Trail Closures on Mt Hood from Gov't Flats fire

General discussions on hiking in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest
Post Reply
payslee

Trail Closures on Mt Hood from Gov't Flats fire

Post by payslee » August 23rd, 2013, 3:17 pm

In case you were thinking of heading out to the east side...
http://www.inciweb.org/incident/article/3662/20743/

Information on Mt Hood National Forest road, trail and campground closures can be found at their web site: Mt Hood National Forest .


The following campgrounds are closed: Knebal Springs, Lower Eight Mile Crossing, Eight Mile, and Gibson Prairie. Five Mile Lookout is also closed.
The following major trails are closed:

Surveyors Ridge # 688 both south and north trailheads
Eightmile Loop #496
Knebal Springs # 474
Bottle Prairie #455
North-South #451
Oak Ridge #688A
Dog River #675
Zig Zag #678

Forest Roads 17, 1720, 4430 and all their associated spur roads are closed along with and all other National Forest System Roads and minor trails within the closure area depicted on a map posted on InciWeb.org at http://inciweb.org/incident/maps/3662/

-payslee

Post Reply