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Administrative Publications - Special Orders
The following is a summary of Special Orders issued by the Regional Forester, Forest Supervisor and San Juan Field Office Manager which pertain to the San Juan Public Lands including the San Juan National Forest and the San Juan Field Office, BLM. All links are to documents.
| Order # | Description | District/Area | Effective Date | Termination Date | Prohibited Action(s) | Format/File Size | Maps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SJ-2008-08 | Mancos Cortez Landscape Travel Management Motorized Vehicle Restrictions | Dolores | 10/27/08 | 10/27/2011 | Motorized vehicle restrictions | PDF, 83 KB, 5 pages | Areas Closed to Cross Country Travel [PDF, 1 page, 839 KB] |
| SJ-2008-07 | East Fork Vehicle Restriction | Pagosa | 10/10/08 | 11/30/08 | Using motorized vehicle wider than 50" | PDF, 16 KB, 1 page | Map [PDF, 1 page, 1.84 MB] |
| SJ-2008-04 | Willow Draw Road Closure | Pagosa | 7/3/08 | 12/31/08 | Using vehicle wider than 50" | PDF, 742 KB | |
| SJ-2007-02 | Possession of drugs prohibited | Forest wide | 4/30/07 | Drug possession | PDF, 153 KB | ||
| SJ-2007-01 | Williams Creek Rd. Camping Closure | Pagosa | 1/16/07 | 12/31/11 | Camping | PDF, 216 KB | |
| R2-2007-01 | Motor vehicle use, parking, commercial hauling, alcohol possession, marijuana possession, fireworks restrictions, spark arrestor use | Region wide | 12/15/06 | 12/31/08 | PDF, 203 KB | ||
| SJ-2006-06 | Seasonal Road Closures | Pagosa | 10/11/06 | 12/31/10 | No motorized use | PDF, 20.36 MB | |
| SJ-2006-05 | Weminuche Trail Motor Vehicle Use | Pagosa | 9/25/06 | 12/31/09 | No motorized use | PDF, 79 KB | |
| SJ-2006-04 | Sagehen Closure | Dolores | 8/18/06 | 12/31/09 | Entry | PDF, 202 KB | |
| SJ-2006-01 | Camping longer that 14 or 30 days | Forest wide | 3/1/06 | 12/31/11 | Camping stay limit | PDF, 117 KB | |
| SJ-2005-02 | ATV width 50 inches or less on trails | Forest wide | 5/29/05 | 12/31/08 | Operating vehicle greater than 50 inches on trails | PDF, 84 KB | |
| SJ-2005-01 | Being on Beaver Creek Trail | Pagosa | 3/1/05 | 12/31/09 | Entry | PDF, 310 KB | |
| SJ-2004-01 | Motor vehicle use, parking, commercial hauling, alcohol possession, marijuana possession, fireworks restrictions, spark arrestor use | Forest wide | 3/25/04 | 12/31/09 | PDF, 189 KB | ||
| SJ-2003-10 | Camping longer than 28 days within 60 | Forest wide | 9/15/03 | 12/31/08 | Camping | PDF, 95 KB | |
| SJ-2003-02 | Andrews Lake Winter Closure | Columbine | 1/10/03 | No motorized use | PDF, 232 KB | ||
| SJRG-1999-05 | Wilderness Restrictions | San Juan/Rio Grande | 8/24/99 | Camping and fire | PDF, 1.45 MB | ||
| SJ-2000-01 | Seasonal Road Closures | Dolores | 2/28/00 | No motorized use | PDF, 730 KB | ||
