Closure order for Public Use Restrictions on the Fremont-Winema National Forest as of July 24, 2020 until November 30, unless rescinded sooner.

Order

Public Use Restrictions

Fremont-Winema National Forest

Order No. 06-02-20-01

Pursuant to 16 USC §551, 36 CFR §261.50(a) and (b), to provide for public safety and protect natural resources, the following special restrictions and prohibitions are established on all lands that are within and administered by the Fremont-Winema National Forest, within the State of Oregon, and in the designated Forest recreation sites and areas listed on Exhibit A.

These prohibitions are effective at 12:01 a.m. on July 24, 2020 and will remain in effect until November 1, 2020, or until rescinded.

Prohibition:

(1) Building, maintaining, attending or using a fire, campfire, or stove fire.

36 CFR §261.52(a)

This includes charcoal briquet fires

(2) Smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or building, a developed recreation site,

or while stopped in an area at least (3) three feet in diameter that is barren or

cleared of all flammable material. 36 CFR §261.52(d)

(3) Possessing or using a vehicle off National Forest System roads. 36 CFR §261.56

EXCEPT when operating in compliance with the Travel Management Rule and Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) pursuant to 36 CFR §261.13.

(4) Operating any motor vehicle on National Forest System roads where vegetation comes into contact with the vehicle’s undercarriage. 36 CFR §261.54(d)

(5) Operating an internal combustion engine. 36 CFR §261.52(h)

Chainsaw use is prohibited anywhere on Fremont-Winema National Forest System lands. Portable generator use is allowed only within designated areas listed in Exhibit A.

(6) Operating or using any internal or external combustion engine without a spark arresting device properly installed, maintained, and in effective working order meeting either: (1) Department of Agriculture, Forest Service Standard 5100-1a; or (2) Appropriate Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) recommended practice J335(b) and J350(a). 36 CFR §261.52(j)

(7) Welding, or operating an acetylene or other torch with open flame.

36 CFR §261.52(i)

Pursuant to Title 36 CFR §261.50(e), the following are exempt from this Order:

(1) Persons with a permit specifically authorizing the otherwise prohibited act or omission.

“Person” means natural person, corporation, company, partnership, trust, firm, or association of persons. “Permit” means authorization in writing by a Forest Officer. “Forest Officer” means an employee of the Forest Service.

(2) Any Federal, State or local officer, or member of an organized rescue or fire fighting force

while in the performance of an official duty.

(3) Petroleum-fueled stoves, lanterns or heating devices, provided such devices meet the fire

underwriter’s specifications for safety.

(4) Campfires contained inside established fire rings within campgrounds listed on Exhibit A.

(5) Campfires within Designated Wilderness Areas listed on Exhibit A.

Violation of these prohibitions are punishable by a fine of not more than $5000 for an individual or $10,000 for an organization, or imprisonment of not more than six (6) months, or both.

These restrictions are in addition to those prohibitions enumerated in Subpart A of 36 CFR. §261 and any other special restrictions pertaining to the above described lands.

Exhibit A

Designated Campgrounds

Campfires Allowed in Established Fire Rings

Campfires are NOT ALLOWED on the Fremont-Winema National Forest except for Campgrounds and Designated Wilderness Areas on this list

Bly Ranger District

• Corral Creek Campground
• Gearhart Wilderness
• Heart Lake Day Use Area
• Holbrook Reservoir Forest Camp
• Lofton Reservoir Campground
• Sprague River Picnic Area
• Horseglade Trailhead

Lakeview Ranger District

• Camp Cottonwood Organizational Camp
• Cottonwood Meadows Lake Campground & Day Use Area
• Deep Creek Forest Camp
• Dog Lake Campground
• Drews Creek Campground
• Mud Creek Campground
• Twin Springs Forest Camp
• Willow Creek Forest Camp

Paisley Ranger District

• Campbell Lake Campground
• Chewaucan Crossing Trailhead
• Clear Springs Forest Camp
• Currier Guard Station (Rental)
• Dairy Point Forest Camp
• Dead Horse Creek Forest Camp
• Dead Horse Lake Campground
• Happy Camp Campground
• Jones Crossing Forest Camp
• Lee Thomas Campground
• Marsters Spring Campground
• Sandhill Campground
• Upper Jones Forest Camp

Silver Lake Ranger District

• Antler Trailhead
• East Bay Campground
• Farm Well Campground
• Silver Creek Marsh Campground
• Thompson Reservoir Campground

Chemult Ranger District

• Corral Springs Campground
• Digit Point Campground (Miller Lake)
• Indian Spring Campground
• Jackson Creek Campground
• Mt. Thielsen Wilderness
• Scott Creek Campground
• Walt Haring Snow Park

Chiloquin Ranger District

• Head-of-the-River Campground
• Spring Creek Picnic Area
• Williamson River Campground
• Wood River Day Use Area

Klamath Ranger District

• Annie Creek Sno-Park
• Aspen Point Campground
• Cold Springs Trailhead
• Crystal Springs Day Use Area
• Ester Applegate Organization Camp
• Fourmile Lake Campground
• Lake of the Woods Resort
• Lake of the Woods Summer Home Sites
• Low Echo Organization Camp
• Malone Springs Day Use Area
• Mountain Lakes Bible Organization Camp
• Mountain Lakes Wilderness
• Mt. McLoughlin Organization Camp
• Odessa Campground
• Pelican Guard Station Day Use Area/Interpretive Site
• Rainbow Bay Day Use Area
• Recreation Creek Summer Home Sites
• Rocky Point Resort
• Sky Lakes Wilderness
• Sunset Campground