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Here you will find alerts, closures, and forest orders. 


 

Forest Alerts

  • Temporary Road Closure Alert: Curtis Creek Road

    Curtis Creek Road will close starting Monday, March 30, just past the Newberry Creek Road intersection, to build a boulder wall that will stabilize the roadway following Hurricane Helene. The closure is needed to reopen Curtis Creek Campground by mid May.This 6-week repair project is a partnership…
    Alert Start Date: March 27, 2026

  • Great Lakes Boat Launch- Temporary Closure

    The Great Lakes Boat Launch will be closed for the safety of the public and fire crews during Prescribed Burn operations in Jonas County on Tuesday, March 24th. 
    Alert Start Date: March 24, 2026

  • Elk River Falls Temporary Re-Closure

    Temporary Closure: Elk River Falls AreaClosure Order Closure Order MapStarting March 18, the Elk River Falls Area will be temporarily closed on the Pisgah National Forest. This includes closing the Elk River Trail, Elk River Falls and Elk River Road within the closure area in Avery County. The…
    Alert Start Date: March 18, 2026

  • Connely Creek Road (NFSR 86) Closure

    Connely Creek Road (NFSR 86) on the Nantahala Ranger District will be closed until October 2026 for road improvements. The closure will extend from the intersection of Cowee Bald Road (NFSR 70) to the intersection of Barkers Creek (NFSR 7062). Access to Cowee Bald will only be available from Macon…
    Alert Start Date: March 13, 2026

  • Winter Weather Alert

    As North Carolina prepares for Winter Storm Gianna, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service urges the public to use extreme caution when visiting the state’s four national forests.Winter weather conditions can make visiting the forest unpredictable and dangerous, even for…
    Alert Start Date: January 30, 2026

  • Helene Closures

    Please visit our Helene Information page for a full list of closures.
    Alert Start Date: October 31, 2025

  • Roan Mountain Fire Restrictions

    Fire restrictions are now in effect for the Roan Mountain area of Appalachian Ranger District due to heightened fire danger caused by Hurricane Helene. The fire restriction is in effect on all National Forest System land from Hughes Gap to Doll Flats on the Appalachian Trail.This…
    Alert Start Date: September 18, 2025
    Forest Order: #08-11-08-25-04

  • Pisgah National Forest Driving Safety Alert

    Please use caution as you travel in and around the Forest. We have a lot of heavy equipment and repair crews in the area working on roads damaged during Hurricane Helene. Up to 2,000 tons of gravel are being placed EVERY DAY on our Forest Service roads through the summer and fall. That's around 60…
    Alert Start Date: July 10, 2025

  • Paint Rock Closure

    Effective through May 1, 2035, certain National Forest System lands in the Paint Rock area, located on the Appalachian Ranger District of Pisgah National Forest and the Unaka Ranger District of Cherokee National Forest, will be closed to protect cultural resources.This closure is intended to…
    Alert Start Date: May 29, 2025
    Forest Order: #08-11-04-25-02

  • Appalachian Trail Detour- Iron Mountain Gap

    The Iron Mountain Gap detour is now in place to route hikers around the final remaining 6 miles of closed section of the Appalachian Trail from about a mile south of the destroyed Cherry Gap Shelter to about a mile north of Iron Mountain Gap (approx. NOBO mile 360.6 to 365.9). The detour is mapped…
    Alert Start Date: March 20, 2025

  • Kings Mountain Point Fishing Pier Closure

    The fishing pier at Kings Mountain Point Day Use Area on the Uwharrie National Forest is closed till further notice due to storm damage. The Day Use area remains open and the three smaller accessible fishing platforms are available for public use. 
    Alert Start Date: March 13, 2025

  • I-40 Corridor Forest Closure

    For the protection and public health and safety for the Interstate 40 reconstruction, a closure is in place for National Forest Service lands and roads south of the I-40 corridor in the Appalachian Ranger District. This includes areas south of Slick Rock Branch drainage, the area west of the Pigeon…
    Alert Start Date: March 6, 2025
    Forest Order: #08-11-04-25-01

  • Pisgah Camping Limitations

    The following act is prohibited within 1000 feet of a road open to public vehicle travel on the Pisgah Ranger District in Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, and Transylvania Counties in North Carolina.Camping is prohibited in any area not designated as a campsite depicted on the attached map. This…
    Alert Start Date: September 11, 2023
    Forest Order: #08-11-07-23-163

  • Max Patch Restrictions

    Restrictions on camping, fires, animals, aircraft and bicycles in Max Patch area. 
    Alert Start Date: June 12, 2023
    Forest Order: #08-11-04-23-160

  • Forest Closures and Orders

    Check out our closure orders and forest orders for more information.
    Alert Start Date: January 1, 2000
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