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U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service Pike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and

Comanche National Grasslands Leadville Ranger District

Area, Trail, and Road Closure

Order Number: # 02-12-01-24-14

PROHIBITIONS

Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50 (a) and (b), the following are prohibited on the National Forest System (NFS) lands, roads, and trails in the Leadville Ranger District, Pike-San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands, described below and shown on the attached map incorporated into this order as Exhibit A (the “Described Area, Roads, and Trails”):

1. Going into or being in Described Area. 36 C.F.R. §§ 261.52(e), 261.53(e)
2. Being on the Described Trails. 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:

1. Private Landowners may access NFS Roads 399 and 398 to access their properties located off these NFS Roads unless an evacuation notice is implemented by Forest Service and Lake County Sheriff’s Department.
2. 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).
3. 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 is all NFS lands withing the following boundaries: The Described Area covers Twin Lakes and all-day use areas shown in Exhibit A, including Moache, Red Rooster, Praying Angel, Big Mac, Deception Point, Dexter Point and Sunnyside, Cabin Cove, Whistler Point, these sites are all on the northside of Twin Lakes and Dexter Campground, the campground on the northside of Twin Lakes. The dispersed camping areas below Twin Lakes Dam are also located in the Described Area. The Described Roads are all NFS Roads (NFSR) located in the Described Area, including NFSR #399, #399A and #399B; NFSR #398 and #398A; NFSR #174 and NFSR #174A, NFSR # 175,

#175A, 175B and #175C.The Described Trails are NFS Trails (NFST) located in and bordering the Described Area, including NFST #1471 and #1776, and NFST #1520 Sheep Gulch/Hope Pass (Clear Creek)

PURPOSE

The purpose of this Order is to protect public safety.

IMPLEMENTATION

1. This Order shall be in effect from June 14, 2024 at 2:00 PM through July 15, 2024 at 11:59 PM, unless rescinded.
2. A map identifying the area, roads and trails described above is attached and made part of this Order as Exhibit A, go to https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/psicc/alerts- notices.
3. 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.
4. 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; 18 U.S.C.

§§ 3559, 3571, and 3581.

1. Contact the Leadville Ranger District in Leadville, Colorado, (719) 486-0749, and Pike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands National Forest Supervisor’s Office in Pueblo, Colorado, (719) 553- 1400, for more information about this Order.
2. This Order supersedes any previous Orders prohibiting the same or similar acts in or on the same Described Area, Roads and Trails.

Signed and issued on June 14, 2024

Ryan Nehl

Forest and Grasslands Supervisor Pike-San Isabel National Forests &

Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands