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Winter Speed Limit on Road 5400 on the Cle Elum Ranger District
This restriction prohibits speeds over 20 miles per hour on select roads near Crystal Springs Sno-Park during the winter months.
Alert Start Date: January 10, 2014
Alert End Date: N/A
Rec Sites Affected:
Order Number: 06-17-03-14-839
Associated Documents
Forest Order
PROHIBITIONS
Pursuant to 36 CFR 261.50(b), the fo11owing acts are prohibited on the following National Forest System (NFS) Roads as shown on the attached map and described below within the Cle Elum Ranger District on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest.
- Operating a vehicle in violation of the speed, load, weight, height, length, width, or other limitations specified by the order.
This restriction prohibits speeds in excess of 20 miles per hour on the following National Forest System roads when posted during the winter months. Limits apply to snowmobiles or any other motorized vehicle. (36 CFR 261.54(d)).
This restriction is in effect during the winter whenever the road is posted closed to wheeled vehicles.
CLOSURE AREA
- Forest Service Road (FSR) #5400 from the junction with the entrance to Crystal Springs Sno-Park to the junction with FSR #5400-420
- FSR #5480 from its junction with FSR #5400 to its crossing with FS system trail Dogsled DP100.
BACKGROUND/NEED
To provide for public safety during the winter months when groomed snowmobile, cross-country ski, and dog sled trails are highly congested with mixed use in the area surrounding Crystal Springs Sno-Park.
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EXEMPTIONS
The following persons are exempt from this order:
- Persons with a permit specifically authorizing the prohibited act or omission.
- Any Federal, State, or local officer, or member of an organized rescue or firefighting force in the performance of an official duty.