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Norse Peak and Clearwater Wilderness Use Restrictions on the Naches Ranger District
Camping is prohibited within 100 feet slope distance from the shoreline of any lake and/or the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail EXCEPT at Echo Lake and Lost Lake within Norse Peak Wilderness.
Alert Start Date: May 8, 1996
Alert End Date: N/A
Order Number: 06-17-08-96-302
Contact Information
Contact Name: Naches Ranger District
Contact Number: (509) 653-1401
Associated Documents
Forest Order
In order to protect the vegetation adjacent to lakes and trails, to reduce soil compaction and erosion in heavily used areas, and to enhance the primitive character and resource adjacent to or within these areas (further defined in Exhibit A & B attached) located within the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie and Wenatchee National Forests:
- Norse Peak Wilderness
- Clearwater Wilderness
- Non-wilderness lands falling within 100 feet of Goat Lake, Placer Lake, and Sheep Lake
- Non-wilderness lands north of Chinook Pass to the Norse Peak Wilderness boundary and within 100 feet of the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail
THE FOLLOWING ACTS, LISTED BELOW, ARE PROHIBITED pursuant to 36 CFR 261.50 (a), until further notice:
- Camping within 100 feet slope distance from the shoreline of any lake and/or the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail EXCEPT at Echo Lake and Lost Lake within Norse Peak Wilderness. 36 CFR 261.58(e).
- Building, maintaining, or using a campfire, except self-contained, carry-in devices such as stoves, within the Summit Lake Basin within Clearwater Wilderness. 36 CFR 261.52a.