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14-Day Stay Limit Across Umpqua National Forest
Camping within a five-mile radius for longer than 14 days and staying longer than 28 calendar days in a given year is prohibited.
Alert Start Date: March 17, 2025
Alert End Date: March 16, 2027
Order Number: 06-15-25-01
Contact Information
Contact Number: 541-440-4930
Associated Documents
Forest Order
Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(a) and (b), the following acts are prohibited upon National Forest System lands, roads, and trail administered by the Umpqua National Forest as described in this order and shown in Exhibit A. This Order will become effective on March 12, 2025, and will remain in effect through[RG1] March 11, 2027, unless sooner rescinded.
PROHIBITION:
- Camping in a single location for a period longer than 14 consecutive days. [36 C.F.R. § 261.58(a)]
- Camping for more than 28 days total during a calendar year. [36 C.F.R. 261.58(a)]
CLOSURE AREA:
- All National Forest System lands, roads, and trails within the Umpqua National Forest.
EXEMPTIONS:
Pursuant to 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(e), the following persons are exempt from this order:
- Persons with Forest Service Permit No. FS-7700-48 (Permit for Use of Roads, Trails, or Areas Restricted by Regulation or Order), specifically exempting them from this order.
- Any Federal, State, or local officer, or member of any organized rescue or firefighting force in the performance of an official duty.
- Those persons camping in specific designated campgrounds and in those camping spaces or locations under permit or special use authorization approved by the Administrative Unit for extended stay in excess of this order.
DEFINITIONS:
- “Camping” means the temporary use of National Forest Service System lands for the purpose of overnight occupancy without a permanently fixed structure. [36 C.F.R. § 261.2]
- “Location” means the occupied area and the National Forest System lands, roads, and trails within a 5-mile radius.
- “Special-use authorization” means a permit, term permit, lease or easement which allows occupancy, or use rights or privileges of National Forest System land. [36 C.F.R. § 261.2]
- “Administrative Unit” means a National Forest, a purchase unit, a land utilization project, or other comparable unit of the National Forest System. [36 C.F.R. § 261.2]
This prohibition is in addition to the general prohibitions in 36 C.F.R. Part 261, Subpart A.
Violations of this prohibition are 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 6 months, or both (16 U.S.C. § 551; 18 U.S.C. §§ 3551, 3559, 3571, and 3581).