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DESIGNATED CAMPGROUNDS AND RECREATION SITES

Campfire exemptions are permitted during Phase A and Phase B Public Use Restrictions only. Under Phase C Public Use Restrictions campfires are prohibited forest-wide.

North Fork John Day
Ranger District

• Bear Wallow Campground
• Big Creek Meadows Campground
• Driftwood Campground
• Frazier Campground
• Gold Dredge Campground
• North Fork John Day Campground
• Olive Lake Campground
• Oriental Campground
• Winom Campground
• Fremont Caretakers, Congo Gulch, and Hiltop Hideaway Cabin Rentals (metal or brick fire rings only)
• Tower Mountain Lookout

Walla Walla Ranger District

• Jubilee Lake Campground
• Mottet Campground
• Target Meadows Campground
• Umatilla Forks Campground
• Woodland Campground
• Woodward Campground
• Approved campfire pits in Spout Springs and Tollgate Summer Homes Tract
• Fry Meadows Cabin
• Summit Guard Station

Pomeroy Ranger District

• Alder Thicket Campground
• Big Springs Campground
• Boundary Campground
• Godman Campground
• Ladybug Campground
• Midway Campground
• Misery Spring Campground
• Panjab Campground
• Pataha Campground
• Teal Springs Campground
• Tucannon Campground
• Wickiup Campground
• Clearwater Big House Cabin Rental
• Clearwater Lookout Cabin Rental
• Godman Guard Station Cabin Rental
• Tucannon Guard Station Cabin Rental
• Wenatchee Guard Station Cabin Rental
• Elk Flats, Meadow Creek, Panjab, Three Forks, and Timothy Trailheads
• Rose Springs Sno-Park
• Misery, Teal, Dodge Warmup Shelters
• Stentz Springs, Rose Springs, and Little Turkey Tail Summer Homes Tract

Heppner Ranger District

• Bull Prairie Campground

IFPL I

IFPL II

Partial Hootowl - The following may operate only between the hours of 8 p.m. and 1 p.m. local time:

• power saws except at loading sites;
• cable yarding;
• blasting;
• welding or cutting of metal.

IFPL III

Partial Shutdown - the following are prohibited except as indicated:

• cable yarding - except that gravity operated logging systems employing nonmotorized carriages may operate between 8 p.m. and 1 p.m. when all blocks and moving lines are suspended 10 feet above the ground except the line between the carriage and the chokers.
• power saws - except power saws may be used at loading sites and on tractor/skidder operations between the hours of 8 p.m. and 1 p.m. local time.

In addition, the following are permitted to operate between the hours of 8 p.m. and 1 p.m. local time:

• Tractor, skidder, feller-buncher, forwarder, or shovel logging operations where tractors, skidders, or other equipment with a blade capable of constructing fireline are immediately available to quickly reach and effectively attack a fire start;
• mechanized loading or hauling of any product or material; blasting;
• welding or cutting of metal
• any other spark emitting operation not specifically mentioned.

IFPL IV

Low

• When the fire danger is "low" it means that fuels do not ignite easily from small embers, but a more intense heat source, such as lightning, may start fires in duff or dry rotten wood.  
• Fires in open, dry grasslands may burn easily a few hours after a rain, but most wood fires will spread slowly, creeping or smoldering.
• Control of fires is generally not an issue

• When the fire danger is "moderate" it means that fires can start from most accidental causes, but the number of fire starts is usually pretty low.
• If a fire does start in an open, dry grassland, it will burn and spread quickly on windy days.  Most wood fires will spread slowly to moderately.
• Average fire intensity will be moderate except in heavy concentrations of fuel, which may burn hot.
• Fires are still not likely to become serious and are often easier to control.

• When the fire danger is "high", fires can start easily from most causes and small fuels (such as grasses and needles) will ignite readily.
• Unattended campfires and brush fires are likely to escape.
• Fires will spread easily, with some areas of high intensity burning on slopes or concentrated fuels.
• Fires can become serious and difficult to control unless they are put out while they are still small.

• When the fire danger is "extreme", fires of all types start quickly and burn intensely.
• All fires are potentially serious and can spread very quickly with intense burning.  Small fires become big fires much faster than at the "very high" level.
• Spot fires are probable, with long-distance spotting likely.  These fires are very difficult to fight and may become very dangerous and often last for several days