San Juan National Forest: Special Orders

Forest Service Regional orders should also be reviewed as some activities are prohibited on a Regional level: Rocky Mountain (R2) Regional Special Orders

Forest Closures
Fire Restrictions
Camping, Occupancy and Use
Permanent Orders
Related Resources & Reading
Terminated Forest Orders

Closures

Location	Order	Description	Effective	Termination
Pagosa	02-13-06-23-03	Chimney Rock National Monument Major Lunar Standstill Closures, MAP	07/15/23 4:30PM	12/05/25 6:00AM
Dolores	02-13-05-23-02	Forest Order Closure - Prescribed Fire Area, Road, and Trail Closure	05/08/23 12:00AM	11/30/23 12:00AM
Dolores	SJNF-2022-03	Ryman Creek Trail #734 Seasonal Trail Closure	02/15/22	02/02/27
Dolores	SJNF-2022-02	Grizzly Peak Research Natural Area Special Closure Order	02/04/22	02/02/29
Dolores	SJNF-2022-01	Chicken Creek Ski Area Forest Order Closure	02/04/22	02/02/24
Dolores	SJ-2019-15	McPhee Overlook Trail Seasonal Closure Renewal, Map	10/29/19	12/01/24

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Fire Restrictions

Location	Order	Description	Effective	Termination
Forest Wide	02-13-00-23-05	Stage 1 Fire Restrictions for Zone 1, Maps	07/13/23 12:01AM	08/31/23 12:01AM

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Camping, Occupancy and Use

Location	Order	Description	Effective	Termination
Pagosa	SJNF-2022-04	Occupancy and Use Restrictions - Chimney Rock National Monument (This Order supersedes, rescinds, and replaces Order SJ-2016-10, issued September 30, 2016.)	04/01/22	03/31/27
Columbine	SJNF-2021-04	Lemon Reservoir Restrictions, Map	06/30/21	06/30/25
Dolores / Norwood	SJNF-2021-01 /GMUG-2021-12	Lizard Head Wilderness Area Occupancy & Use, Map A - Lizard Head Wilderness, Map B - Navajo Lake Basin	07/13/21	07/31/2026
Dolores	SJ-2020-01	McPhee Reservoir Boat Launch Closure and Aquatic Nuisance Species Inspection, Map	02/26/20	03/01/25
Dolores	SJ-2019-17	Chicken Creek Cross Country Ski Area - Dog Restrictions, Map	12/16/19	12/01/24
Columbine	SJ-2019-14	Hermosa Travel Management Landscape, Restricted Area Map, Oversnow Travel Map, Restricted Camping Map	09/11/19	09/10/24
Columbine	SJ-2019-10	La Plata Canyon Camping Restrictions, Map	07/02/19	06/01/24
Columbine	SJ-2019-08	Andrews Lake Camping Closure, Map	06/04/19	06/02/24
Columbine	SJ-2019-07	Purgatory Travel Management Use Restrictions, Map	06/25/19	06/25/24
Columbine	SJ-2019-05	Hermosa Wilderness Order, Map	05/30/19	05/30/24
Forest Wide	SJ-2019-04	Occupancy and Use Restrictions	05/13/19	12/31/23
Dolores	SJ-2019-02	Dolores District Camping Restrictions, Map A, Map B, Map C, Map D, Map E	04/30/19	02/01/24
Pagosa	SJ-2019-01	Williams Creek Area Camping Closure, Map	04/11/19	12/31/24

