreating on the Flathead National Forest.

The "Region Alerts" drop-down has links to orders related to Food Storage, Stay Limits, Occupancy and Use Restrictions, and Weed Free Forage.

It is illegal to possess, store or transport straw, hay, grain, seed or other forage or mulch products on Forest Service lands without documentation that the product is certified as “weed free” by a state certification process that meets or exceeds the North American Weed Free Forage standards.

Order prohibits a variety of acts on National Forest System lands.

Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem Food/Wildlife Attractant Storage Order for the Flathead, Lolo, Kootenai, Helena-Lewis and Clark, and Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forests within the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem.

This order defines the maximum length of occupation at a single location or cumulatively at any number of locations within a calendar year, within the states of Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota.

Occupancy and Use and Trail Restrictions for the entire Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex, as well as trail, stock, and camping restrictions on Our Lake Trail and lake area (Helena-Lewis and Clark NF), beneath the Chinese Wall (Helena-Lewis and Clark NF), and Castle Creek Riverside Campsite (Flathe

Forest Alerts

Blankenship Bridge High Water Area Closure D07-002-S-25

The Blankenship Bridge Area, located south of Blankenship Road on the west side of the Middle Fork of the Flathead River is closed to public access due to safety concerns of high water on the Flathead River.

Alert Start Date: May 2nd, 2025
Big Creek Canyon Creek Closure Order

FS Road 316 (Big Creek Canyon Creek Road) is closed from 4/23/2025 - 12/1/2025 for public health and safety due to emergency road repairs.

Alert Start Date: April 23rd, 2025
Water Vessel Prohibitions

Violating State water vessel safety and operation laws and regulations is prohibited on all Flathead National Forest waterways.

Alert Start Date: April 22nd, 2025
Three Forks of the Flathead River Regulations

Alert Start Date: January 1st, 2015
Jewel Basin Hiking Area Regulations

Jewel Basin Hiking Area Regulations

Alert Start Date: January 1st, 2015

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R1-2024-01 Weed Free Forage & Mulch Products Order for the Northern Region

R1-2022-01 Northern Region Occupancy and Use Restrictions

R1-2023-02 - NCDE Food and Wildlife Attractant Storage Order

R1-2023-01 Northern Region Camping Restrictions

Order 01-15-00-25-01: Bob Marshall, Scapegoat, and Great Bear Wilderness Restrictions

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Blankenship Bridge High Water Area Closure D07-002-S-25

Big Creek Canyon Creek Closure Order

Water Vessel Prohibitions

Three Forks of the Flathead River Regulations

Jewel Basin Hiking Area Regulations

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