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Effective Oct 1, 2025 - UPDATED - White Sage & Dragon Bravo Fires Temporary Area Closure
On Wednesday, October 1, 2025, the Kaibab National Forest will once again reduce the forest closure, reopening just over 25,000 additional acres of forest lands north of the Grand Canyon National Park boundary between Saddle Mountain Wilderness and Highway 67. In total, the public will have access to nearly 90% of the North Kaibab Ranger District.
The newly reopened area will include:
- Arizona Trail Passage 40, Dog Point, East Rim Viewpoint, and Marble Viewpoint. Hikers should be aware of the potential for short re-reroutes on the Arizona Trail and follow any posted signage.
- Multiple forest roads on the east side of Highway 67.
- The Snowmobile Play Area on National Forest System Road (NFSR) 1050 storage location and the NFSR 257 / Hwy 89A storage location that have been used for wood and equipment staging
Saddle Mountain Wilderness, most of House Rock Valley within the North Kaibab Ranger District and some roads in the White Sage Fire footprint will remain closed due to ongoing flooding risk and other hazards. The area around the Incident Command Post on the west side of Highway 67 as well as the other three sites used for wood and equipment staging (the Orderville gravel pit off NFSR 247, the NFSR 765M gravel pit off NFSR 462, and Demotte Campground) will also remain closed.
Alert Start Date: October 1, 2025
Alert End Date: December 31, 2025
Rec Sites Affected:
Order Number: 03-07-03-25-09
Associated Documents
Forest Order
White Sage and Dragon Bravo Fires Temporary Closure for Public Health and Safety
PROHIBITIONS
Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50 (a), the following acts are prohibited on the National Forest System (NFS) lands in the North Kaibab Ranger District, Kaibab National Forest, described below and shown on the attached map incorporated into this Order as Exhibit A (the "Described Area, Roads & Trails"):
- Going into or being upon the Described Area. 36 C.F.R. § 261.52(e)
- Being on a Road. 36 C.F.R. § 261.54(e)
- Being on a Trail. 36 C.F.R. § 261.55(a)
EXEMPTIONS
Pursuant to 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(e), the following persons are exempt from this Order:
- Persons with Forest Service Permit No. FS-7700-48 (Permit for Use of Roads, Trails, or Areas Restricted by Regulation or Order), specifically exempting them from this Order or a written determination by a Forest Service authorized officer that a permit is not required under 36 C.F.R. § 251.50(e)(1) or (2).
- Any Federal, State, or Local Officer, or member of an organized rescue or firefighting force in the performance of an official duty.
DESCRIBED AREA, ROADS, AND TRAILS
The Described Area, roads, and trails are depicted on Exhibit A (Maps 1-4) and consist of the following portions of the National Forest System lands, roads, and trails within the boundary of the North Kaibab Ranger District:
An area bounded by NFSR 818 beginning at Highway 67 west to NFSR 217, NFSR 217 north to FR 217P, FR 217P west to NFSR 282, NFSR 282 south to NFSR 474, NFSR 474 south to FR 474A, FR 474A south to NFSR 212, NFSR 212 east to NFSR 261, NFSR 261 south to FR 261H, FR 261H east to FR D1424, FR D1424 east to FR 9095Y, FR 9095Y east to FR 979, FR 979 east to NFSR 282, NFSR 282 south to NFSR 263P, NFSR 263P east to NFSR 263, NFSR 263 south to NFSR 429, NFSR 429 east to Highway 67, and Highway 67 north to NFSR 818.
An area bounded by NFSR 220 beginning at the junction with NFSR 213 south and east to NFSR 8910, NFSR 8910 north to the Forest Boundary, the Forest Boundary east then south then west to the boundary of Saddle Mountain Wilderness immediately east of Saddle Mountain Trailhead at the end of NFSR 610, the Saddle Mountain Wilderness Boundary north to NFSR 213, and NFSR 213 east to NFSR 220.
