Incidents All Closures

Per the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest's Facebook Page:News Release: Middle Fork Fire Emergency Area & Road Closure Rescinded

MemorandumDate: September 13, 2024To: All Park Visitors, Employees and ResidentsFrom: Superintendent, Crater Lake National ParkSubject: Middle Fork Fire, Trail Closure Updates, 36 CFR 1.5(b)Due to potentially hazardous conditions created by the Middle Fork Fire, the following trails will be closed to entry and use until further notice:

The referenced media source is missing and needs to be re-embedded. MemorandumDate: August 20, 2024To: All Park Visitors, Employees and ResidentsFrom: Superintendent, Crater Lake National ParkSubject: Middle Fork Fire, Emergency Trail and Backcountry Closure, 36 CFR 1.5(b) 

Pursuant to 16 USC§ 551 and 36 CFR § 261.50 (a) and (b), and to provide for public safety, the following acts are prohibited upon trails and general forest areas within the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest as described below and shown in Exhibit A. This Order is effective beginning August 12, 2024, and ending January 15, 2025, unless rescinded sooner. 

The North Entrance Road in the park will be closed for approximately seven days beginning Tuesday, August 13th for firefighters to prepare control lines.

Fire Ban at Crater Lake National ParkJuly 24, 2024Due to the hot, dry and windy conditions and elevated risk for wildland fire in southern Oregon, Crater Lake National Park is implementing a full fire ban. The outlook is for above normal significant wildland fire potential for the next several months.