Forest Supervisor's Orders

As a visitor to the National Forest, you are asked to follow certain rules designed to protect the Forest, natural resources and to provide for public safety of visitors.

These rules are available to you on-line below or at any office of the Hiawatha National Forest. Please take time to read and understand them. If you have additional questions please call your local Forest Service Office for clarification.

In addition, 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.

Below you will find a listing of Forest closures, organized by topic and then alphabetically. The alpha-numeric code at the end is the closure order number, provided for reference.

 

General Topics

  • Restricting Public Entry to Stonington Quarry
  • "Stage 1" Fire Restrictions (pdf)
  • Occupancy and Use R9-10-20-05 (pdf)
  • Motorized Vehicle Use of Roads, Trails and Off-road Areas R910-16-09 (pdf)
  • Occupancy and Use R910-16-10 (pdf)
  • Possession, Storage or Transportation of Alcohol and Drugs R910-16-11 (pdf)
  • Use of Fire R910-12-01 (pdf)
  • Use R910-16-08 (pdf)
  • Upper Peninsula Firewood Restrictions 5300/09/07/01/07 (pdf)

 

Recreation

  • Temporary Restriction on Recreation R910-20-02 (pdf) and Termination of Temporary Restriction on Recreation (pdf)
  • Grand Island National Recreation Area -
    • fire restrictions R910-12-02 (pdf)
    • occupancy and use R910-16-07 (pdf)
  • Pointe aux Chenes St. Ignace Ranger District and Indian Point Beach Area Manistique and Rapid River Ranger District R910-16-06 (pdf)
  • Indian River - watercraft restriction R910-16-02 (pdf)
  • Big Island Lake Wilderness - occupancy and use R910-16-04 (pdf)
  • Lake Superior shoreline Sault Ste. Marie Ranger District - occupancy and use R910-16-05 (pdf)
  • Wilderness Areas: Rock River Canyon, Big Island Lake, Delirium, Horseshoe Bay, Round Island and Mackinac Wilderness Areas R910-16-01 (pdf)
  • Bay View Campground
    • Closure Order (pdf)
    • Map (pdf)

 

Safety

  • Aerial Saw Operations R9-10-21-01 (pdf)
  • Raco Airfield R9-10-16-03 (pdf)
  • Fireworks 5300/10/00/10 (pdf)

 

Wildlife and Non-Native Invasive Species

  • Pointe aux Chenes St. Ignace Ranger District and Indian Point Beach Area Manistique and Rapid River Ranger District R910-16-06 (pdf)