The Highline Fire Area Closure has been rescinded - all areas, trails and airstrips are open. Wilderness visitors are warned to take precautions around and under fire-weakened trees while traveling within the fire area. Wilderness users are responsible for understanding their surroundings and taking precautions to avoid hazardous areas where fire has effected trees, soil, water or other features of a natural landscape.
Area Occupancy and Use Closure (For Resource Protection) - This Order is needed for the protection of Threatened species (spawning Snake River spring/summer Chinook Salmon and Snake River Steelhead) based on a biological opinion issued by the National Marine Fisheries Service. The closures will take place in the spring and the fall.
The act of going into or being upon any mine shaft, adit, stope, pit or other opening which has been gated and/or posted as dangerous is prohibited for the protection of public health and safety.
The stay limits across the Payette National Forest is 18 days within any 30 day consecutive period. Once the 18 days is past, camp sites must be vacated. Persons wanting to set up another camp can only do so outside of a 5 miles radius of the original campsite. These limits do not apply to camping within the officially designated boundaries of the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness.
This page will be updated as new information is released. Please check this page frequently as weather, work schedules and other circumstances may change quickly. Call the relevant District Office for more detailed information. Thank you and have a safe visit to the Payette National Forest!
