Maxwell Falls and Cub Creek Occupancy and Use Restrictions

Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(a), the following acts are prohibited on National Forest System (NFS) lands within the Clear Creek Ranger District of the Arapaho National Forest described below and shown on the attached map incorporated into this Order as Exhibit A (the “Restricted Area”). The Restricted Area is located in Sections 20, 28, 29, 31, 32 of Township 5 South, Range 7 West, and Sections 5, 6, and 7, Township 6 South, Range 71 West, 6th P.M. The Restricted Area includes NFS lands surrounding Lower and Upper Maxwell Falls Trails and the beginning of the Cub Creek Trail. The purpose of this Order is to assure protection of public safety, property, and resource protection. 

PROHIBITIONS: 1. Camping within the Restricted Area. 36 C.F.R. § 261.58 (e). 2. Building, maintaining, attending or using a fire, campfire, or stove fire. 36 CFR § 261.52(a). 3. Being in the area after sundown or before sunrise. 36 CFR § 261.58(l). 4. Parking or leaving a vehicle in violation of posted instructions. 36 CFR § 261.58(g). 

EXEMPTIONS: Pursuant to 36 CFR § 261.50(e), the following persons are exempt from this ORDER: 1. Persons with a Forest Service special use authorization or other authorization specifically exempting them from the effect of this Order. 2. Any Federal, State, or local officer, or member of an organized rescue or firefighting force in the performance of an official duty. This Order will be in effect when signed and will remain in effect for five years from the date of signature or until rescinded, whichever occurs first.