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Uinta-Wasatch-Cache/Ashley NF Forest Closures 10-03-2024
Yellow Lake Fire
Publication Type: Closures - 10/03/2024 - 19:00
Yellow Lake Fire Forest Closure
The following acts are prohibited on the National Forest System Yellow Lake Fire Area, Roads, Campgrounds Trails, Trailheads and Parking Area/Lots in the Heber-Kamas Ranger District, Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forests:
Being in or upon the Area, Roads, Campgrounds, Trails, Trailheads and Parking Area/Lots as described below and shown on the attached map. This includes all pedestrians, hikers, equestrians, bicycles, and any type of motorized vehicle.
The Yellow Lake Fire area closure includes all roads, trails, trailheads, parking areas, and the Wolf Creek and Mill Hollow Campgrounds. The closure starts at Pine Valley Campground, then heads east on the south side of Highway 150 to Cobblerest Campground (excluding Shade Dell Campground). From there, it goes southeast across Iron Mine Mountain to the Forest Boundary, continuing across Highway 35 to the West Fork of the Duchesne River Road (Forest Service Road #050). The closure follows the West Fork of the Duchesne River Road to the intersection with Mill Hollow Road (Forest Service Road #054), then follows Mill Hollow Road north to Highway 35. It continues northwest along Highway 35 for approximately 3 miles, then heads north along the Forest Boundary back to Pine Valley Group Campground.
The closure covers areas within Township 2 South, Range 7 East, Sections 35-36, Township 3 South, Range 7 East, Sections 1-2, 11-14, 24-25, and additional sections in Township 3 and 4 South, as outlined on the attached map. The closure also includes areas within the Uintah Basin Meridian as shown in the detailed map.
This Order will be in effect October 3, 2024, and shall remain in effect until October 31, 2024, unless rescinded.
**While the current fire is within the indirect line created (planned perimeter). The forest closure is intended for potential fire activity if it crosses the current indirect line. For example, on Sunday this fire grew 2000 acres, and within the past week it has spotted multiple times over a mile away. Rather than multiple changing closures, we want to make sure we take a conservative approach with incoming increased winds. There have already been two recreation evacuations, and with the upcoming weather, red flag warning, and unseasonably dangerous conditions we want to maintain public and firefighter safety.