| SJ-1999-03 | Castle Rock Closure | Columbine | 5/5/99 | Entry | PDF, 260 KB | ||
| SJ-1999-02 | Chimney Rock Closure | Pagosa | 3/23/99 | Entry, smoking, horses, dogs | PDF, 207 KB | ||
| SJ-1999-01 | Forest Travel Management Map | Forest wide | 2/2/99 | PDF, 186 KB | |||
| SJ-1998-20 | Sagehen Road Closure | Dolores | 10/20/98 | No motorized use | PDF, 241 KB | ||
| SJ-1998-19 | Mavreeso Road Closure | Dolores | 10/6/98 | No motorized use | PDF, 263 KB | ||
| SJ-1998-18 | Transcolorado Pipeline Closure | Dolores | 9/20/98 | No motorized use | PDF, 298 KB | ||
| SJ-1998-17 | Buckles lake Seasonal Camping Closure | Pagosa | 9/15/98 | Camping, parking | PDF, 579 KB | ||
| SJ-1998-15 | Mosca/Castle Creek Road Closures | Pagosa | 8/27/98 | No motorized use | PDF, 84 KB | ||
| SJ-1998-14 | Haviland Lake Campground Closure | Columbine | 7/28/98 | Entry | PDF, 141 KB | ||
| SJ-1998-12 | LaPlata Canyon Camping/Fire Restrictions | Columbine | 7/23/98 | Camping, fire | PDF, 210 KB | ||
| SJ-1998-09 | South Mineral Off Road Travel Prohibited | Columbine | 6/30/98 | No motorized use | PDF, 315 KB | ||
| SJ-1998-06 | Doe Spring Road Closure | Dolores | 5/29/98 | No motorized use | PDF, 199 KB | ||
| SJ-1998-03 | McPhee Camping Closure | Dolores | 3/23/98 | Camping | PDF, 267 KB | ||
| R2-1997-01 | Weed Free Hay | State of Colorado | 4/18/97 | PDF, 78 KB | |||
| SJ-1997-06 | Vallecito Campground Closure | Columbine | 5/9/97 | Entry, camping | PDF, 190 KB | ||
| SJ-1997-03 | Bear Resistant Food Containers | Forest wide | 3/12/97 | PDF, 234 KB | |||
| SJ-1996-20 | Chicken Creek Ski Area Seasonal Closure | Dolores | 11/19/96 | No motorized use | PDF, 321 KB | ||
| SJ-1996-18 | Black Mountain Seasonal Road Closure | Pagosa | 4/11/96 | No motorized use | PDF, 341 KB | ||
| SJ-1996-17 | Durango Hills Radio Tower Road Closure | Columbine | 10/6/96 | No motorized use | PDF, 142 KB | ||
| SJ-1996-16 | Mosca Road Vehicle/Camping Closure | Pagosa | 9/9/96 | Camping, no motorized use | PDF, 75 KB | ||
| SJ-1996-X | Lizard Head Wilderness Camping Restriction | Dolores | 7/9/96 | Camping within 100 feet of water | PDF, 82 KB | ||
| SJ-1996-14 | Bear Resistant Food Containers | Forest wide | 1/1/97 | PDF, 89 KB | |||
| SJ-1996-13 | Marijuana Possession/Minor in Possession of Alcohol | Forest wide | 6/10/96 | Possession of marijuana, minor in possession of alcohol | PDF, 67 KB | ||
| SJ-1996-12 | Lower Piedra, Williams Creek, Cimarrona Campground Restrictions | Pagosa | 6/10/96 | Camping | PDF, 396 KB | ||
| SJ-1996-11 | Camping Within 100 feet of an Outfitter Camp | Forest wide | 6/10/96 | Camping | PDF, 61 KB | ||
| BLM-1996-01 | Animas Mountain Area Closure | Columbine | 5/4/96 | Entry | PDF, 81 KB | ||
| SJ-1996-08 | Turkey Springs Road Closure | Pagosa | 5/28/96 | No motorized use | PDF, 241 KB | ||
