Monday, August 17, 2015

RESTRICTIONS

Due to increased fire danger and changing weather, the following restriction is being put in place Effective at 0100 August 18th, 2015:

The Clatsop and Tillamook State Forests along with USDI Bureau of Land Management in Northwest Oregon Forest Protection Association are banning all campfires in the forest, including campgrounds, day use and designated sites. 

Open fires outside of designated sites and campgrounds, including campfires, charcoal fire, cooking fires and warming fires are already prohibited.  Use of wood burning devices, used in conjunction with temporary dwellings, including tents and trailers, is prohibited.  Portable cooking stoves using liquefied or bottled fuels are allowed.

No campfires allowed on lands owned by Oregon Dept of Forestry or the Bureau of Land Management north of Highways 18 & 22, west of I-5, and east of highway 101. 


For more information call, Tillamook, Forest Grove or Astoria offices of Oregon Department of Forestry.