Forest closure orders closing all developed recreation sites in Oregon and Washington (reported by KLCC, Mar. 31, 2020)

The record

Jurisdiction

USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region (Region 6: all seventeen national forests in Oregon and Washington)

Level

Federal

Authority

36 C.F.R. 261.50(a)-(b)

Issued

2020-03-31 Mar. 31, 2020

Effective

Late March 2020 (forest-by-forest orders Mar. 27-31, 2020) (read as 2020-03-31)

End

Day-use sites and trailheads reopened from May 22, 2020; campgrounds into June 2020 and later (read as 2020-05-22)

In force

Mar. 31, 2020 to May 22, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Business closureTravel and quarantine

Addressees

• the public
• campground concessionaires, outfitter-guides and special-use permittees

Functions reached

• LG campgrounds (concession-operated) closed region-wide
• CN outfitter-guides, ski areas' summer operations and permittees
• TV travel demand
• CB rural gateway communities

Collection

Federal lands, science agencies and courts AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS

Operative words

All U.S. Forest Service developed recreation sites in Oregon and Washington are now closed to the public in an effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus. The closure order applies to day-use sites, campgrounds, trailheads, boat ramps, fire [lookouts and sno-parks]... 'If we do come across people in closed areas, we will inform them of the closure order [and the consequences of violating it],' [said a spokesperson for] the Pacific Northwest Regional Office for the Forest Service.... the Forest Service hopes people will observe the executive orders from both the Oregon [and Washington governors].

Enforcement