Snyder Creek Trail Temporary Closure

Signed Forest OrderMap

ORDER No. 02-06-04-26-174 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service

MEDICINE BOW AND ROUTT NATIONAL FORESTS AND THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND (MBRTB)

PARKS RANGER DISTRICT 

TEMPORARY TRAIL CLOSURE 

PROHIBITIONS 

Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50 (b), the following is prohibited on National Forest System (NFS) Trail 1226 Snyder Creek, in the Parks Ranger District of the MBRTB, described below and shown on the attached map incorporated into this Order as Exhibit A (the “Described Trail”):

1. Being on the Described Trail. 36 C.F.R. §§ 261.55 (a). 

EXEMPTIONS 

Pursuant to 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(e), the following persons are exempt from this order:

1. Contractors and their employees working on the Shiloh Salvage Timber Sale in the performance of an official duty.
2. Persons with Forest Service Permit No. FS-7700-48 (Permit for Use of Roads, Trails, or Areas Restricted by Regulation or Order), specifically exempting them from this Order or a written determination by a Forest Service authorized officer that a permit is not required under 36 C.F.R. § 251.50(e)
3. Any Federal, State, or local officer, or member of an organized rescue or fire fighting force in the performance of an official duty. 

DESCRIBED TRAIL 

The Described Trail is in Sections 7, 18, and 19, Township 5 North, Range 78 West; Sections 12, 13, 23, 24, and 26, Township 5 North, Range 79 West; 6th P.M. The described trail is a 6.7-mile portion of NFS Trail 1226 Snyder Creek beginning at its junction with NFS Road 715.1 and ending at its junction with NFS Road 734.1. 

PURPOSE 

The purpose of this Order is to protect public safety during implementation of salvage treatments for hazardous fuels reduction projects. 

IMPLEMENTATION

1. This Order shall be in effect from June 22, 2026 at 01:00 through October 31, 2026 at 24:00, unless rescinded.
2. A map identifying the Described Trail is attached and made part of this Order as Exhibit A. For a digital version of this Order and Exhibit A, go to https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/mbr/alerts-notices.
3. Unless otherwise expressly defined in this Order, the terms used in this Order are defined by the regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture, 36 C.F.R. Chapter II, Parts 200-299. If there are terms in this Order that are not expressly defined in the Order or 36 C.F.R. Chapter II, Parts 200-299, their meaning shall be determined by their plain language definitions.
4. A violation of the above prohibitions is punishable as a Class B misdemeanor by a fine of not more than $5,000 for individuals and $10,000 for organizations, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or both. 16 U.S.C. § 551; 18 U.S.C. §§ 3559, 3571, and 3581.
5. Contact the Parks Ranger District in Walden CO, (970) 723-2700, and Medicine Bow - Routt National Forest and Thunder Basin National Grassland Supervisor’s Office in Laramie, WY, (307) 745-2300, for more information about this Order.
6. This Order supersedes any previous Orders prohibiting the same or similar acts on the same Described Trail.