Parking or Leaving a Vehicle

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FOREST SERVICE
SAWTOOTH NATIONAL FOREST 
SAWTOOTH NATIONAL RECREATION AREA

PARKING OR LEAVING A VEHICLE

PROHIBITIONS

Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50 (a) and (b) the following are prohibited on the National Forest System (NFS) [lands, roads, trails] in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Sawtooth National Forest, described below and shown on the attached map incorporated into this Order as Exhibit A-F (the “Described Area”):

1. Parking or leaving a vehicle in violation of posted instructions.  36 CFR 262.58(g) 
2. Parking or leaving a vehicle or trailer in a developed campground other than in one’s own campsite or in an overflow parking area. 36 CFR 261.58(h)
3. Parking or leaving a vehicle or trailer within a developed recreation site, Redfish Lake Complex, or Stanley Lake Complex at the same site or within a 30 mile radius of the same site, for more than 10 days within a 30 day period. 36 CFR 261. 58(h) 
4. Parking or leaving a vehicle or trailer off road other than within a developed recreation site, Redfish Lake Complex, or Stanley Lake Complex at the same site or within a 30 mile radius of the same site, for more than 10 days during any 30 day period between May 1st and September 15th, and 16 days during any 30 day period between September 16th and April 30th.  36 CFR 261.56
5. Possessing, parking, or leaving more than 2 vehicles, except motorcycles or bicycles per single family camp unit in a developed campground or in excess of the posted vehicle capacity at those camp units designated as a multiple family unit. 36 CFR 261.58(i)

EXEMPTIONS

Pursuant to 36 CFR 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 of 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 is all NFS lands within the SNRA, except for the Sawtooth, Cecil D. Andrus White Clouds, and Hemingway-Boulders Wilderness Areas, located within the Sawtooth National Forest in Custer, Blaine and Boise Counties, Idaho.

The Described Area is further described below and shown in Exhibits A-F:

Big Wood River Watershed (Exhibit A) – The lands and waters of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area within the Big Wood River watershed accessed from State Highway 75 excluding the Hemingway-Boulder Wilderness Area. Further described as the area from the Southern boundary of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, approximately 7 miles North of Ketchum, Idaho, and within Township 5 North, Range 17 East, Section 3, to the Galena Summit located within Township 6 North, Range 15 East, Section 7.

Stanley Lake Complex (Exhibit B) – Area located approximately 5 miles west of Stanley, Idaho and accessed from State Highway 21 via Forest Road #455 and is further described as that area, including the lands and waters, within the Stanley Lake Creek drainage on the south side of State Highway 21 to approximately ¼ mile upstream of the inlet to Stanley Lake; including the area within ¼ mile of Stanley Lake and Forest roads #455, #638, #640, and #640A.  Located in Township 11 North, Range 12 East, S ½ Section 22, S ½ Section 23, E ½ Section 25, N ½ Section 26, Section 27, S ½ Section 28, Section 33, and N ½ Section 34, Boise Meridian, Custer County, Idaho.

Redfish Lake Complex (Exhibit C) – Area located approximately 5 miles south of Stanley, Idaho accessed from State Highway 75 via Forest Road #214 and further described as the lands and waters, within the Redfish Lake Creek drainage on the southwest side of State Highway 75 and continuing upstream of the inlet to the Sawtooth Wilderness Area boundary (approximately 6 miles); including the area within ¼ mile of Redfish Lake and Forest roads #213, #214, and #214A. Located in Township 9 North, Range 13 East in Section 2, 3, 9, 10, 15, 16, 21, 22 and Township 11 North, Range 12 East in Section 22, 26, 34, 35, Boise Meridian, Custer County, Idaho.

Salmon River Corridor (Exhibit D) - Salmon River, (aka Upper Main Salmon River) from Holman Creek at the eastern boundary of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, located within Township 11 North, Range 16 East, Section 25, upstream approximately 31 miles to about 1 mile upstream of the Buckhorn Roadside Rest stop (to the fish weir across the Salmon River at the Sawtooth Fish Hatchery), located within Township 10 North, Range 14 East, Section 36, Boise Meridian. The area described is within the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Sawtooth National Forest, and Custer County, Idaho.

Pettit Lake Complex (Exhibit E) -  The Pettit Lake Complex Described Area is shown in Exhibit E and is all NFS lands located approximately 21 miles south of Stanley, Idaho accessed from State Highway 75 via Forest Road #208 and further described as the lands and waters, within the Pettit Lake Creek drainage on the west side of State Highway 75 upstream to the Sawtooth Wilderness Area boundary (approximately 3 miles); including the area within ¼ mile of Pettit Lake and Forest roads #208, and #361, and #362. Located in Township 7 North, Range 13 East in Section 36 and Township 7 North, Range 14 East in Sections 31, 32, Boise Meridian, Custer County, Idaho.

Alturas Lake Complex (Exhibit F) - The Alturas Lake Complex Described Area is shown in Exhibit F and is all NFS lands located approximately 24.5 miles south of Stanley, Idaho accessed from State Highway 75 via Forest Road #205 and further described as the lands and waters within 1/4 mile of Alturas Lake. Located in Township 7 North, Range 13 East in Sections 24, 25 and Township 7 North, Range 14 East in Sections 19, 20, 29, 30 Boise Meridian, Custer County, Idaho.

PURPOSE

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

IMPLEMENTATION

1. This Order shall be in effect from July 1, 2026, at 0800 A.M. through December 31, 2031 at 0800 A.M., unless rescinded.
2. A map identifying the Described Area is attached and made part of this Order as Exhibit A. For a digital version of this Order and Exhibit A.  For a digital version of this Order and Exhibits, go to https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/sawtooth/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 Sawtooth National Forest Supervisor’s Office, Jerome, ID, 208-423-7500, the Sawtooth National Recreation Area Headquarters, 208-727-5000, or the Stanley Ranger Station, Stanley, ID, 208-774-3000, for more information about this order.

6. This Order supersedes any previous Orders prohibiting the same or similar acts in the same Described Area.

    

/Electronically signed/
CASEY JOHNSON
Forest Supervisor
Sawtooth National Forest