Umatilla National Forest Opens Popular Trail for Weekend Recreation Access

PENDLETON, Ore., (Aug. 22, 2025) – The Walla Walla Ranger District of the Umatilla National Forest advises visitors that the Umatilla Rim Trail #3080 from the Horseshoe Prairie Trailhead to the Ninemile Trailhead will be closed on weekdays due to timber harvest activities in the vicinity. 

The 9.2-mile closure will be in effect each week starting at 12:01 a.m. on Monday through noon on Friday, allowing forest visitors to utilize this popular single-track trail on the weekends, as operations allow. 

The temporary trail restriction will be lifted when treatment activities are complete. The public is encouraged to use caution when traveling on the trails. 

Ongoing harvest activities include removing fire damaged trees, reducing roadside fuel accumulation, and improving wildlife habitat. 

Forest officials remind visitors that the current fire danger rating remains HIGH, and Public Use Restrictions are in effect.

For questions about the Umatilla Rim Closure area, please contact Walla Walla Ranger District at 509-522-6290.

Additional information about the Umatilla National Forest is available at www.fs.usda.gov/r06/umatilla.

About the Forest Service: The USDA Forest Service has for more than 100 years brought people and communities together to answer the call of conservation. Grounded in world-class science and technology– and rooted in communities–the Forest Service connects people to nature and to each other. The Forest Service cares for shared natural resources in ways that promote lasting economic, ecological, and social vitality. The agency manages 193 million acres of public land, provides assistance to state and private landowners, maintains the largest wildland fire and forestry research organizations in the world. The Forest Service also has either a direct or indirect role in stewardship of about 900 million forested acres within the U.S., of which over 130 million acres are urban forests where most Americans live.

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