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Crested Butte Area Camping and Fire Prohibitions
The purpose of this Order is to protect natural resources and public safety, as well as to provide high-quality, sustainable recreational opportunities for visitors.
Alert Start Date: June 14th, 2022
Alert End Date: June 30th, 2027
Order Number: GMUG-2022-10
Associated Documents
Forest Order
GUNNISON NATIONAL FOREST
GUNNISON RANGER DISTRICT
Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(a), the following acts are prohibited on the National Forest System lands in the Gunnison Ranger District of the Gunnison National Forest described further below and shown on the attached map incorporated into this Order as Exhibit A (the “Described Area”).
The Described Area is located near Crested Butte, Colorado in Gunnison County within the Townships 12, 13, 14 North, Ranges 84, 85, 86, 87 West, 6th PM.
The purpose of this Order is to protect natural resources and public safety, as well as to provide high-quality, sustainable recreational opportunities for visitors.
PROHIBITIONS:
1. Camping, except in Cement Creek Campground, Lake Irwin Campground, or Gothic Campground or in a Forest Service designated campsite marked with a post with the site number and universal camping symbol. 36 CFR § 261.58(e).
2. Building, maintaining, attending or using a fire or campfire, except if the fire is in a metal fire ring provided by the Forest Service. 36 C.F.R. § 261.52(a).
EXEMPTIONS:
Pursuant to 36 CFR § 261.50(e), the following persons are exempt from this Order:
1. Persons with a special use authorization or other Forest Service authorization specifically exempting them from the effect of this Order.
2. Any Federal, State, or local office, or member of an organized rescue or firefighting force in the performance of an official duty.
This Order shall be in effect from June 14, 2022, until rescinded or until June 30, 2027, whichever occurs first.
Executed in Delta, Colorado this 14th day of June 2022.
CHAD STEWART
Forest Supervisor
Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
A violation of these prohibitions is punishable as a Class B misdemeanor by a fine of not more than $5,000 for an individual or $10,000 for an organization, or imprisonment for not more than 6 months, or both. 16 USC § 551 and 18 USC §§ 3559, 3571, 3581.