San Juan NF in SW Colorado to be closed!
I started another thread on the 416 Fire north of Durango, but this closure will affect a much greater area. So if you have plans around Durango, Pagosa Springs, Dolores up to Lizard Head Pass, be ...
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BarryG20 wrote:I would be cautious about county roads. In places, the county road right-of-ways are actually leased from the NFS in exchange for the county picking up the maintenance. Had that exact thing on the "county" road in front of our cabin. Actually owned by the NFS.
What you read is correct up to $10k in fines but the highways and byways are not closed just the forest service roads. County roadways, State highways and US highways may pass through national forest but the NFS does not have jurisdiction over them.
My guess is they'll have Closed signs posted in the very near future where roads turn off the major highways.
