Mount Shasta-McCloud Seasonal Area and Road Closure

USDA FOREST SERVICE
SHASTA-TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST
FOREST ORDER NO. 14-26-12
MT. SHASTA-McCLOUD

SEASONAL AREA AND ROAD CLOSURE

Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(b), and to provide for public safety, the following acts are prohibited within the Mt. Shasta and McCloud Ranger Districts on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. This Order is effective from October 5, 2026, through May 1, 2027.

1. Using a motor vehicle in the area described in Exhibit A and on the NFS roads as shown on Exhibits B-E.  36 C.F.R. § 261.54(a).
2. Using a motorized vehicle in the Nordic Ski Closure Area, as described in Exhibit A and shown on Exhibit C. 36 C.F.R. § 261.54(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. Persons using a snowmobile on the Snowmobile Bypass within the Nordic Ski Closure Area as described in Exhibit A and shown on Exhibit C.
3. Any Federal, State, or local officer, or member of an organized rescue or fire fighting force in the performance of an official duty.

This prohibition is in addition to the general prohibitions in 36 C.F.R. § 261, Subpart A.

A violation of this prohibition 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 3rd day of September, 2026.

LOIS SHOEMAKER
Forest Supervisor 

Exhibit A

Description of Area shown on Exhibit C

1. The Nordic Ski Closure Area begins at the northeast corner intersection of Section 17, Township 40 N, Range 3 W, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian (MDBM),
2. then continues south along the eastern edge of Section 17 to its intersection with Forest Road No. 40N88, Township 40 N, Range 3 W, MDBM,
3. then continues south along Forest Road No. 40N88 to its intersection with the eastern edge of Section 20, Township 40 N, Range 3 W, MDBM,
4. then continues south along the eastern edge of Section 20 to its intersection with the southern edge of Section 20, Township 40 N, Range 3 W, MDBM,
5. then continues west along the southern edge of Section 20 to its intersection with the west edge of Section 20, Township 40 N, Range 3 W, MDBN,
6. then continues north along the western edge of Section 20 to its intersection with the north edge of Section 17, Township 40 N, Range 3 W, MDBM,
7. then continues east along the northern edge of Section 17, back to the starting point, as shown in Exhibit C.

Restricted Roads shown on Exhibit B:

39N28               LOWER FALLS 

39N28B            LOWER FALLS PARKING

39N28C            PINE TREE LAUNCH

39N30               FOWLERS CG

39N30A            FOWLER'S A LOOP

39N30B            FOWLER'S B LOOP

39N30C            FOWLERS TURN AROUND

40N44A            MIDDLE FALLS OVERLOOK

40N44B            UPPER FALLS

40N44               MIDDLE FALLS 

40N44H            EAST PORTAL

Restricted Roads shown on Exhibit C:

40N08Y            CANYON CREEK

40N25               WAGON CAMP

40N25C             BARK

40N25D             COMBAT

40N75                SPOKE

40N84                EVERITT HILL

40N84A             HILL

40N84AA          MIDDLE FOX

40N88A             CLUSTER

41N31                MCKENZIE BUTTE

41N31B             MCKENZIE BUTTE

Restricted Road shown on Exhibit D:

38N56 DRY TROUGH ROAD, from its intersection with the western corner of Section 13, Township 38 N, Range 3 W, MDBM to its intersection with the east edge of Section 19, Township 38 N, Range 2 W, MDBM.

Restricted Road shown on Exhibit E:

36N26Y MOSQUITO RIDGE ROAD, from its intersection with the western corner of Section 25, Township 36 N, Range 6 W, MDBM to its intersection with the east edge of Section 30, Township 36 N, Range 5 W, MDBM.