The following roads north of Highway 89A: NFSR 247 from the junction with NFSR 248V to the junction with NFSR 248, NFSR 248 from the junction with NFSR 636 to the forest boundary, NFSR 248A from the junction with NFSR 248AB to the junction with NFSR 248, a southern section of NFSR 249 from the junction with NFSR 247 to the junction with NFSR 257, a northern section of NFSR 249 from the junction with NFSR 249B to the junction with NFSR 248, NFSR 249B from the southern junction with NFSR 249 to the northern junction with NFSR 249, NFSR 636 in its entirety, NFSR 279A in its entirety, and NFSR 9027 in its entirety.
The following road south of Highway 89A: the portion of NFSR 220 from NFSR 284 on the north to NFSR 220P on the south.
The following specific locations being used for wood or equipment staging:
- The Orderville gravel pit wood storage location
- The NFSR 765M gravel pit wood storage location
- DeMotte Campground
OPEN ROADS, TRAILS, AND AREAS
The following roads, trails, and areas are open (see Exhibit A for reference):
- Highway 89A (per ADOT)
- Highway 67 from Jacob Lake south to the southern Kaibab National Forest boundary (per ADOT)
- Jacob Lake Group Site and the rest of the Jacob Lake Developed Area
- The Kaibab Lodge and North Rim Country Store Developed Areas
- The Arizona National Scenic Trail
- NFSR 213 north of the Saddle Mountain Wilderness Boundary
- NFSR 220 from Highway 89A south to NFSR 284
- NSFR 220 from NFSR 220P east to NFSR 8910
- NFSR 8910 from NFSR 220 north to the Forest Boundary
- NFSR 818 from Highway 67 west to NFSR 217
- NFSR 217 from NFSR 818 north to FR 217P
- NFSR 282 from FR 217P south to NFSR 474
- NFSR 474 from NFSR 282 south to FR 474A
- NFSR 212 from FR474A east to NFSR 261
- NFSR 261 from NFSR 212 south to FR 261H
- NFSR 282 from FR 979 south to NFSR 263P
- NFSR 263P from NFSR 282 east to NFSR 263
- NFSR 263 from NFSR 263P south to NFSR 429
- NFSR 429 from NFSR 263 east to Highway 67
- All other roads, trails, and areas not within the boundary of the Described Area listed above
PURPOSE
The purpose of this Order is to reduce risk of wildfires and protect the public health and safety from exposure to wildland fire and associated hazards, including post-fire hazards in the White Sage and Dragon Bravo fire areas, in the North Kaibab Ranger District due to the White Sage and Dragon Bravo fires.
IMPLEMENTATION
- This Order shall be in effect from October 1st, 2025, at 12:00 am through December 31st, 2025, at 11:59 pm, unless rescinded. This Order replaces Order# 03-07-03-25-08.
- Maps identifying the Described Area are attached and made part of this Order as Exhibit A. For a digital version of this Order and Exhibit A, go to https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/kaibab/alerts.
- Unless otherwise expressly defined in this Order, the terms used in this Order are defined by the regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture, 36 C.F.R. Chapter II, Parts 200-299. If there are terms in this Order that are not expressly defined in the Order or 36 C.F.R. Chapter II, Parts 200-299, their meaning shall be determined by their plain language definitions.
- A violation of the above prohibitions is punishable as a Class B misdemeanor by a fine of not more than $5,000 for individuals and $10,000 for organizations, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or both. 16 U.S.C. § 551; 18U.S.C. §§ 3559, 3571, and 3581.
- Contact the North Kaibab Ranger District in Fredonia, Arizona, (928)-643-7395 and Kaibab National Forest Supervisor's Office in Williams, Arizona, (928)-635- 8200, for more information about this Order.
- This Order supersedes any previous Orders prohibiting the same or similar acts in the same Described Area.
Signed and issued on 09/29/2025
Nicole Branton
Forest Supervisor Kaibab National Forest