| SJ-1996-07 | West Fork Seasonal Road Closure | Pagosa | 5/22/96 | No motorized use | PDF, 254 KB | ||
| SJ-1996-06 | Junction Creek Camping Closure | Columbine | 4/22/96 | Camping, parking | PDF, 299 KB | ||
| SJ-1996-05 | Middle Fork Seasonal Road Closure | Pagosa | 3/22/96 | No motorized use | PDF, 240 KB | ||
| SJ-1996-04 | Taylor Mesa Road Seasonal Closure | Dolores | 3/4/96 | No motorized use | PDF, 292 KB | ||
| R2-1996-01 | Wilderness Game Cart Restriction | Region wide | 3/21/96 | PDF, 80 KB | |||
| SJ-1995-31 | Durango Hills Trailhead Camping Closure | Columbine | 11/2/95 | Camping | PDF, 143 KB | ||
| SJ-1995-28 | Andrews Lake Camping Closure | Columbine | 10/9/95 | Camping | PDF, 187 KB | ||
| SJ-1995-27 | Bear Creek Bridge Closure | Dolores | 10/3/95 | No motorized use | PDF, 145 KB | ||
| SJ-1995-25 | Falls Creek Shooting Closure | Columbine | 9/25/95 | Discharging a firearm | PDF, 292 KB | ||
| SJ-1995-24 | Little Fish Creek Road Closure | Dolores | 9/13/95 | No motorized use | PDF, 235 KB | ||
| SJ-1995-23 | McPhee Marina Boat Docking Restrictions | Dolores | 9/15/95 | Boat docking | PDF, 74 KB | ||
| SJ-1995-20 | Lower Piedra Road Closure | Pagosa | 8/11/95 | No motorized use | PDF, 256 KB | ||
| SJ-1995-18 | Cayton Campground Road Camping Closure | Dolores | 7/14/95 | Camping | PDF, 222 KB | ||
| SJ-1995-17 | Group Size in Weminuche Wilderness | Columbine | 7/6/95 | Group size | PDF, 72 KB | ||
| SJ-1995-13 | Camping Limit 14 Days/Sagehen Camping Restriction | Forest wide | 5/26/95 | Camping | PDF, 295 KB | ||
| SJ-1995-10 | Chimney Rock Seasonal Closure | Pagosa | 3/30/95 | Entry | PDF, 277 KB | ||
| SJ-1995-08 | Fish Creek Road Closure | Dolores | 3/23/95 | No motorized use | PDF, 284 KB | ||
| SJ-1995-07 | Willow Divide Ridge Seasonal Road Closure | Dolores | 3/30/95 | No motorized use | PDF, 284 KB | ||
| SJ-1995-06 | Bear Creek Trailhead Camping Closure | Dolores | 3/3/95 | Camping | PDF, 310 KB | ||
| SJ-1995-05 | Gold Run Trailhead Camping Closure | Dolores | 2/27/95 | Camping | PDF, 259 KB | ||
| SJ-1995-02 | Buckles Lake Road Seasonal Closure | Pagosa | 1/27/95 | No motorized use | PDF, 207 KB | ||
| SJ-1994-11 | First Fork/Piedra Motorized Closure | Pagosa | 10/15/94 | No motorized use | PDF, 259 KB | ||
| SJ-1994-05 | Falls Creek Rock Shelter Closure | Columbine | 5/12/94 | Entry | PDF, 230 KB | ||
| SJ-1993-17 | Piedra Area Closure | Columbine/Pagosa | 9/1/93 | No motorized use | PDF, 262 KB | ||
| SJ-1993-14 | Camping Limit 14 Days/Selected Campgrounds | Forest wide | 7/1/93 | Camping | PDF, 129 KB | ||
| SJ-1993-12 | No Ponderosa Pine Cutting | Dolores | 6/14/93 | Possession/Cutting of Pine trees | PDF, 77 KB | ||
| SJ-1993-11 | Falls Creek Camping/Motor Vehicle Closure | Columbine | 5/25/93 | No motorized use | PDF, 232 KB | ||
| SJ-1993-02 | Weed Free Hay | Forest wide | 1/7/93 | PDF, 71 KB | |||
