Pomas Fire Closure Area on the Entiat and Wenatchee River Ranger Districts

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Forest Order

Pursuant to 16 USC § 551 and 36 CFR § 261.50(a) and (b), and to provide for public safety, the following acts are prohibited within the Entiat and Wenatchee River Ranger Districts of the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. This Order supersedes Order #06-17-05-25-17, dated July 17, 2025, signed by Forest Supervisor Tara Umphries. This Order is effective August 22, 2025, through October 15, 2025, unless rescinded sooner.

PROHIBITIONS:

1. Entering into or being upon National Forest System lands, as described below and displayed on the attached map, Exhibit A [36 CFR § 261.53(e)].
2. Being on a National Forest System trail, as described below and displayed on the attached map, Exhibit A [36 CFR § 261.55(a)].
3. Being on a National Forest System Road as described below and displayed on the attached map, Exhibit A [36 CFR § 261.54(e)].

CLOSURE AREA DESCRIPTION:

The Pomas Fire Area Closure is defined as follows:

The boundary of the closure area begins at the confluence of the Chiwawa River and Alder Creek in T27N R17E section 13 and follows the Chiwawa River north and west until it reaches the confluence with Raging Creek in T28N R17E section 20. It continues along Raging Creek through T28N R16 PB39, where it leaves the creek and moves southwest to McCall Mountain in Section 23. It follows the crest of Chiwawa Ridge north and west, over Little Giant Pass and Buck Mountain, until it intersects the Wenatchee River RD boundary at High Pass in T30N R15E section 11. 

From here the closure continues along the Wenatchee River RD boundary north, east, and south until it reaches the summit of Seven Fingered Jack in T31N R16E section 26. The closure then follows the boundary of the Entiat Ranger District north, then east, then south to Crescent Hill in T29N R19E section 25. 

From here the closure continues along the north side of Trail #1443 until its junction with Trail #1445, then continues along the center of Trail #1443 until it reaches Lake Creek Campground. The closure includes Lake Creek Campground and continues alone Trail #1423 south and west until it reaches the junction with Trail #1415. 

It then follows the north and east side of Trail #1415 until it intersects Trail #1409.1 in T28N R18E section 29 and follows that trail south to the junction with Trail #1421 in section 31. From this junction, the closure continues southwest to the headwaters of Elder Creek in T27N R18E section 6 and follows Elder Creek to its confluence with Alder Creek and eventually to the origin at the Chiwawa River.

The following roads, campgrounds, and trails are included in this closure order:

Roads Closed

• FSR 5100 (ENTIAT RIVER) north from Fox Creek Campground
• FSR 5605 (TOMMY CREEK)
• FSR 5605-111
• FSR 5900 (SHADY PASS) from the junction with FSR5100 to the junction with FSR5903
• FSR 5900-112 (BIG HILL)
• FSR 5606 (NORTH FORK)
• FSR 5608 (DUNCAN HILL)
• FSR 5901
• FSR 5902
• FSR 6208 (ALDER CREEK)
• FSR 6104 north of Elder Creek
• FSR 6209
• FSR 6210 (CHIKAMIN)
• FSR 6200 (CHIWAWA RIVER) north of the junction with FSR 6100
• FSR 6211 (PHELPS CREEK)
• FSR 6200-200

Developed Campgrounds Closed

• SILVER FALLS
• COTTONWOOD
• LAKE CREEK
• THREE CREEK
• SPRUCE GROVE
• NORTH FORK
• SNOWSHOE SPRING
• HANDY SPRING
• JUNIOR POINT
• GROUSE MOUNTAIN
• HALFWAY SPRINGS
• GROUSE CREEK
• FINNER CREEK
• RIVERBEND
• ROCK CREEK
• SHAEFER CREEK
• CHIWAWA HORSE CAMP
• ATKINSON FLAT
• NINETEEN MILE
• ALPINE MEADOWS
• PHELPS CREEK

Trails Closed

• No. 1400 (ENTIAT RIVER)
• No. 1404 (COW CREEK)
• No. 1404A (MYRTLE LAKE)
• No. 1430A (LARCH LAKE HIKER)
• No. 1430 (LARCH LAKES)
• No. 1442 (SILVER FALLS)
• No. 1408 (GARLAND PEAK)
• No. 1453 (POMAS PASS)
• No. 1405 (ICE CREEK)
• No. 1230 (SNOWBRUSHY) from the junction with Trail #1400 to Milham Pass
• No. 1432 (45 MILE DRIVE)
• No. 1434 (DUNCAN HILLL)
• No. 1435 (ANTHEM CREEK)
• No. 1433 (PYRAMID MOUNTAIN)
• No. 1439 (SOUTH PYRAMID CREEK)
• No. 1431 (COOL CREEK)
• No. 1231 (WILSON CREEK)
• No. 1437 (NORTH FORK ENTIAT RIVER)
• No. 1436 (FERN LAKE)
• No. 1438 (PUGH RIDGE)
• No. 1440 (BUTTE CREEK)
• No. 1441 (PYRAMID MOUNTAIN)
• No. 1429 (SHETIPO CREEK)
• No. 1428 (THREE CREEK)
• No. 1425 (UPPER TOMMY)
• No. 1424 (MIDDLE TOMMY)
• No. 1423 (LOWER TOMMY)
• No. 1415 (TYEE RIDGE) west of Cougar Meadow
• No. 1417
• No. 1426 (BLUE CREEK)
• No. 1425A (KLONE PEAK)
• No. 1409.1 (UPPER MAD RIVER) north of the junction with Tyee Ridge No. 1415
• No. 1409.2
• No. 1443 (LAKE CREEK) between FSR 5100 and the junction with Fourmile Ridge No. 1445
• No. 1534 (ALDER CREEK) north of FSR 6208
• No. 1523 (ALDER RIDGE)
• No. 1524 (MINNOW RIDGE)
• No. 1561 (UPPER CHIKAMIN)
• No. 1519 (SHAEFER LAKE)
• No. 1515 (BASALT PEAK)
• No. 1530 (BASALT PASS/ROCK CREEK TIE)
• No. 1539
• No. 1509 (ROCK CREEK)
• No. 1528 (ESTES BUTTE/OLD GIB)
• No. 1518 (LITTLE GIANT PASS) from the trailhead to Little Giant Pass
• No. 1550 (CHIWAWA BASIN)
• No. 1513 (BUCK CREEK)
• No. 1508 (CARNE MOUNTAIN)
• No. 1511 (PHELPS CREEK)
• No. 1512 (LEROY BASIN)

See Exhibit A for-closure map.

EXEMPTIONS:

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

1. Any Federal, State, or local officer, or member of an organized rescue or fire-fighting force in the performance of an official duty.
2. Persons with Forest Service Permit No. FS-7700-48 (Permit for Use of Roads, Trails, or Areas Restricted by Regulation Order), specifically exempting them from this Order.

These prohibitions are in addition to the general prohibitions in 36 CFR Part 261, Subpart A.

Violations of these prohibitions are punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000.00 for an individual or $10,000.00 for a corporation, or imprisonment for not more than six months, or both. (16 USC § 551; 18 USC §§ 3551, 3571, and 3581.) 

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