Road Closure Order (NFSR 40303 Capehorn Burrow Road)

Order Number: # 0413-06-05

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

Road Closure Order

PROHIBITIONS

Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50 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(a).

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 AREA/ROADS/TRAILS

Beginning at the junction of Hwy 21 and Forest Service Road (FSR) #40303 (Capehorn Burrow Road) located in Township 12N Range 11E Section 25, going southwest, the entirety of FSR 40303 located in Township 12N Range 11E Section 25.

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 This Order shall be in effect from July 8, 2026 at 01:00 AM  through July 1, 2030 at 11:59 PM, unless rescinded.
2. 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/alerts/ /alerts-notices.
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 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. 
6. This Order supersedes any previous Orders prohibiting the same or similar acts [on the same Described Road.

_/s/ Heather DeGeest

Forest Supervisor

Salmon Challis National Forest