| SJ-1992-27 | McPhee/house Creek Hunting Restrictions | Dolores | 12/10/92 | Hunting | PDF, 272 KB | ||
| SJ-1992-24 | Spring Creek Seasonal Road Closure | Columbine | 11/16/92 | No motorized use | PDF, 215 KB | ||
| SJ-1992-23 | Lange Canyon/Turkey Creek Seasonal Road Closure | Pagosa | 11/16/92 | No motorized use | PDF, 218 KB | ||
| SJ-1992-21 | Barlow Creek Road Closure | Dolores | 9/28/92 | PDF, 284 KB | |||
| SJ-1992-17 | McPhee Boat Ramp Fishing Closure | Dolores | 9/17/92 | Fishing | PDF, 51 KB | ||
| SJ-1992-15 | Iron Springs Road Closure | Dolores | 7/20/92 | No motorized use | PDF, 169 KB | ||
| SJ-1992-11 | Gambel Oak Cutting Restriction | Columbine | 5/26/92 | Oak cutting | PDF, 54 KB | ||
| SJ-1992-03 | Campground Electrical Outlet Restriction | Forest wide | 2/7/92 | More than on RV on each outlet | PDF, 54 KB | ||
| SJ-1991-20 | Developed Campground Fee Payment 30 minutes | Forest wide | 12/10/91 | Camping | PDF, 53 KB | ||
| SJ-1991-17 | Coal Creek/Lizard Head Area Closure | Dolores | 10/1/91 | No motorized use | PDF, 274 KB | ||
| SJ-1991-15 | McPhee Unattended Boat Trailer | Dolores | 9/26/91 | Unattended boat trailers | PDF, 48 KB | ||
| SJ-1991-13 | Metaska Day Use Area | Dolores | 9/6/91 | Camping | PDF, | ||
| SJ-1991-12 | Two Vehicles Per Campsite | Dolores | 7/25/91 | More than two vehicles per campsite | PDF, 48 KB | ||
| SJ-1991-06 | West Fork Trail Bicycle/Motor Vehicle Closure | Pagosa | 6/1/91 | No motorized use | PDF, 301 KB | ||
| SJ-1991-02 | Careless and Reckless on All Forest Roads | Forest wide | 5/1/91 | Operating a vehicle carelessly, recklessly | PDF, 53 KB | ||
| SJ-1990-29 | Sauls Creek and Crowbar Creek Seasonal Road Closure | Columbine | 11/27/90 | No motorized use | PDF, 130 KB | ||
| SJ-1990-28 | Snow Ranch Road Closure | Pagosa | 11/1/90 | No motorized use | PDF, 160 KB | ||
| SJ-1990-27 | Baldy Mountain Seasaonl Motor Vehicle Closure | Pagosa | 10/15/90 | No motorized use | PDF, 339 KB | ||
| SJ-1990-26 | Lightner Creek Area Motorized Closure | Columbine | 10/10/90 | No motorized use | PDF, 239 KB | ||
| SJ-1990-25 | Silver Falls/Turkey Springs Guard Stqtion Camping Restriction | Pagosa | 10/4/90 | No camping within 100 yeards | PDF, 509 KB | ||
| SJ-1990-24 | Madden Peak/Echo Basin Seasonal Road closure | Dolores | 9/28/90 | No motorized use | PDF, 309 KB | ||
| SJ-1990-23 | Sheep Mountain/Willow Creek/Fish Creek Area Closure | Dolores | 9/7/90 | No motorized use | PDF, 497 KB | ||
| SJ-1990-22 | McPhee Reservoir Camping Restriction | Dolores | 7/23/90 | No camping | PDF, 213 KB | ||
| SJ-1990-20 | East Creek Trail Motorized Closure | Columbine/Pagosa | 6/26/90 | No motorized use | PDF, 195 KB | ||
| SJ-1990-17 | Blanco River Picnic Ground | Pagosa | 6/12/90 | No occupancy | PDF, 50 KB | ||
