Tahoe National Forest

Rules and Regulations

As a visitor to the National Forests, you are asked to follow certain rules designed to protect the Forests and the natural environment, to ensure the health and safety of visitors, and to promote pleasant and rewarding outdoor recreation experience for all visitors. Forest Officers are empowered to enforce Federal Regulations applicable to National Forest use.

Regional Foresters and Forest Supervisors may issue orders that will close or restrict the use of certain areas if the need arises. Such orders will be posted so that visitors to the National Forest can reasonably be expected to be familiar with them. Copies of the orders will be available in the offices of Forest Supervisors and District Rangers.

Forest Orders

This list shows current forest orders specific to the Tahoe National Forest:

• 17-08-08 Fire Restrictions (.pdf)
• 17-08-05 Texas Hill Road Closure (.pdf) or (.html)
• 17-08-04 Mumford Bar Trail Closure (.pdf) or (.html)
• Rescinded June 25 200817-08-03 Mosquito Ridge Road Closure (.pdf) or (.html)
• 17-08-02
• Rescinded May 2008 17-08-01 Wet Conditions Closure for Foresthill Area OHV Trails (.pdf) or (.html)
• 17-07-05 Interim OHV Restrictions (.pdf) or (.html)
• Rescinded September 29 2007 17-07-04 Additional Fire Restrictions (supercedes 17-07-02) (July 2) (.pdf) or (.html)
• SUPERCEDED BY 17-07-04 ON JULY 2 2007. 17-07-02 Fire Restrictions (June 11) (.pdf) or (.html)
• RESCINDED MAY 2007 17-07-01 Foresthill OHV trail system wet weather closure order (.pdf) or (.html)
• 17-06-03 Food Storage in Developed Sites on Yuba River Ranger District (.html) or (.pdf)
• RESCINDED 4/28/06 17-06-02 Mosquito Ridge road closure until June 30 (.html) or (.pdf)
• 17-06-01 OHV Route Closure on American River District (.html) or (.pdf)
• 17-05-03 Winter Travel Restrictions on the Forest (.html) or (.pdf)
• EXPIRED 17-05-03 OHV Closure on the American River Ranger District August 14 to November 30, 2005 (.html) or (.pdf)
• EXPIRED 17-05-02 Fire Restrictions in effect August 18, 2005 (.html) or (.pdf)
• EXPIRED 17-05-01 Lindsey Lakes Road Closure July 13, 2005 (.html) or (.pdf)
• 17-04-01 Genetics Center (.pdf)
• EXPIRED 17-03-06 Winter travel (.html, .pdf)
• EXPIRED 17-02-04 Lang Crossing (.html, .pdf)
• 17-00-230 Road Closure Rd 125-13 (.html, .pdf)
• 17-00-229 Bullards Bar Eagle (.html, .pdf)
• 17-98-226 Forest Rd 06 Fiberboard speed limit (.html, .pdf)
• 17-98-223 Foresthill [American River] District OHV/OSV travel restrictions (.html, .pdf)
• 17-98-222 Sand Ridge, Hole-in-the Ground trails (.html, .pdf)
• 17-97-215 Granite Chief Trail & Painted Rock (.html, .pdf)
• 17-96-209 Boca Eagle (.html, .pdf)
• 17-96-208 Pole Creek (.html, .pdf)
• 17-95-204 N. Yuba Restricted Area (.html, .pdf)
• 17-95-203 Bullards Bar Restricted Area (.html, .pdf)
• 17-95-202 Oregon Creek Restricted Area (.html, .pdf)
• 17-95-201 Jackson Meadows/ Austin Meadows Restricted Use (.html, .pdf)
• 17-95-200 Boca Reclamation Zone Restricted Use Area (.html, .pdf)
• 17-95-199 Little Truckee Restricted Use Area (.html, .pdf)
• 17-95-198 Stampede Special Biological Communities (.html, .pdf)
• 17-95-197 Granite Chief Wilderness Restrictions (.html, .pdf)
• 17-95-195 Powderhorn Trail & Five Lake Trail Bicycle Restrictions (.html, .pdf)
• 17-95-194 Palisades Creek Special Closure (.html, .pdf)
• 17-95-193 Boca Townsite (.html, .pdf)
• 17-95-190 Ward Peak Road Closure (.html, .pdf)
• 17-95-187 Transporting Minor Forest Products (.html, .pdf)
• 17-95-186 14 Day Camping limit in Developed Campgrounds (.html, .pdf)
• 17-95-185 14 Day Camping limit outside of Campgrounds (.html, .pdf)
• 17-95-183 Windy Point Road Closure (.html, .pdf)
• 17-95-182 Upper Omega Road Closure (.html, .pdf)
• 17-95-181 Omega Road Closures (.html, .pdf)
• 17-95-177 Fuller Lake Restricted Use Area (.html, .pdf)
• 17-95-176 South Yuba Restricted Use Area, Campfire Restriction (.html, .pdf)
• 17-95-175 South Yuba Restricted Use Area, Camping Restriction (.html, .pdf)
• 17-95-174 North Fork Restricted Use Area, Firearms, Vehicles Off Roads (.html, .pdf)
• 17-95-173 North Fork Restricted Use Area, Camping, Campfires (.html, .pdf)
• 17-95-172 Mosquito Ridge Road, Tractor-Trailer operation (.html, .pdf)
• 17-95-171 Sugar Pine Road, Parking (.html, .pdf)
• 17-95-169 French Meadows Restricted Use Area (.html, .pdf)
• 17-95-168 Red Star Ridge Camping Restriction (.html, .pdf)
• 17-95-167 Big Reservoir Restricted Use Area (.html, .pdf)
• 17-95-166 Sugar Pine Restricted Use Area (.html, .pdf)
• 17-94-165 Truckee Corridor Restricted Use Area (.html, .pdf)
• 17-94-164 North Fork American Wild and Scenic River (.html, .pdf)

Permit Information

Information on all permit requirements is available from Forest Services Offices. If you  have any questions or need help, please contact your nearest Forest Officer or visit the nearest Forest Service Office.

Thank you for helping protect our National Forests.