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Dixie National Forest > Current Conditions Current ConditionsRoad Conditions | Restrictions | Notices | Weather
Ongoing Fires and Emergencies | Utah Fire Information | Related Links ROAD CONDITIONLandslide Closes Road East of Cedar City A landslide at milepost 8 on state Route 14 is covering the road for a distance of approximately 800 feet. Initial assessment late Monday (January 5) night shows boulders the size of houses mixed with trees and dirt. The road may remain closed for up to two weeks. Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) engineers and crews will determine a course of action after further assessment. Motorists seeking to cross the mountains between Cedar City and Panguitch should use other routes. UDOT advises drivers to check the CommuterLink web site or call 5-1-1 for the latest road conditions before attempting to use other mountain passes in the area which are subject to drifting snow and potential closure at any time. State of Utah Road Conditions Web Site - Road conditions are reported by Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) snowplow operators. Reports are updated daily before 8:00 am and at 4:00 pm. Additional updates may be added if changing conditions warrant it. UDOT's Road Condition Hotline toll-free telephone number is 1-866-511-8824.
RestrictionsColor Country Fire Restrictions Lifted - August 6, 2008 Color Country Fire Restrictions Begin June 30, 2008 - June 25, 2008
Please note: Motorized travel off of existing roads in and around the Navajo Lake area is not allowed and will be enforced. This entire area is restricted to travel on designated routes only.
NOTICESWatch Out for Drug Operations on Forest System Lands Trail Conditions - September 25, 2008 Please stay on designated roads and trails - Flyer (pdf document, 153 kilobytes) Pine Valley Visitors Asked to Use Existing Roads and Trails Parking Restrictions on Forest Land on Cedar Mountain Campground Status - Opened or Closed? Fireworks and Spark Arrestor Order (pdf document, 85 kilobytes) Fireworks Restriction Order from the Bureau of Land Management This fireworks restriction covers all of the Bureau of Land Management administered lands within the state of Utah. (pdf document, 103 kilobytes)
WEATHERWe use The Weather Channel, www.weather.com, for our weather data. If the area you wish to check is not listed below, access The Weather Channel and type in the name of the nearest town or city and click to "Go" button.
For your convenience, the National Weather Service is provided as an alternative source as weather information.
Please see our weather disclaimer. Snow Pack ReportsUtah Snotel Sites - The Natural Resources Conservation Service installs, operates and maintains an extensive, automated system designed to collect snow pack and related climatic data in the Western United States and Alaska. The primary purpose of collecting this data is to monitor and forecast the water supply in the Western United States and Alaska.
ONGOING FIRES AND EMERGENCIES"Resource Benefit" Fire is Burning Near Red Canyon - October 3, 2008 Dixie National Forest Continues to Manage Fires for Resource Benefit - September 25, 2008 Fife Ridge and Pine Fire use Continue to Grow on Dixie National Forest - September 6, 2008 Dixie National Forest Manages Four Fires for Resource Benefit - September 5, 2008 Dixie National Forest is Monitoring Three Wildlife Use Fires - September 3, 2008
Utah Fire Informationwww.utahfireinfo.gov - This web site has information on current fires burning in the state of Utah.
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