Special Orders and Closures

The Forest Supervisor may issue Special Orders and Closures that will close or restrict the use of certain areas if the need arises. Emergency closure orders will be posted as an Alert so visitors to the Forest can reasonably be expected to be familiar with them.

Green Mountain and Finger Lakes Forest Orders

• Order 2007-01 Thundering Falls
• Order 2008-04 OHV Trail Closure
• Order 2009-01 Firewood Closure
• Order 2010-01 OSV Use Restrictions
• Order 2010-03 Dispersed Camping
• Order 2010-04 Silver Lake Recreation Area
• Order 2010-05 Devil's Den Area
• Order 2010-06 Texas Brook
• Order 2010-07 AT-LT Shelter Stay Unit
• Order 2010-08 Tree Stands and Blinds
• Order 2010-09 FR 54-FR233
• Order 2010-10 Wilderness Area
• Order 2010-11 Rattlesnake Cliff Mt. Horrid
• Order 2010-12 Warren Falls
• Order 2010-13 Blueberry Lake
• Order 2010-14 Chittenden Reservoir Area
• Order 2010-15 Bingo Brook
• Order 2010-17 Camping along FR 71
• Order 2012-04 Mt. Tabor Work Center
• Order 2012-05 Deerfield Ridge Trail
• Order 2012-06 Haystack Area
• Order 2014-01 Operation of OSV
• Order 2014-02 Possession of a Controlled Substance
• Order 2014-05 Forest Hwy 6
• Order 2015-01 Hell Hollow Bridge
• Order 2016-01 Snowmobile Bridges and Trails
• Order 2017-01 Sparks Pit Overnight Closure and Target Shooting Restrictions
• Order 2018-01 Entering the Joseph Battell Wilderness Area
• Order R9-20-19-01 Food Storage
• Order R9-20-21-01 AT/LT Mtn Bike/Pack Animal
• Order R9-20-24-01 Forest-wide Restrictions - Occupancy and Use
• Order R9-20-24-02 Forest-wide Restrictions - Forest Development Roads

Finger Lakes National Forest Closure Orders

• Order 2010-03 Forest Roads
• Order 2010-04 Bicycles on Trails
• Order 2010-05 Horses on Trails
• Order 2010-06 OSV Use Restrictions
• Order 2010-07 Tree Stands and Blinds
• Order 2011-01 Transportation of Firewood
• Order 2014-01 Camping
• Order 2014-02 Controlled Substances
• Order 2014-03 Alcohol