Pine Creek Road Closure

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

Pine Creek Road 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) Road #032, Pine Creek Road, and its spur roads, in the North Fork Ranger District of the Salmon-Challis National Forest, described below and shown on the attached map incorporated into this Order as Exhibit A (the “Described Roads”):

1. Using any motor vehicle on the Described Roads. 36 C.F.R. § 261.54(a). 

EXEMPTIONS

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

1. Contractors and subcontractors performing work on the Described Roads, and Forest Service personnel in performance of official duties related to that work. 
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)(1) or (2).
3. Any Federal, State, or Local Officer, or member of an organized rescue or firefighting force in the performance of an official duty.

DESCRIBED ROADS

The Described Roads are NFS Road #032, Pine Creek Road, in its entirety beginning at its intersection with NFS Road #030 (River Road) Township 24 North, Range 18 East Section 36 and ending at the locked gate located in Township 23 North, Range 19 East Section 20 , this will include all spur roads (NFS Roads #032-A, 146, 147, and 147-A)" located in  Township 23 North, Range 19 East Sections 17, 20, 21, 28.

PURPOSE

The purpose of this Order is to protect public health and safety. 

IMPLEMENTATION

1. This Order shall be in effect from April 3, 2026 at 1159 PM through April 3, 2028 at 0001 AM, unless rescinded.
2. A map identifying the Described Roads 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
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 North Fork Ranger District in North Fork, Idaho, (208) 865-2700, and Salmon-Challis National Forest Supervisor’s Office in Salmon, Idaho, (208) 756-5100, for more information about this Order. 
6. This Order supersedes any previous Orders prohibiting the same or similar acts on the same Described Roads.

_/s/ Heather DeGeest______________________

Heather DeGeest

Forest Supervisor

Salmon-Challis National Forest