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  • 14-day Stay Limit - Forest Order 03-06-00-23-004

    In order to provide for public health and safety and to mitigate impacts on natural resources, camping for longer than 14 days in a consecutive 30-day period is prohibited. The area includes all National Forest Service (NFS) lands within the boundaries of the Gila National Forest (including those lands identified on the Gila National Forest map as Apache National Forest, within the State of New Mexico).

Alert Start Date: May 19th, 2023

Alert End Date: May 18th, 2025

Order Number: 03-06-00-23-004

Forest Order

Occupancy and Use Prohibitions

PROHIBITIONS 

Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(a) the following is prohibited on the National Forest System (NFS) lands in the Gila National Forest (including those lands identified on the Gila National Forest Map as Apache National Forest, within the State of New Mexico) described below and shown on the attached map incorporated into this Order as Exhibit A (the “Described Area): 

  1. Camping for a period longer than 14 days within any consecutive 30-day period. 36 C.F.R. § 261.58(a). 

EXEMPTIONS 

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

  1. 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)(1) or (2).
  2. Any Federal, State, or Local Officer, or member of an organized rescue or firefighting resource in the performance of an official duty. 

DESCRIBED AREA 

The Described Area includes all NFS lands within the boundaries of the Gila National Forest (including those lands identified on the Gila National Forest Map as Apache National Forest, within the State of New Mexico) as depicted in Exhibit A of this Order.

Contact Name:

Maribeth Pecotte, Gila National Forest

Contact Number:

575-388-8201

Contact Email:

Maribeth.Pecotte@usda.gov

Maps

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Last updated April 24th, 2025