Forest Order STF-16-2025-07 Motor Vehicle Use Map Season of Use Closure Extension.

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Forest Order

Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(b), and to provide for public safety, the
following act is prohibited within the Groveland, Mi-Wok, Summit and Calaveras Ranger
Districts of the Stanislaus National Forest. This Order is effective from May 9, 2025, through
May 31, 2025.

Using a motor vehicle on the National Forest System roads listed below and shown on
Exhibits A-B. This prohibition does not apply to over-snow vehicles on National Forest
System Road Nos. 5N01, 4N12, 5N40Y, 7N09, 7N23 and 17EV485, when there is a
minimum of 12 inches of snow on the road.

Summit Ranger District

1. Forest Road No. 4N12 (Herring Creek Road)
2. Forest Road No. 5N01 (Eagle Meadow Road)
3. Forest Road No. 5N 11
4. Forest Road No. 5N40Y
5. Forest Road No. 4N34 (Gooseberry Road)
6. Forest Road No. 4N47

Calaveras Ranger District

1. Forest Road No. 7N02 (Sand Flat/ Wolfeboro)
2. Forest Road No. 7N01 (Spicer Road)
3. Forest Road No. 17EV485
4. Forest Road No. 7N40Y (Bloods Creek)
5. Forest Road No. 7N12A
6. Forest Road No. 18EV287
7. Forest Road No. 7N93 (Round Valley/Mt. Reba)
8. Forest Road No. 7N 17 (Slick Rock)
9. Forest Road No. 8N13 (Stanislaus Meadow)
10. Forest Road No. 8N12 (Pacific Valley)
11. Forest Road No. 8N06 (Hermit Valley Rec Res)
12. Forest Road No. 8N02 (Deer Valley Trail)
13. Forest Road No. 8N01 (Highland Lakes)
14. Forest Road No. 8N04
36 C.F.R. § 261.54(a).

Pursuant to 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(e), the following persons are exempt from the Order: 

1.    Persons with Forest Service Permit No. FS-7700-48 (Permit for Use of Roads, Trai!s,
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 contained in 36 C.F.R. Part 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 in Sonora, CA, this 8th day of May, 2025. 

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