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Closure Order Map

Alerts

• Sitting Bull Falls Closed Mondays and Tuesdays

  Date(s): Oct 1, 2022

  Sitting Bull Falls will be closed Mondays and Tuesdays until further notice. 

• Guadalupe Ranger District Office Closed

  Date(s): Aug 19, 2022

  The Guadalupe Ranger District Office will be closed until further notice.

• Three Rivers Campground and Nearby Trails Closed

  Date(s): Mar 15, 2022

  The Three Rivers Campground and the following trails in the White Moutain Wilderness are closed for safety after the Three Rivers Fire. 

  Trail No. 44: Three Rivers Trail
  Trail No. 46: Dry Canyon Trail
  Trail No. 31: Maverick Trail

  Conditions on these areas are unstable and include burned snags, washed out sections, rock slides and blocked access. 

• Regional Motor Code

  Date(s): May 31, 2019 - Jun 1, 2023

  PROHIBITIONS:

  • Operating any type of vehicle that does not comply with the Motor Vehicle Code for that state. 36 CFR 261.54 (a)
  • Operating any type of vehicle in a manner inconsistent with the Motor Vehicle Code for that state. 36 CFR 261.54 (b)
  • Using a road for commercial hauling without a permit or written authorization. 36 CFR 261.54 (c)
  • Operating a vehicle in violation of the Motor Vehicle Code for that state. 36 CFR 261.54 (d)
  • Being on the road while operating any type of vehicle in violation of the Motor Vehicle Code for that state. 36 CFR 261.54 (e)
  • Operating any type of vehicle carelessly, recklessly, or without regard for the rights or safety of other persons or in a manner or at a speed that would endanger or be likely to endanger any person or property. 36 CFR 261.54 (f)

  See Order 03-00-00-19-002

• Stay limits for Forest recreation sites

  Date(s): Apr 7, 1996

  Stay limits for Lincoln National Forest

  View Order here

Closures

• Trestle Recreation Area Closure

  Area(s): Trestle Recreation Area

  Date(s): Oct 6, 2022 - Apr 30, 2023

  For public health and safety the Trestle Recreation Area is closed during removal of Mistletoe infested trees and slash generated from operations. The closure includes all parking areas, driving paths, recreation facilities and amenities.

  NFS Trails T5001a, T5001b, and the southern end of T5001 & T5002 are CLOSED.

  Highway82, Trestle Upper Vista, or the Trestle Overlook, will remain OPEN.

   

• Regional Fireworks, Explosives and Sparks Restrictions

  Date(s): May 31, 2019 - Jun 1, 2023

  Pursuant to 16 USC 551 and 36 CFR 261.SO(a) the following acts are prohibited in the area as described in this Order and as depicted on the attached map hereby incorporated into this Order as Exhibit A (the "restricted area"), within the Southwestern Region National Forests and National Grasslands in the states of New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, and Oklahoma.

  View Order

• Prohibitions for the Capitan and White Mountain Wilderness Areas

  Date(s): Feb 22, 1993

  Use Limitations, Capitan Mountains and White Mountain Wilderness Areas. Effective until rescinded.

  View Order here

• Prohibited - Snow play activity outside designated areas at Ski Apache

  Date(s): Feb 22, 1993

  Snow Play Closure, Ski Apache Resort

  View Order here

• Prohibited - Collecting quartz crystals within the White Mountain Wilderness

  Date(s): Jan 4, 1993

  Closure of White Mountain Wilderness to the Collection and Removal of Quartz Crystals. Effective until rescinded.

  View Order here

• Prohibited - Entering any cave without a permit, effective until rescinded

  Date(s): Mar 3, 1992

  Permits required for Cave Entry

  View Order here

• Prohibited - Glass containers surrounding Sitting Bull Falls Picnic Area

  Date(s): Sep 17, 1991

  Special Closure, Sitting Bull Falls Area. Effective until rescinded.

  View Order here

• Prohibited - Snow play activity east of Cloudcroft along US82, until rescinded

  Date(s): Feb 23, 1990

  This order supersedes Order 08-05R dated December 15, 1981

  Snowplay Closure, Highway 82 East of Cloudcroft, NM

  View Order here

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