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Upper Ski Bowl Parking Restriction Order
There is a need to protect natural resources in the Panther Basin area, which is located on Mt. Shasta within the Mt. Shasta Ranger District. This Forest Order will restrict overnight parking at the Upper Ski Bowl parking lot due to a high concentration of recreational use which is causing extensive resource damage to nearby sensitive meadows (trampling) as well as water quality concerns. The Panther Meadows and Upper Ski Bowl area cannot withstand the recreational impacts without long-term consequences to the environment. Sensitive vegetation continues to be trampled, and dispersed camping areas are expanding in size causing soil compaction and other resource damage.
Alert Start Date: August 29, 2026
Alert End Date: August 29, 2028
Order Number: 14-26-09
Contact Information
Contact Number: (530) 226-2500
Associated Documents
Forest Order
USDA FOREST SERVICE
SHASTA-TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST
FOREST ORDER NO. 14-26-09
UPPER SKI BOWL PARKING RESTRICTION ORDER
Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(a), the following act is prohibited within the Shasta McCloud Management Unit of the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. This Order is effective daily from 12:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. from August 29, 2026, through August 29, 2028.
Parking between the hours of 12:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. in the Upper Ski Bowl Parking Lot, as shown on Exhibit A. 36 C.F.R. § 261.58(g). 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.
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 28th day of August, 2026.
LOIS SHOEMAKER
Forest Supervisor
Shasta-Trinity National Forest