Blanco Ranger District, Camping within Designated Areas

Order Number: # WRNF-2026-01
 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service
White River National Forest
 

Blanco Ranger District
Occupancy and Use Prohibitions
 

PROHIBITIONS
Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(a), the following are prohibited on the National Forest System (NFS) lands in the Blanco Ranger District, White River National Forest, Rio Blanco County, described below and shown on the attached map incorporated into this Order as Exhibit A (the “Described Areas”):

1.Camping, except in campgrounds and dispersed campsites designated and provided by the Forest Service. 36 C.F.R. § 261.58(e)
2.Building, maintaining, attending or using a fire, campfire, or stove fire except in campgrounds and dispersed campsites designated and provided by the Forest Service. 36 C.F.R. § 261.52(a)
 

EXEMPTIONS
Pursuant to 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(e), the following persons are exempt from this Order:
1.Any Federal, State, or Local Officer, or member of an organized rescue or firefighting force in the performance of an official duty.
 

DESCRIBED AREAS
The Described Areas include the following:
1. As shown in Exhibit A:
• Marvine Trailheads and Campgrounds – All NFS lands within 1/4 mile of the Marvine Winter Trailhead, Marvine Summer Trailhead and Marvine and East Marvine Campgrounds and along Forest Service Road 222 which are in Sections 25, 26, 36, Township 1 North, Range 90 West, 6th P.M.; Section 31, Township 1 North, Range 89 West, 6th P.M.; Section 1, Township 2 South, Range 90 West, 6th P.M.; and Section 6, Township 2 South, Range 89 West, 6th P.M.
• North Fork of the White River Corridor – All NFS lands within ¼ mile of Rio Blanco County Road 8 beginning at the Forest boundary and ending at its junction with NFS Road (NFSR) 204 (Beef Pasture Road) and within ¼ mile of NFSR 205 beginning at its junction with NFS Road 206 (Mirror Lake Trailhead) and ending at Trappers Lake unless designated as Camping Allowed.
• Ripple Creek Overlook – All NFS lands within the Ripple Creek Overlook site in Section 32, Township 2 North, Range 88 West, 6th P.M.
• South Fork Campground – All NFS lands within ¼ mile outside of South Fork Campground in Section 19, Township 2 South, Range 90 West, 6th P.M.
 

PURPOSE
The purpose of this Order is to protect natural resources and Public Safety.
 

IMPLEMENTATION
1. This Order shall be in effect from January 1, 2026 at 12:01 a.m. through December 31, 2030 at 11:59 p.m., unless rescinded.
2. A map identifying the Described Areas are 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/r02/whiteriver/alerts.
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 White River National Forest Supervisor’s Office, at (970) 945-2521, for more information about this Order.
6. This Order supersedes any previous Orders prohibiting the same or similar acts in the same Described Areas.
 

Signed and issued on November 24, 2025.
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Brian Glaspell
Forest Supervisor
White River National Forest