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Alerts

• Ice Lakes Area is now seasonally open

  Date(s): Oct 28, 2020

  The San Juan National Forest has let the Ice Fire Closure Order expire as of  September 15, 2021; therefore the Ice Lakes area is now seasonally open to the public. For more information, please read News Release, 9/13/21.

Closures

• SJNF-2022-04 - Occupancy and Use Restrictions - Chimney Rock National Mounument

  Area(s): Chimney Rock National Monument

  Date(s): Apr 1, 2022

  Contact(s): Josh Peck

  1. Camping within the monument, as depicted in Exhibit A.
  2. Possession or use of an over-snow vehicle within the monument, as depicted in Exhibit A.
  3. Entering or being within ¼ mile of Companion Rock, depicted in Exhibit B, between March 15 and July 31, excluding the Great House Trail (632).
  4. Riding or tethering a horse or other saddle or pack animal on the Great Kiva Trail (699), theGreat House Trail (632), or the archaeological sites accessed by these trails, as depicted in Exhibit B..
  5. Possessing a dog (except for service dogs) while on the Great Kiva Trail (699) or the Great House Trail (632), as depicted in Exhibit B.
  6. Climbing or otherwise being on the two rock spires, Chimney Rock, and Companion Rock, from the base of the spires to their summits, and including the ridge extending from the terminus of the Great House Trail (632) to Companion Rock and the rock saddle that connects the two spires.

  Pdf and maps.

• Closure SJNF-2022-03-Ryman Creek Trail #734 Seasonal Trail Closure

  Date(s): Feb 15, 2022

  Contact(s): Tom Rice

  Attached is Forest Order Number SJNF-2022-03:

  The purpose of this Order is to protect spring elk calving.

  PROHIBITIONS:

  1) Being on the Restricted Trail from May 15 to June 30 each year. [36 C.F.R. § 261.55(a)].

  
  RESTRICTED TRAIL:

  The Restricted Trail is in Montezuma County, Colorado. It begins at its junction with NFST 733, Salt Creek Trail, in Section 22, Township 39 North, Range 11 West, 6th P.M., and ends at its junction with National Forest System Road (NFSR) 564, Divide Road, in Section 30, Township 39 North, Range 10 West, 6th P.M.

• Closure SJNF-2022-01 - Chicken Creek Ski Area

  Area(s): Chicken Creek Trail (615), Dolph Kuss Trail (186), Hamlin Trail (188)

  Date(s): Feb 4, 2022

  Contact(s): Tom Rice

  Attached is Forest Order Number SJNF-2022-01:

  
  1) Going in or being upon the portions of NFS lands within the Restricted Area that are groomed for Nordic skiing use from November 15th to March 15th annually, unless a person uses skis or snowshoes.

  This Order is necessary to protect public health and safety, and to provide for visitor safety during snow grooming operations on the mechanically groomed Nordic ski trails at the Chicken Creek Ski area.

• Closure SJNF-2022-02 - Grizzly Peak Research Natural Area Special Closure Order

  Area(s): Cross Mountain Trail (637), Cross Mountain Trailhead

  Date(s): Feb 4, 2022

  Contact(s): Tom Rice

  Attached is Forest Order Number SJNF-2022-02:

  
  1) Going into or being upon the Restricted Area with vehicles and/or motor vehicles. 36 C.F.R. § 261.53(e)

  This Order implements prohibitions approved in the September 13, 2013, Record of the Decision for the San Juan National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan and is necessary to provide for maintenance of natural conditions and processes to facilitate research and education and maintain biological diversity – the purposes for which RNAs are established on National Forest System lands – within the Grizzly Peak RNA.