08/06/2026
Trail Closures
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Colville National Forest
Tonasket, WA
Sinlahekin Fire
Closure Order: 06-21-09-26-11
Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 CFR § 261.50(a) and (b), and to provide for public safety,
the following acts are prohibited within the Tonasket Ranger District of the Colville National
Forest. This order supersedes Forest Order 06-21-09-26-09 and is effective August 06, 2026,
through October 31, 2026, unless rescinded sooner.
PROHIBITIONS:
1. Entering into or being upon an area which is closed for the protection of public
health or safety, as described below and displayed on the attached map, Exhibit A [36
CFR § 261. 53(e)].
2. Being on a National Forest System trail as described below and displayed on the
attached map, Exhibit A [36 CFR § 261.55(a)].
3. Being on a National Forest System Road as described below and displayed on the
attached map, Exhibit A [36 CFR § 261.54(e)].
CLOSURE AREA DESCRIPTION:
At the District Boundary in T36N R25E S32 follow the private land boundary to the east then
onto the forest including Schallow Mountain. Follow the ridge line North to the District
Boundary in T39N R 23 & 24E. Follow the District Boundary west to NFS Road 39 to NFS
Road 3700 and follow the road east to junction at forest boundary. All Forest Service land east of
NFS Road 3800 and 3900 is included in this area closure.
At the Tonasket Ranger District Boundary in T39N R23E S26, follow the boundary with the
Loomis State Forest east and then north to the Loomis Natural Resources Conservation Area. At
the NE corner of T39N R24E S4, follow west to the Pasayten Wilderness boundary and continue
along the Pasayten Wilderness boundary west and south until T39N R24E S30 and then east to
the beginning of the closure area.
Closed Roads
NFS Road 3700000
NFS Road 3800000
NFS Road 3800025
NFS Road 3800110
NFS Road 3800360
NFS Road 3800365
NFS Road 3800367
NFS Road 3800369
NFS Road 3800375
NFS Road 3800380
NFS Road 3800425
NFS Road 3800475NFS Road 3810100
NFS Road 3810110
NFS Road 3810115
NFS Road 3810120
NFS Road 3810160
NFS Road 3810200
NFS Road 3810210
NFS Road 3820000
NFS Road 3900000
NFS Road 3900295
NFS Road 3900297
NFS Road 3900300
NFS Road 3900375
NFS Road 3900395
NFS Road 3900405
NFS Road 3900415
NFS Road 3900500
NFS Road 3900502
NFS Road 3900505
NFS Road 3900100
NFS Road 3900105
NFS Road 3900110
Developed Recreation Sites Closed
Sugarloaf Campground
Salmon Meadows Campground
Kerr Campground
Oriole Campground
Fourteen Mile Campground
Fourteen Mile Trailhead
Middle Fork Trailhead
Windy Peak Trailhead
Long Swamp Campground
Chewuch Trailhead
Tiffany Lake
Roger Lake
Closed Trails
Trail 344 and 365 Angel Pass, 373, 345, 367, 369, 372, 365
All National Forest System trails within the closure area described above and displayed on the
attached map, Exhibit A.
EXEMPTIONS:
Pursuant to 36 CFR § 261.50(e), the following persons are exempt from this order:
1. Any federal, state, or local officer, or member of an organized rescue or fire fighting
force in the performance of an official duty.
2. Persons with Forest Service Permit No. FS-7700-48 (Permit for Use of Roads, Trails, or
Areas Restricted by Regulation Order), specifically exempting them from this order.These prohibitions are in addition to the general prohibitions in 36 CFR Part 261, Subpart A.
Violations of this prohibition are punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000 for an individual
or $10,000 for an organization, or imprisonment for not more than 6 months, or both (16 U.S.C.
§ 551; 18 U.S.C. §§ 3551, 3559, 3571, and 3581).
Executed in Colville, Washington, this 6th day of August, 2026.
