Forest Road #40303 (Capehorn Burrow Road) Road Closure

U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S. Forest Service
Salmon - Challis National Forest
Middle Fork Ranger District

Forest Road #40303 (Capehorn Burrow Road) Road Closure

PROHIBITIONS

Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50 (b) the following acts are prohibited on the National Forest System (NFS) roads in the Middle Fork Ranger District, Salmon - Challis National Forest, described below and shown on the attached map incorporated into this Order as Exhibit A (The Capehorn Burrow Road):

Using any motorized vehicle. 36 C.F.R. § 261.54(e).

EXEMPTIONS

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

1. Persons with a permit specifically exempting them from the effect of 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 fire fighting force in the performance of an official duty.

DESCRIBED ROAD

Forest Road #40303 (Capehorn Burrow Road): entire road from the point of origin at Hwy 21 to the end of the route, located in Township 12 North, Range 11 East, Section 25, Boise Meridian.

The above-described road is within the proclaimed and administrative boundaries of the Middle Fork Ranger District of the Salmon - Challis National Forest, Custer County, Idaho.

PURPOSE

The purpose of this Order is to protect juvenile Chinook Salmon and steelhead where Vader Creek is flowing down the road.

IMPLEMENTATION

1. This Order shall be in effect on August 29, 2025, at 11:00 am, through April 30, 2026, at 11:59 pm, unless rescinded.

A map identifying the Described Road 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/r04/salmon-challis/alerts

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.

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.

Contact the Middle Fork Ranger District in Challis, Idaho, (208) 879-4100, and Salmon - Challis National Forest Supervisor’s Office in Salmon, Idaho, (208) 756-5100, for more information about this Order.  

/s/ Heather DeGeest

Forest Supervisor 

Salmon - Challis National Forest