Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

Current Conditions

Road and trail information

Peavy Cabin Road (Forest Road 380) is closed due to extensive flood damage. To access the Peavy Trail Trailhead (Trail # 1640) park by the barricade near the highway

Hells Canyon Scenic Byway/Wallowa Mountains Loop (Forest Road 39) is open and maintained for public use from Halfway to Joseph.

Elkhorn Drive Scenic Byway/Anthony Lakes Highway is open and maintained.

Construction work:

• North Powder River Bridge - Rough road due to construction project from bridge 2.3 miles up the mountain.
• Approximately 1.2 miles north of Granite - may experience delays of up to 15 minutes on a quarter-mile stretch of road. Project completion Sept. 24, 2008.

The Crane Creek culvert replacement project on the Granite site of the highway is completed and the nine-mile stretch of road is open to traffic.

See the recreation reports for information on main Forest roads, trails, and other outdoor recreation opportunities.

Main roads/highways conditions http://www.tripcheck.com/Pages/CamerasEntry.asp

Bridges

Tamarack Campground Foot Bridge - Broken and in the river as a result of high water flow.

Buck Creek Bridge - Closed. In May, due to safety concerns, the La Grande Ranger District will close the bridge on Forest Road 7787 where it crosses the North Fork Catherine Creek at Buck Creek. In July the bridge will be removed.

Recreation Visitor Advisories

Recreation Visitor Advisories are posted as necessary for current information on topics such as travel information and recreation site alerts.

Forest Orders (Closures and Restrictions in Effect)

These Forest Orders are legal prohibitions issued by the Forest Supervisor of the Wallowa-Whitman. For a specific order not cited here please contact the Forest.

Public Use Restrictions

Public Use Restrictions lifted on Thursday, September 11, 2008. See details.

Fire Activity

Large fires in Washington and Oregon (follow link, then click on Fire Information and Northwest Fires map to view current large fires in the Pacific Northwest)

Weather

Current weather conditions from the National Weather Service for Baker City, OR are updated continually.

Current weather conditions for Northeast Oregon and Southeast Washington from the National Weather Service are updated continually.

Other Conditions

Rainfall: Current and predicted conditions

Daily Stream Flow - Oregon

Daily Stream Flow - Idaho

Snow Conditions

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USDA Forest Service - Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
Last Modified: Monday, 22 September 2008 at 19:53:59 EDT