| SJ-1990-16 | Ute Campground Reservation Requirement | Pagosa | 6/12/90 | No occupancy | PDF, 51 KB | ||
| SJ-1990-14 | Weminuche Wilderness Grazing Restriction | Pagosa | 6/1/90 | Grazing | PDF, 260 KB | ||
| SJ-1990-13 | Middle Fork Trailhead Camping Restriction | Pagosa | 6/1/90 | Camping | PDF, 247 KB | ||
| SJ-1990-11 | First Notch/Indian Creek Seasonal Motorized Closure | Pagosa | 5/16/90 | No motorized use | PDF, 77 KB | ||
| SJ-1990-10 | McPhee/Sagehen/Great Cutdike Motorized Vehicle Closure | Dolores | 3/30/90 | No motorized use | PDF, 380 KB | ||
| SJ-1990-04 | McPhee Overnight boat Parking Restriction | Dolores | 3/1/90 | Overnight boat parking | PDF, 47 KB | ||
| SJ-1989-33 | Stoner Mesa Roads Closure | Dolores | 11/2/89 | No motorized use | PDF, 161 KB | ||
| SJ-1989-31 | Weminuche Wilderness/Needle Creek Basin Fire Restriction | Columbine | 8/16/89 | Fire | PDF, | ||
| SJ-1989-29 | McPhee Boating Wakeless Area | Dolores | 8/1/89 | Boat wake | PDF, 365 KB | ||
| SJ-1989-26 | McPhee Boating Restrictions | Dolores | 7/21/89 | Boating safety rules | PDF, 84 KB | ||
| SJ-1989-22 | Campground Reservations- Transfer | Dolores | 5/1/89 | Camping | PDF, 53 KB | ||
| SJ-1989-21 | Campground Reservations - Transfer picnic | Dolores | 5/1/89 | Camping | PDF, 53 KB | ||
| SJ-1989-20 | Campground Reservations - Target Tree | Dolores | 5/1/89 | Camping | PDF, 54 KB | ||
| SJ-1989-19 | Campground Reservations - Chris Park | Columbine | 5/1/89 | Camping | PDF, 54 KB | ||
| SJ-1989-18 | Campground Reservations - Haviland lake | Columbine | 5/1/89 | Camping | PDF, 53 KB | ||
| SJ-1989-17 | Campground Reservations - Haviland Lake | Columbine | 5/1/89 | Camping | PDF, 54 KB | ||
| SJ-1989-16 | Campground Reservations - McPhee Campground | Dolores | 5/1/89 | Camping | PDF, 57 KB | ||
| SJ-1989-15 | Campground Reservations - Emerson Picnic | Dolores | 5/1/89 | Camping | PDF, 52 KB | ||
| SJ-1989-14 | Campground Reservations - House Creek Group | Dolores | 5/1/89 | Camping | PDF, 53 KB | ||
| SJ-1989-13 | Campground Reservations - House Creek Picnic | Dolores | 5/1/89 | Camping | PDF, 52 KB | ||
| SJ-1989-12 | Campground Reservations - House Creek | Dolores | 1/5/89 | Camping | PDF, 53 KB | ||
| SJ-1989-11 | Campground Reservations - Cayton | Dolores | 5/1/89 | Camping | PDF, 52 KB | ||
| SJ-1989-10 | Campground Reservations - Mavreeso | Dolores | 5/1/89 | Camping | PDF, 52 KB | ||
| SJ-1989-09 | Campground Reservations - Florida Group | Columbine | 5/1/89 | Camping | PDF, 51 KB | ||
| SJ-1989-08 | Campground Reservations - Florida | Columbine | 5/1/89 | Camping | PDF, 53 KB | ||
| SJ-1989-07 | Campground Reservations - Transfer Park | Dolores | 5/1/89 | Camping | PDF, 53 KB | ||
| SJ-1989-06 | Campground Reservations - Graham Creek | Dolores | 5/1/89 | Camping | PDF, 52 KB | ||
