High Uintas Wilderness Campfire Closure

U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service
Ashely National Forest Roosevelt-Duchesne Ranger Districts 
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forests
Evanston and Mt. View Ranger Districts 
Heber-Kamas Ranger District

High Uinta’s Wilderness
Campfire Closure

PROHIBITIONS

Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50 (a) and (b), the following acts are prohibited on the National Forests within the High Uinta’s Wilderness in the Roosevelt-Duchesne Ranger Districts on the Ashley National Forest, Evanston and Mt. View Ranger Districts, Heber-Kamas Ranger District on the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forests. Described below and shown on the attached map incorporated into this Order as Exhibit A. This Order will be in effect May 5, 2026, and shall remain in effect until May 5, 2031, unless rescinded.

1. Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire, campfire or wood stove fire as described below and shown on attached map, this includes all pedestrians, equestrians and hikers. [36 CFR 261.52 (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 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.
3. Federal or state administrative personnel in performance of an official duty.

DESCRIBED 

All Forest Service System lands within the High Uinta’s Wilderness for a distance of ¼ mile around certain lakes and reservoirs within the Roosevelt-Duchesne Ranger Districts on the Ashley National Forest and the Evanston and Mt. View Ranger Districts, Heber-Kamas Ranger District on the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forests as shown on attached map.

PURPOSE

To rejuvenate nutrient-poor soils, promote the recovery of trees and native ground vegetation, improve habitat for certain plants and wildlife and enhance aesthetic quality. Together these benefits will help restore natural conditions that may be compromised and to enhance the Wilderness experience.

IMPLEMENTATION

1. This Order will be in effect when signed May 5, 2026, and shall remain in effect until May 5,2031, unless rescinded.
2. A map identifying the road is attached and made part of this Order as Exhibit A. For a digital version of this Order and Exhibit A, Ashley National Foresthttps://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/ashley/alerts and Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest - Alerts &Notices (usda.gov).
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 Ashley National Forest Supervisors Office, Vernal, Utah (435) 789-1181, Roosevelt-Duchesne Ranger Districts, Duchesne, Utah (435) 738-2482, Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forests, Supervisor’s Office, South Jordan, Utah (801) 999-2103, Evanston Ranger District Office, Evanston, Wyoming (307) 789-3194, Mt. View Ranger District Office, Mt. View, Wyoming (307)782-6555 and Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forests Supervisor’s Office in South Jordan, Utah(801)999-2103, for more information about this Order.
6. This Order supersedes any previous Orders prohibiting the same or similar acts in/on the High Uinta’s Wilderness.

Signed and issued 5th day of May 2026.