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Permanent Orders

Location	Order	Description	Effective
Columbine	SJ-2003-02	Andrews Lake Winter Closure	01/10/03
Forest Wide	SJRG-99-05	Wilderness Prohibitions	08/24/99
Forest-wide	SJ-1999-01	Forest Travel Management Map	02/02/99
Pagosa	SJ-1998-17	Buckles Lake Seasonal Camping Closure	09/15/98
Columbine	SJ-1998-09	South Mineral Off Road Travel Prohibited	06/30/98
Forest-wide	SJ-1997-13	Bear Resistant Food Containers	08/15/97
Dolores	SJ-1996-20	Chicken Creek Ski Area Seasonal Closure	11/19/96
Columbine	SJ-1996-17	Durango Hills Radio Tower Road - Road # 071 Closure	10/06/96
Pagosa	SJ-1996-12	Lower Piedra, Williams Creek, Cimarrona Campground Restrictions	6/10/96
Forest-wide	SJ-1996-11	Camping Within 100 feet of an Outfitter Camp	6/10/96
Columbine	SJ-1996-06	Junction Creek Camping Closure	4/22/96
Columbine	SJ-1995-31	Durango Hills Trailhead Camping Closure	11/02/95
Columbine	SJ-1995-25	Falls Creek Shooting Closure	09/25/95
Dolores	SJ-1995-07	Willow Divide Ridge - Road # 727 Seasonal Road Closure	03/30/95
Dolores	SJ-1995-06	Bear Creek Trailhead - Trail # 607 Camping Closure	03/03/95
Columbine	SJ-1994-05	Falls Creek Rock Shelter Closure	05/12/94
Columbine	SJ-1993-11	Falls Creek Camping/Motor Vehicle Closure	05/25/93
Dolores	SJ-1992-27	McPhee/House Creek Hunting Restrictions	12/10/92
Dolores	SJ-1992-17	McPhee Boat Ramp Fishing Closure	09/17/92
Forest-wide	SJ-1992-03	Campground Electrical Outlet Restriction	02/07/92
Forest-wide	SJ-1991-20	Developed Campground Fee Payment 30 minutes	12/10/91
Dolores	SJ-1991-15	McPhee Unattended Boat Trailer	09/26/91
Dolores	SJ-1991-12	Two Vehicles Per Campsite	07/25/91
Pagosa	SJ-1991-06	West Fork Trail Bicycle/Motor Vehicle Closure	60/01/91
Pagosa	SJ-1990-25	Silver Falls/Turkey Springs Guard Station Camping Restriction	10/04/90
Pagosa	SJ-1990-13	Middle Fork Trailhead - Trail # 589 Camping Restriction	06/01/90
Dolores	SJ-1990-04	McPhee Overnight boat Parking Restriction	03/01/90
Pagosa	SJ-1988-19	Teal Boat Ramp Camping Closure	09/01/88
Columbine	SJ-1988-09	South Missionary Ridge Off Road Closure	03/30/88
Dolores	SJ-1987-24	Meadows Road - Road # 535 Log Truck Restriction	09/23/87
Dolores	SJ-1986-15	Mcphee Courtesy Dock Restriction	08/08/86
Dolores	SJ-1986-10	McPhee/House Creek Swimming Restriction	50/28/86
Dolores	SJ-1985-10	Navajo Basin - No Campfires	05/07/85
Pagosa	SJ-1984-11	Weminuche Trailhead Camping closure	08/29/84
Columbine	SJ-1979-13-15	Henderson Lake Motorboat Closure	08/17/79

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Related Resources & Reading

Forest Road Status: Status of seasonal and temporary closures of major and popular forest roads.
Alerts & Notices: Closures, alerts, and other important information you should know before heading into the Forest.
Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM): Get a free Motor Vehicle Use Map and supplemental digital travel map from the San Juan National Forest. The MVUM shows which roads are open to legal travel by motorized vehicle.
Fire Restriction Stages Explained

