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Alerts

This page contains information on safety, area and location closures, and forest orders issued for the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest.

Forest Orders are legal prohibitions, which are issued by a National Forest Officer. They are issued when the Forest Officer considers them necessary for the protection or administration of the National Forest or for promotion of public health, safety, or welfare. Each order includes a specific type of occupancy or use, period of time, and location. 

For more information on general prohibitions and Forest Orders, please consult the 36 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 251.

Forest Alerts

  • Occupancy and Use of Wild and Scenic Snake River Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

    Prohibitions on all National Forest System Lands with in the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, in the State of Oregon and Idaho within a 1/4 mile of the Snake River Between Hells Canyon Dam, river mile 247.5, down stream to the Oregon-Washington boarder at river mile 176.0.
    Alert Start Date: June 11, 2025
    Forest Order: #06-16-04-25-03

  • Hells Canyon Wilderness Occupancy and Use

    To provide for resource protection, the following acts are prohibited within the Hells Canyon Wilderness, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest: Hitching or tethering of horse(s) or other saddle or pack animal(s) to trees at campsites in the Hells Canyon Wilderness except for the purposes of loading or…
    Alert Start Date: April 11, 2025
    Forest Order: #06-16-04-25-01

  • Eagle Cap Wilderness Occupancy and Use

    To provide for resource protection, the following acts, listed in the forest order below, are prohibited within the Eagle Cap Wilderness, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest.
    Alert Start Date: April 11, 2025
    Forest Order: #06-16-05-25-01

  • Snake River Fire Restrictions - 06/01 -09/30

    Pursuant to 36 CFR, Sec. 261.50(a), building, maintaining, attending or using a fire, campfire, or stove fire is prohibited on all National Forest System Lands (within the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, in the State of Oregon and Idaho) within a ¼ mile of the Snake River between Hells Canyon…
    Alert Start Date: March 14, 2025
    Forest Order: #06-16-04-25-02

  • Forest Order: Tri-Forest 14-Day Stay Limit

    Prohibitions for camping on the Umatilla, Wallowa-Whitman, and Malheur National Forests for a period longer than 14 days within any 30-day period.
    Alert Start Date: March 5, 2025
    Forest Order: #06-16-00-23-07

  • Forest Order: Hells Canyon National Recreation Area - Domestic Sheep and Goats

    Prohibitions on possessing, storing, or transporting any domestic sheep or goat in the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area. 
    Alert Start Date: March 5, 2025
    Forest Order: #06-16-04-23-01 
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