Visit the Fire Recovery webpage for regular updates about roads and recreation sites impacted by the Riverside Fire, White River Fire, Lionshead Fire, and Labor Day windstorm of 2020.

Fires, fallen trees, storms, construction, and wildlife can all force road closures in popular areas.  Most roads on the Forest close in winter.  Check our Roads Table for road closures and conditions, and please be sure to confirm with your local district office.

Barlow Ranger Station: (541) 467-2291
Clackamas River Ranger Station: (971) 333-4100
Hood River Ranger Station: (541) 352-6002  
Zigzag Ranger Station: (503) 622-3191

Alerts

• Trillium Lake Ice Unsafe

  Date(s): Jan 13, 2023

  Contact(s): Zigzag front desk- (503) 622-3191

  Due to warm temperatures and rain, it's currently unsafe to venture onto the surface of Trillium Lake. The warmer temps have created holes and unstable areas in the ice covering the lake.
  
  Check out more info on Trillium Lake Loop Trail here.

• Road Closures on Clackamas River RD

  Date(s): Sep 7, 2022

  Most of the Clackamas River Ranger District has reopened! However, roads that will remain closed to motor vehicles until danger trees are removed include:

  • FR 4220 between FR 46 and Olallie Lake
  • FR 45 (Hillockburn Rd.) at forest boundary
  • FR 4620 at Hwy 224 junction
  • FR 4631 at Hwy 224 junction
  • FR 4630 between Hwy 224 & Lake Harriet
  • FR 54 (Fish Creek Rd.) at Hwy 224 junction
  • FR 57 between Hwy 224 and Lake Harriet
  • FR 46 is CLOSED to motor vehicles at the Willamette National Forest boundary.

  VIEW THE MAP

  Learn more & get the latest updates.

• Closed Roads on Barlow RD

  Date(s): May 20, 2021

  A few roads are still closed due to damage from wildfires. 

  Please view the closure map for details.

  Read the description of the closure area in the Forest Order here.

  Read more about fire recovery work.

• Avalanches on Mt. Hood

  Date(s): Dec 1, 2022

  Every year there is avalanche activity on the mountain.  It is your responsibility to know before you go.

  Please check: road conditions, weather forecast, avalanche warnings & other special alerts.

  Road conditions and weather reports - Check road cameras, resort conditions and area forecasts.

  Mt. Hood Avalanche Forecast: Northwest Avalanche Center  

Closures

• Multiple ski trail bridge closures on Hood River RD

  Date(s): Feb 23, 2022

  Following bridge safety inspections on the Hood River Ranger District, the Clark Creek Trail Bridge on the Meadows Creek Tie Ski Trail, the Cold Springs Trail Bridge on the East Fork Trail, and the Larch Lane Ski Bridge across Meadow Creek are all closed for the foreseeable future.  Click on the links for a local map. 

  There is currently no identified funding for replacing these bridges, but the Forest will replace them once funding becomes available.