Primitive/Non-motorized/Recreation Areas Order

UNITED STATE DEPARTMENT OF ACRICULTURE 

FOREST SERVICE

8230 FEDERAL BUILDING, 125 SOUTH STATE STREET 

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84138

SEMI-PRIMITIVE, NON-MOTORIZES, RECREATION AREAS SPECIAL ORDER OF FOREST SUPERVISOR

WASATCH-CACHE NATIONAL FOREST KAMAS RANGER DISTRICT

The purpose of this order is to protect physical and biological and recreation resources in Semi-Primitive, Non-Motorized areas on the Kamas Ranger District.

Pursuant to 36 CFR 261.58 (e), the following acts are prohibited on the areas and trails on the attached map and described below. All lands affected are located on the Kamas Ranger District, Wasatch-Cache National Forest. This order is permanent and in effect from November 30, 1999.

1. Spring, pond or stream. Camping within 100 feet of any water source. For the purpose of this order, a "water source" is any river, creek.
2. Camping within 50 feet of any Wasatch-Cache National Forest System Trail. For the purpose of this order, A "system trail" is any trail on a Wasatch-Cache National Forest map with a designated three to six digit trail number and appears on a Forest Service published map.

3. Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire or campfire within 150 feet from any designated "closed to campfires" activity area designated closed to campfires.

   Campfires may be built in these closed areas only:

   1. when campfire sites are physically designated - marked with a post or marker which includes both a "Universal Fire Symbol" and a "Forest Service Symbol"
   2. their locations are shown on a map posted at the trailhead and/or on the trail entering the designated area.

   For the purpose of this order, "activities areas" are any lake, trail segment, peak, view point, or other area designated "closed to campfires" by the District Ranger. Only backpacking stoves fueled with gas, propane, alcohol, or other synthetic (non wood) fuel may be used for cooking.

4. Entering or being in the Kamas semi-primitive non-motorized areas with a groups size exceeding 20 i persons.

   For the purposes of this order, a "group" is any assemblage of persons or an organization that initiates or plans a trip to the Kamas Semi-Primitive Non-Motorized areas for the purpose of traveling together or camping together or sharing a social experience.

   For the purposes of this order the Kamas Semi-Primitive Non-Motorized area is any area on' the Kamas Ranger District 100 yards or greater from an authorized travel route or developed recreation site (campground, trailhead, etc.) Groups exceeding 20 persons must separate into physically and logistically separate parties and remain at least.

5. Mountain biking on trails not designated for that use or mountain biking anywhere off of Forest Service "system trails.

   For the purposes of this order, a "system trail" on a forest one mile apart service map with a designated three to six digit trail number and appears on a Forest Service published map.

   For the purposes of this order, all system trails are closed to mountain bikes unless signed open. The following trails will not be signed open:

                   a. Main Fork of the Weber River Trail(# 8079)

                   b. Middle Fork of the Weber River Trail(# 8076)

                   c. North Fork of the Provo River Trail(# 8075)

                  d. Cuberant Lake Trail (# 8080)

                  e. Lofty Lake Loop Trail (# 8158

                  f. Notch Mountain Trail(# 8081)

                 g. Notch-Weber Connector Trail(# 8090)

                 h. Meadow Lake Trail (# 8078)

                  i. Abes Lake Trail(# 8077)

        6. Burying human waste less than 6 inches deep and at less than 200 feet from campsites and/or water sources.

        7. Tethering or allowing loose hobbled livestock within 100 feet or less of any water sources. For the purposes of this order, a "water source" is any river, creek, spring, pond, or                stream. For the purposes of this order, a "tethering" is any system of containing recreational livestock (horses and/or mules) by means of a highline, rope fence, electric                          fence, picket, halter and lead rope, hobble or any other containment system.

         8.Tethering livestock to trees for periods longer than one hour or less if the animals are causing resource damage. For the purposes of this order, a "tethering' is any                                      system of containing recreational livestock (horses and/or mules) by means of a highline, rope, fence, electric fence, picket, halter and lead rope, hobble, or any other con                      tainment system.

           9. Containing recreational livestock (horses and/or mules) by means of a highline, rope fence, electric fence, picket, halter and lead rope, or any other containment system                         for a period exceeding 24 hours at the same physical location. For the purposes of this order containment on dry upland areas (dry mineral soil with no grass or organic                         soils) are exempt form the 24-hour time limit. 

        10. Collecting firewood that is anything but dead and down on the ground. For the purposes of this order gathering branches from dead or live standing trees or cutting down                    dead or live trees is prohibited. Collecting firewood that is anything but dead and down on the ground.

        11. Possession and/or use of spray-paint to mark cross-country routes and possession and/or use of chainsaws in backcounty non-motorized areas. For the purposes of                                 this order, chainsaws may be used in the following Semi-Primitive Non-Motorized areas (South Fork of the Weber Drainage, White Pine Creek Drainage, Swifts Canyon                             Drainage, Seymore Canyon Drainage, Paulsin Basin and Hoytes Canyon Drainage, Wide Hollow Drainage, Left-Hand Fork of Beaver Creek Drainage,  Slate Creek Drainage,                       and the Yellow Pine Drainage) for two weeks prior to and during the fall deer and elk hunts. 

        12. Foot traffic and/or snowshoers on groomed Nordic parallel tracks. For the purposes of this order, snowshoers may walk on the packed sides of groomed ski trails (as long as                the machine set parallel tracks are not walked on) for short distances to access other non-groomed trails when "signed open". Foot traffic will not be allowed at any time.

        13. Parking in trailheads overnight unless camping at least one mile from the trailhead. For the purposes of this order, vehicles parked in designated trailheads overnight must                  hike and/or ride and camp at least one mile from the trailhead.

         14. Camping overnight in any trailhead or developed day use area.

Pursuant to 36 CFR 261.58 (e) the following acts, or persons are exempt from this order:

1. Persons with a permit or contract or contract authorizing the prohibited act.
2. Authorized Federal, State or local officer, or member of an organized rescue or fire fighting force in the performance of official duty, when authorized by the District Ranger.
3. Persons authorized and accompanied by a Forest Officer or a permittee while in the restricted area.

Area Description: The areas include all Semi-Primitive, Non-Motorized lands managed by the Kamas Ranger District. (see attached map).

/s/ Pam Gardiner

FOREST SUPERVISOR

Wasatch-Cache 

National Forest

Violation of this prohibition is punishable by fine of not more that $5,000.00 or imprisonment of not more than 6 months or both (16 USC; 3559 and 3571 (b) (6)).

This order supersedes any previous order for the above described area and prohibitions.

Order 04-19-116