Forest-Wide Camping Stay Limits Order

USDA FOREST SERVICE
SHASTA-TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST
FOREST ORDER NO. 14-25-24
FOREST-WIDE CAMPING STAY LIMITS

Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(a), and to protect natural resources and provide for public safety, the following acts are prohibited on National Forest System lands within the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. This Order is effective from September 30, 2025, through September 30, 2027.

Camping as described below:

1. Outside of a Developed Recreation Site within the following timeframes:
2. Longer than 7 days within a 12-month period within the areas described in Exhibit A and shown on Exhibits B and C.
3. Longer than 15 days within any 30-day period in all other locations.
4. Longer than 30 cumulative days in any 12-month period.

36 C.F.R. § 261.58(a).

2. Within a Developed Recreation Site for more than a total of 30 days in any 12-month period.

36 C.F.R. § 261.58(a).

Pursuant to 36 C.F.R. § 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 or Order), specifically exempting them from this Order.
2. Any Federal, State, or local officer, or member of an organized rescue or fire-fighting force in the performance of an official duty.

These prohibitions are in addition to the general prohibitions found in 36 C.F.R. Part 261, Subpart A.

A violation of these prohibitions is punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000 for an individual or $10,000 for an organization, or imprisonment for not more than six months, or both. 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 18 U.S.C. §§ 3559, 3571, and 3581.

Executed at Redding, California this 29th day of September 2025.

RACHEL A. BIRKEY

Forest Supervisor

Exhibit A

The boundary of Area 1 of the dispersed camping 7-day stay limit begins at the intersection of California Interstate 5 and California State Route 89, Section 27, Township 40 N, Range 4 W, Mount Diablo Basin and Meridian (MDBM),

1. then continues south along western edge of California Interstate 5 to its intersection with County Road No. 0H009 (Castle Creek), Section 15, Township 38 N, Range 4 W, MDBM),
2. then continues west along the northern edge of County Road No. 0H009 (Castle Creek) to its intersection with the eastern edge of Section 18, Township 38 N, Range 4 W, MDBM,
3. then continues south along the eastern edge of the section line to its intersection with the southern edge of Section 18, Township 38 N, Range 4 W, MDBM,
4. then continues west along the southern edge of the section line to its intersection with the western edge of Section 18, Township 38N, Range 4 W, MDBM,
5. then continues north along the western edge of the section line to its intersection with Forest Road No. 39N25 (Whalen FA25), Section 38, Township 38 N, Range 4 W, MDBM),
6. then continues east along the northern edge of Forest Road No. 39N25 (Whalen FA25) to its intersection with Forest Road No. 40N26 (South Fork FS 26), Section 17, Township 38 N, Range 5 W, MDBM,
7. then continues north along the eastern edge of Forest Road No. 40N26 (South Fork FS 26) to its intersection with Forest Road No. 40N45 (Bear Creek), Section 23, Township 39 N, Range 6 W, MDBM),
8. then continues north along the eastern edge of Forest Road No. 40N45 (Bear Creek) to its intersection with Forest Road No. 42N17 (Parks Creek Road), Section 15, Township 40 N, Range 6W, MDBM,
9. then continues north along the eastern edge of Forest Road No. 40N45 (Bear Creek) to its intersection with County Road No. 4L051 (Stewart Springs), Section 2, Township 41 N, Range 6 W, MDBM,
10. then continues east along the southern edge of County Road No. 4L051 (Stewart Springs) to its intersection with the northern edge of Section 5, Township 41 N, Range 5 W, MDBM,
11. then continues east along the northern edge of the section line to its intersection with California Interstate 5, Section 4, Township 41 N, Range 5 W, MDBM,
12. then continues south along California Interstate 5 to the starting point, as shown in Exhibit B.

The boundary of Area 2 of the dispersed camping 7-day stay limit begins at the intersection with Forest Road No. 41N86 (Dill) and Section 23, Township 41 N, Range 4 W, Mount Diablo Basin and Meridian (MDBM),

13. then continues east along the northern edge of the section line to its intersection with the western edge of the Mount Shasta Wilderness boundary, Section 14, Township 41 N, Range 4 W, MDBM,
14. then continues south along the western edge of the Mount Shasta Wilderness boundary to its intersection with the eastern edge of Section 31, Township 41 N, Range 3 W, MDBM,
15. then continues south along eastern edge of section line to its intersection with the southern edge of Section 31, Township 40 N, Range 3 W, MDBM,
16. then continues west along the southern edge of the section line to its intersection with the eastern edge of Section 6, Township 40 N, Range 3 W, MDBM,
17. then continues south along the eastern edge of the section line to its intersection with the southern edge of Section 7, Township 40 N, Range 3 W, MDBM,
18. then continues west along the southern edge of the section line to its intersection with the western edge of Section 7, Township 40 N, Range 3 W, MDBM,
19. then continues north along the western edge of the section line to its intersection with southern edge of Section 1, Township 40 N, Range 4 W, MDBM,
20. then continues west along southern edge of the section line to its intersection with the western edge of Section 1, Township 40 N, Range 4 W, MDBM,
21. then continues north along the section line to its intersection with the southern edge of Section 35, Township 41 N, Range 4 W, MDBM,
22. then continues east along the section line to its intersection with the western edge of Section 36, Township 41 N, Range 4 W, MDBM,
23. then continues north along western edge of the section line to its intersection with the southern edge of Section 23, Township 41 N, Range 4 W, MDBM,
24. then continues west along the southern edge of the section line to its intersection with the eastern edge of Forest Road No. 41N46Y (Grid), Section 22, Township 41 N, Range 4 W, MDBM,
25. then continues north along eastern edge of Forest Road No. 41N46Y (Grid) to its intersection with the eastern edge of Forest Road No. 41N86 (Dill), Section 23, Township 41 N, Range 4 W, MDBM,
26. then continues north along the eastern edge of Forest Road No. 41N86 (Dill) to the starting point, as shown on Exhibit B.

The boundary of Area 3 of the dispersed camping 7-day stay limit begins at the intersection of 300 feet above the highwater mark of Shasta Lake and the northern edge of Section 4, Township 34 N, Range 3 W, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian (MDBM),

1. then continues east along the north edge of Section 4 to its intersection with the eastern edge of Section 4, Township 33 N, Range 3 W, MDBM,
2. then continues south along the eastern edge of Section 4 to its intersection with the highwater mark (buffered by 300 feet above the highwater mark), Section 4, Township 33 N, Range 3 W, MDBM,
3. then continues southeast following the highwater mark (buffered by 300 feet above the highwater mark) back to the starting point, as shown in Exhibit C.