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Terminated Forest Orders

Location	Order	Description	Effective	Termination
Pagosa	02-13-06-12	Trail Springs Fire Closures with Map (This Order supersedes Order 02-13-06-23-11)	11/07/23 12:00PM	11/22/23 12:01AM
Pagosa	02-13-06-23-09	Bear Creek Fire Trail Closure & Map (This Order supersedes Order 02-13-06-23-07)	08/28/23	11/08/23
Pagosa	02-13-06-23-11	Trail Springs Fire Closures with Map (This Order has been superseded by Order 02-13-06-23-12, issued 11/07/23).	10/24/23 5:00PM	11/07/23 12:00PM
Pagosa	02-13-06-23-10	Quartz Ridge Fire Area Road and Trail Closure with Map (This Order supersedes Order 02-13-06-23-06)	09/27/23	10/24/23 12:01AM
Columbine	02-13-08-23-08	Cascade Crushing Blasting Operations Closures, Map	08/28/23 12:00PM	09/01/23 5:00PM
Pagosa	02-13-06-23-07	Bear Creek Fire Closures, Map (This Order has been superseded by Order 02-13-06-23-09, issued 08/28/23).	08/09/23 12:00PM	08/28/23
Pagosa	02-13-06-23-06	Quartz Ridge Fire Area Road and Trail Closure, Map (This Order has been superseded by Order 02-13-06-23-10, issued 09/27/23).	08/08/23 12:00PM	09/27/23
Dolores	02-13-05-23-01	Forest Order Closure - McPhee Overlook Trail No. 155	04/15/23 12:00 AM	05/01/23 12:00 AM
Pagosa	02-13-06-23-04	Chris Mountain Fire Area, Road, and Trail Closure	06/29/23 12:00PM	07/13/23 12:01AM
Pagosa, Columbine	SJNF-2022-10	Chimney Rock National Monument Area, Road, and Trail Closure and Map	09/23/22 at 12:01am	09/24/22 at 12:00am
Forest Wide	SJNF-2022-09	Stage 1 Fire Restrictions, Map	06/24/22	07/01/22
Forest Wide	SJNF-2022-08	Stage 2 Fire Restrictions, Map	06/15/22	06/24/22
Pagosa	SJNF-2022-07	Forest Order Trail Closure - Plumtaw Fire Road Closure Map	05/18/22	05/31/22
Forest Wide	SJNF-2022-06	Stage 1 Fire Restrictions, Map	05/19/22	06/15/22
Dolores	SJNF-2022-05	Boggy Draw Prescribed Fire Area Closure	05/04/22	05/31/22
Forest Wide	SJNF-2021-05	Stage 1 Fire Restrictions, Map	06/16/21	07/22/21
Columbine	SJNF-2021-03	San Miguel Power Line Area, Road and Trail Closure	06/22/21	08/31/21
Columbine	SJNF-2021-02	Ice Fire Closure Date Extended, Map (This Order supersedes, replaces, and rescinds Order No. SJ-2020-10)	05/25/21	09/15/21
Columbine	SJ-2020-10	Ice Fire Area Reduced Closure Order, Map (This Order has been superseded by Order No. SJ-2021-02)	10/28/20	07/01/21
Columbine	SJ-2020-09	Ice Fire Area Closure Order	10/20/20	10/28/20
Columbine	SJ-2020-08	Nebo Fire Area Closure Order, Map	10/15/20	10/26/20
Forest Wide	SJ-2020-07	Fire Restrictions, Map	8/20/20	10/28/20
Pagosa	SJ-2020-06	Sand Creek Fire Area Closure, Map	6/23/20	7/27/20
Forest Wide	SJ-2020-04	Fire Restrictions, Map	5/29/20	7/30/20
Columbine	SJ-2020-03	Camping Restrictions, Map	05/20/20	05/31/20
Forest Wide	SJ-2020-02	Fire Restrictions, Map	05/19/20	05/31/20
Region 2	R2-2020-02	Rocky Mountain Region 2 - Fire Restrictions	04/07/20	05/20/20
Region 2	R2-2020-01	Rocky Mountain Region 2 -Developed Recreation Site Closures	04/07/20	05/20/20
Dolores	SJ-2019-16	Chicken Creek Ski Area Hiking Prohibition, Map	11/25/19	11/25/21
Columbine	SJ-2019-13	Fire 441 Emergency Trail Closure, Map	07/17/19	07/31/19
Columbine	SJ-2019-12	Pine River Emergency Trail Closure, Map	07/15/19	09/30/19
Dolores	SJ-2019- 11	Doe Canyon Fire Area Closure, Map	06/21/19	06/29/19
Columbine	SJ-2019-09	South Mineral Camping Restrictions, Map	06/21/19	07/08/19
Dolores	SJ-2019-06	Calico Trail Closure, Map	06/01/19	06/01/20
Dolores	SJ-2019-03	Boggy Draw Prescribed Fire Area Closure, Map	04/30/19	11/1/19
Dolores	SJ-2018-13	Burro Fire Area Closure, Map	07/28/18	12/31/18
Columbine, Dolores	SJ-2018-10	416 and Burro Fires Area Closure, Map	06/21/18	07/31/18
Columbine	SJ-2018-07	416 Fire Area Closure, Map	06/03/18	07/09/18
Columbine	SJ-2018-03	Andrew's Lake Camping Restrictions, Map	04/13/18	04/13/19
Columbine	SJ-2018-02	Lower Hermosa Camping Restrictions, Map	04/13/18	04/12/21
Forest Wide	SJ-2018-01	Forest Wide Occupancy and Use	04/13/18	04/13/19
Columbine	SJ-2017-02	Lemon Reservoir Boat Launch Closure Order, Map	04/14/17	05/01/20
Dolores	SJ-2017-01	McPhee Reservoir Boat Launch Closure and Aquatic Nuisance Species Inspection Order, Exhibit A Map	03/20/17	03/01/20
Dolores	SJ-2016-11	McPhee Overlook Trail Seasonal Use Restrictions, Map	10/28/16	10/28/19
Pagosa	SJ-2016-10	Chimney Rock National Monument Occupancy and Use Restrictions Map A, Map B, Map C (Order superseded, rescinded, and replaced by order SJNF-2022-04).	09/30/16	09/30/21
Forest wide	SJ-2016-07	Prohibitions and Restrictions on Cave Access to Help Prevent Bat White Nose Syndrome	08/04/16	07/31/19
Columbine	SJ-2016-06	La Plata Canyon Camping Closure, Map	07/20/16	07/20/19
Dolores	SJ-2016-01	Grizzly Peak Research Natural Area Vehicle Special Closure Order, Exhibit A Map, Exhibit B Map	01/15/16	01/15/21
Dolores	SJ-2015-04	Chicken Creek Cross Country Ski Area Dog Restrictions, Map	06/08/15	06/01/18
Dolores	SJ-2015-02	Lizard Head Restrictions, Map	05/26/15	05/26/20
Pagosa	SJ-2012-03	Camping within 1/4 mile either side of Williams Creek Road (FDR 640) from intersection with Piedra Road to terminus, Map	04/17/12	12/31/16
Columbine	SJ-2010-05	Motor vehicle restrictions at Durango Mt. Resort/Purgatory Ski area, Map	04/07/10	12/31/18

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