Please contact your local Forest Office for updated conditions or to report road and trail damage.

Public Use Restrictions

Wondering if you can have a campfire? Public Use Restrictions can affect where you are allowed to smoke, the types of roads you can travel, and where – or even if - you are allowed to have a campfire.

The public’s awareness of the increasing fire danger and cooperation is essential to a safe fire season. Recreationists, firewood cutters, hunters, and other forest users can all help by closely adhering to restrictions, operating safely and cautiously, and keeping up-to-date on the latest orders and regulations.

Current Public Use Restrictions

Forest Orders

Temporary Forest Orders

June 18, 2024: Forest Order: ORDER NO. 06-10-24-04 ROGUE NATIONAL WILD AND SCENIC RIVER – WILD SECTION STAGE 1 FIRE RESTRICTIONS
Nov 28, 2023 - Dec 31, 2024: Forest Order: 06-10-22-23-69 Illinois Falls Trail Bridge Closure Order & Map
Jul 30, 2023 - Jul 30, 2024: Forest Order: 06-10-20-23-57 Burnt Fork Trail Bridge Closure and Map

Long-term Forest Orders

June 5, 2024 - June 5, 2026: Forest ORDER NO. 06-10-24-07 Occupancy and Use - Camping Restriction
May 24, 2024 - Sept. 30, 2024: Forest ORDER NO. 06-10-22-24-24 Illinois River River Corridor Alcohol Prohibition Area
May 14, 2024 - Oct 31, 2024: Forest ORDER NO. 06-10-22-24-03 Illinois River Fire & Parking Restrictions
Jun 21, 2023 - Jun 1, 2028: Forest ORDER NO. 06-10-20-23-52 Ashland Watershed Camping & Campfire Prohibition
Regional Order Occupancy & Use: Alcohol Prohibitions

The Regional Alcohol Prohibition (Regional Order #06-00-00-23-01) prohibits the possession or consumption of alcohol by people under the age of 21 across National Forest lands in Oregon and Washington.
Regional Fireworks Exploding Targets Prohibition Order

This order prohibits possessing, discharging or using any kind of firework or other pyrotechnic device capable of igniting fires or creating safety hazards to forest visitors, and prohibits using an explosive; (including exploding targets.) This order is applicable across all 17 National Forests in the Pacific Northwest, and is effective June 22, 2022 through June 22, 2025, unless sooner rescinded.
- Regional Fireworks Exploding Targets Prohibition Order (PDF)
Regional Aquatic Invasive Species Order

Regional Aquatic Invasive Species Order (Order Number 06-00-00-21-01) prohibits the possession or transport of various known aquatic invasive species on Region 6 National Forest lands across those lands in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and California. This order is effective beginning March 21, 2021 for a period of 5 years, unless sooner rescinded. It supersedes Regiona Order Number 06-00-00-16-0001, dated March 28, 2016.
- Regional Aquatic Invasive Species Order (Order Number 06-00-00-21-01) (PDF)