Lolo National Forest

Current Conditions

Special Closure and Restriction Orders

The Lolo NF issues official closure orders for roads and geographic areas, for safety and environmental protection reasons. Here is a list of current closures/restrictions:

Restrictions

none at this time; see the orders below

 

2009 - Active Orders

Order 002 - Missoula Ranger District. No Trapping in Missoula Vicinity Recreation Areas.

Rattlesnake area map

Pattee Canyon area map

Blue Mountain area map

 

Order 001 - Ninemile Ranger District | map

2008 - Active Orders

Order 026 - Missoula Ranger District, Seeley Lake Ranger District.

 

Order 023 - Missoula Ranger District, Sawmill Timber Sale. Map

 

Order 022 - Lolo NF Stay Limit | 09/08/08 News Release

 

Order 021 - Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District, Thompson River Road.

 

Order 020 - Ninemile Ranger District, Frenchtown Face Stewardship Sale.

 

Order 019 amended - Seeley Lake Ranger District, Marshall Lake Road

 

Order 016 - Missoula Ranger District, East Fork Lolo Road

 

Order 014 - Missoula Ranger District, Section 2 Road, Upper Lolo

 

Order 013 - Missoula Ranger District, Section 23 Road, Upper Lolo

 

Order 011 - Missoula Ranger District, East Fork Upper Lolo Road

 

Order 009 - Ninemile Ranger District, Frenchtown Face.

 

Order 008 - Missoula Ranger District, Rock Creek.
North Map | South Map

 

Order 007 - Missoula Ranger District, Blue Mountain Recreation Area - Snowmobile.

 

Order 006 - Missoula Ranger District, Blue Mountain Recreation Area. Map

 

Order 004 - Missoula Ranger District, Pattee Canyon Folf. Map (3.9 MB)

 

Order 003 - 2008 Mushroom Harvesting Season. Accompanying maps are all under 1 MB unless specified.

Black Cat

Chippy Creek

Jocko Lakes (2.4 MB)

Sawmill Complex

Forestwide

Order 002 - spring break-up

** Please note that roads listed under the Spring Breakup Closure Order will not necessarily be closed. The Order simply allows District Rangers the ability to manage the roads listed as needed to prevent resource damage until July 15, 2008. Please contact the appropriate Ranger District for specific information **

2007 - Active Orders

Orders for the Blue Mountain Recreation Area on the Missoula Ranger District

Order 75

Map (2.3 MB)

Order 74 - Seeley Lake Ranger District. Map (1.2 MB)

 

Order 71 - Missoula Ranger District, Fort Fizzle Resources.

 

Order 70 - Missoula Ranger District, Fort Fizzle. Map

 

Order 55 - Missoula Ranger District; Rattlesnake National Recreation Area and Wilderness.

 

Order 54 - Missoula Ranger District; Rattlesnake National Recreation Area and Wilderness - threatened, endangered, rare, unique or vanishing species...

 

Order 53 - Missoula Ranger District; Rattlesnake National Recreation Area and Wilderness - Food Storage.

 

Orders for Pattee Canyon on the Missoula Ranger District

Order 26

Order 27

Map (4 MB)

Order 15 - Seeley Lake Ranger District. This order closes roads in the Blackfoot Challenge acquisition. Map

 

Order 7 - Seeley Lake Ranger District: River Point. Map

 

Order 5 - O'Brien Creek, Missoula Ranger District. Map (4 MB)

 

Order 1 - Spring Creek, Seeley Lake Ranger District.

2006 - Active Orders

Order 2 - Seeley Lake Ranger District, Special Restrictions in the Chain of Lakes Recreation Area. Map.

2005 - Active Orders

none

2004 - Active Orders

Closure 15 - Affects Clearwater roads on the Seeley Lake RD. In effect until rescinded.

 

Closure 14 - Affects Swartz Creek in the Cooney Ridge area of the Missoula RD. In effect until rescinded.

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