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Alerts

Alerts

Fireworks are always illegal on USDA Forest Service property. 

Forest Orders & Road Closures

Forest Alerts

  • Roan Mountain Fire Restrictions

    Fire Restrictions Continue Along the Appalachian Trail

    Alert Start Date: October 20, 2025
    Forest Order: #08-04-06-25-001
  • No access to Chilhowee Recreation Area and Forest Service Road #77

    Beginning Monday, October 20, visitors will be unable to access the Chilhowee Recreation Area while a long-term improvement project begins that includes installation of dumpster pads for bear-proof dumpsters and widening and resurfacing existing roads within the recreation site.

    Alert Start Date: October 17, 2025
  • Little Milligan Boat Ramp Temporary Closure Planned

    Temporary closure for Little Milligan Boat Ramp Recreation Area is planned to start in the fall of 2025 for visitor health and safety during logging operations.  A specific start date for the closure is to be determined.

    Alert Start Date: August 5, 2025