04-19-25-711 Mistake Road Closure Mt. View Ranger District

                                                                                            Order Number #04-19-25-711

U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service 

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forests

Evanston/Mt. View Ranger Districts

Temporary Road Closure

PROHIBITIONS

Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50 (a), the following acts are prohibited on the National Forest System Road in the Evanston/Mt. View Ranger Districts, 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as Exhibit A. This Order will be in effect October 16, 2025, and shall remain in effect until October 15, 2026, unless rescinded.

1. Being in or upon the Mistake Road (Forest Service Road #087), this includes any type of motorized vehicle, all pedestrian, equestrian and bicycle use as described below and shown on attached map. [36 CFR 261.53 (e)]
    

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 

The road closure starts in Section 33 goes south and northeast along on Mistake Road (Forest Service Road #087) extending 3.5 miles located in Township 3 North, Range 14 East, Section 33 and Township 2 North, Range 14 East, Sections 3, 4, and 9 all within the Salt Lake Based Meridian as shown on the attached map.

PURPOSE

Purpose of the closure is for public health and safety during and timber felling and hauling operations.

IMPLEMENTATION

1. This Order will be in effect when signed October 16, 2025, and shall remain in effect until October 15, 2026, unless rescinded.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, go to 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 Mt. View Ranger District in Mt. View, Wyoming (307) 782-6555, and National Forest 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 Mistake Road (Forest Service Road #087).

Signed and issued on 16th day of October 2025

KELLY ORR
Forest Supervisor