Oregon Dunes Middle Riding Area Curfew

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

FOREST SERVICE
SIUSLAW NATIONAL FOREST 
CORVALLIS, OREGON

FOREST ORDER No. 06-12-04-26-09

Pursuant to 16 USC 551 and 36 CFR 261.50(a) and (b), the following acts are prohibited in the areas described by this order within the administrative boundaries of the Siuslaw National Forest. This order is effective beginning 10:30 p.m., Tuesday, August 11, 2026, through 11:59 p.m., Wednesday, October 14, 2026.  

PROHIBITIONS: 

1. Using any type of motorized vehicle on roads within the closure area between the hours of 10:30 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., local time. 36 CFR § 261.54(a). 
2. Using any type of motorized vehicle on designated sand routes within the closure area between the hours of 10:30 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. local time. 36 CFR § 261.55(b).  
3. Possessing or using a vehicle off National Forest System roads and trails within the closure area between the hours of 10:30 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. local time. 36 CFR § 261.56. 

AREA DESCRIPTION:  

All areas contained within the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, east of Salmon Harbor Drive, west of US Highway 101, south of the boundary with Douglas County, and north of the Coos County line, located within Township 22S, Range 13W, Sections 23, 24, 25, 26, 35, 36.  See attached map, Exhibit A. 

EXEMPTIONS: 

 Pursuant to 36 CFR § 261.50(e), the following persons are exempt from this order: 

1. Persons with FS Permit No. FS-7700-48, (Permit for Use of Roads, Trails, or Areas Restricted by Regulation 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 in 36 CFR Part 261, Subpart A. 

Violations of these prohibitions are punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000.00 for an individual or $10,000.00 for a corporation or imprisonment for not more than six months or both 
(16 USC Section 551; 18 USC Sections 3551, 3571, and 3581).  

Executed in Corvallis, Oregon on this 11 day of August, 2026

/s/ Rebecca Brooke
Forest Supervisor
Siuslaw National Forest