Alerts
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 online below or at any office of the Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests. Please take time to read and understand them. If you have additional questions please call your local Forest Service office for clarification.
Forest Alerts
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Fire Restrictions in Effect
Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire, campfire, charcoal, or wood grill outside of a Forest Service provided metal fire pit, metal fire ring, or pole mounted grill at a developed campground or developed recreation site is currently prohibited. Smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or building, a developed recreation site, or while stopped in an area at least 3 feet in diameter that is barren or cleared of any flammable material is also currently prohibited. -
Heavily damaged or closed trails
The following trails are heavily damaged or closed:
On the Green Mountain National Forest
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Moosalamoo Campground Water System
The Moosalamoo Campground water system hand pump is currently non-operational and is expected to remain non-operational for the summer. Visitors will need to bring their own potable water.
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Glastenbury fire tower is closed to public use
Glastenbury fire tower is closed to public use as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has recently deemed the tower structurally unsafe.
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Special Orders and Closures - Green Mountain National Forest
The Forest Supervisor may issue Special Orders and Closures that will close or restrict the use of certain areas if the need arises. -
Special Orders and Closures - Finger Lakes National Forest
The Forest Supervisor may issue Special Orders and Closures that will close or restrict the use of certain areas if the need arises.