| SJ-1989-05 | Campground Reservations - Vallecito | Columbine | 5/1/89 | Camping | PDF, 54 KB | ||
| SJ-1989-04 | Campground Reservations - East Fork | Pagosa | 5/1/89 | Camping | PDF, 53 KB | ||
| SJ-1989-03 | Campground Reservations - Williams Creek | Pagosa | 5/1/89 | Camping | PDF, 52 KB | ||
| SJ-1988-19 | Teal Boat Ramp Camping Closure | Pagosa | 9/1/88 | Camping | PDF, 227 KB | ||
| SJ-1988-15 | Middle Mountain Road Closure | Columbine | 8/5/88 | No motorized use | PDF, 256 KB | ||
| SJ-1988-14 | McPhee Boating Wakeless Area | Dolores | 7/20/88 | Boat wake | PDF, 71 KB | ||
| SJ-1988-12 | Clear Lake Road Closure | Columbine | 5/29/88 | No motorized use | PDF, 347 KB | ||
| SJ-1988-11 | South Mineral Off Road Closure | Columbine | 3/30/88 | No motorized use | PDF, 336 KB | ||
| SJ-1988-09 | South Missionary Ridge Off Road Closure | Columbine | 3/30/88 | No motorized use | PDF, 226 KB | ||
| SJ-1988-06 | McPhee Camping Closure | Dolores | 3/21/88 | Camping | PDF, 549 KB | ||
| SJ-1988-03 | House Creek Camping Closure | Dolores | 1/21/88 | Camping | PDF, 229 KB | ||
| SJ-1987-31 | Seasonal Road Closures | Pagosa | 12/12/87 | No motorized use | PDF, 163 KB | ||
| SJ-1987-24 | Meadows Road Log Truck Restriction | Dolores | 9/23/87 | No 18 wheel log trucks | PDF, 239 KB | ||
| SJ-1987-20 | First Fork Road Closure | Pagosa | 7/16/87 | No motorized use | PDF, 225 KB | ||
| SJ-1987-12 | Two Vehicles Per Campsite | Columbine/Pagosa | 5/22/87 | Camping | PDF, 64 KB | ||
| SJ-1986-17 | Sand Divide Roads Closure | Pagosa | 9/10/86 | No motorized use | PDF, 170 KB | ||
| SJ-1986-15 | Mcphee Courtesy Dock Restriction | Dolores | 8/8/86 | Boat Docking | PDF, 50 KB | ||
| SJ-1986-10 | McPhee/House Creek Swimming Restriction | Dolores | 5/28/86 | Swimming | PDF, 52 KB | ||
| SJ-1985-19 | Monument Park Road Closure | Pagosa | 10/9/85 | No motorized use | PDF, 225 KB | ||
| SJ-1985-16 | Ute Campground No Camping | Pagosa | 9/23/85 | Camping | PDF, 43 KB | ||
| SJ-1985-10 | Navajo Basin No Campfires | Dolores | 5/7/85 | Fire | PDF, 365 KB | ||
| SJ-1984-12 | Seasonal Road Closures | Dolores | 10/2/84 | No motorized use | PDF, 392 KB | ||
| SJ-1984-11 | Weminuche Trailhead Camping closure | Pagosa | 8/29/84 | Camping | PDF, 346 KB | ||
| SJ-1984-10 | Fourmile Lake Camping Closure | Pagosa | 8/22/84 | Camping | PDF, 182 KB | ||
| SJ-1984-07 | Mary Murphy Seasonal Road Closure | Columbine | 7/27/84 | No motorized use | PDF, 201 KB | ||
| SJ-1982-10 | Purgatory Snowmobile/Motorized Use Restrictions | Columbine | 9/29/82 | No motorized use | PDF, 249 KB | ||
| SJ-1980-13-11 | Emerald Lake Comping Closure | Columbine | 7/7/80 | Camping | PDF, 223 KB | ||
| SJ-1979-13-15 | Henderson Lake Motorboat Closure | Columbine | 8/17/79 | Motorboat possession | PDF, 54 KB |
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