Alerts & Notices

Please contact your local Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest office for updated conditions information or to report road and trail damage.

Road Updates

Know Before You go - links from Oregon Department of Transportation

• Road Conditions and Cameras: www.tripcheck.com
• Winter Driving Tips: www.oregon.gov/ODOT/COMM/winterdriving.shtml
• ODOT winter operations video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3ZimTZ2XSE
• Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT): www.oregon.gov/ODOT/

Alerts

• 14-Day Stay Limits (Forest Order No. 06-10-00-18-54)

  Date(s): Jun 1, 2018 - May 31, 2020

  Forest Order No. 06-10-00-18-54 renews the 14-day stay limit in the areas depicted in the maps. Effective June 1, 2018 until May 31, 2020, unless sooner rescinded.

  • Forest Order No. 06-10-00-18-54, with maps (PDF)

Closures

• Critical Ashland Fire and Occupancy Use (Forest Order No. 06-10-20-16-05)

  Area(s): Ashland Creek, Bull Gap Lower Trailhead, Bull Gap Nordic Ski Trails, Bull Gap Sno-Park, Bull Gap Trail #1017, Bull Gap Upper Trailhead, Eastview Lower Trailhead, Eastview Trail #1012, Eastview Upper Trailhead, Four Corners - Coggins Saddle Trailhead, Horn Gap Trail #1014, Lamb Mine Trail #1015, Lithia Loop Trail, Mt. Ashland Ski Area, Mt. Ashland Trail, Road 200 to Ashland Trail, White Rabbit Trail #1002, White Rabbit Trailhead

  Date(s): Nov 20, 2017 - Nov 20, 2022

  Forest Order No. 06-10-20-16-05 renews the ban on campfires and camping the in the Ashland Municpal Watershed. Effective November 20, 2017 until November 20, 2022.

  • Forest Order No. 06-10-20-16-05, with map (PDF)
• Critical Campfire Ban and Parking Limitations Along the Illinois River Road

  Date(s): Aug 19, 2014 - Aug 1, 2019

  Forest Order No. RSF-229 prohibits:

  • The building, maintaining, attending or using a fire along the Illinois River road, except in designated Forest Service fire rings; and
  • Parking or leaving a vehicle unattended inside the white lines along the Illinois River Road.

  Effective August 19, 2014 until August 1, 2019, unless sooner rescinded.

• Critical Big Pine Campground Closure

  Area(s): Big Pine Campground, Big Pine Interpretive Loop Trail #1155, Big Pine Interpretive Site, Big Pine Spur Trail #1142A

  Date(s): Jul 10, 2014 - Jul 1, 2019

  Closure of Cave Creek Campground and Big Pine Campground for public safety from hazard trees.

  • Forest Order No. RSF-227

Public Notices

Illinois River Alcohol Prohibition (Forest Order No. 06-10-22-19-01)

The Illinois River Alcohol Prohibition Order (Forest Order No. 06-10-22-19-01) prohibits the possession of alcoholic beverages along the Illinois River, as defined by the included maps. This order is effective May 24, 2019 until September 30, 2019, unless sooner rescinded.

14-Day Stay Limits (Forest Order No. 06-10-00-18-54 )

Forest Order No. 06-10-00-18-54 renews the 14-day stay limit in the areas depicted in the maps. Effective June 1, 2018 until May 31, 2020, unless sooner rescinded.

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