The Pagosa Ranger District will temporarily close these San Juan National Forest roads to wheeled motorized vehicles starting Monday, Dec. 2. All motorized trails on the Pagosa District close for the season Sunday, Dec. 1.
Roads are closed seasonally to wheeled motorized vehicles to protect critical wildlife habitat and/or to prevent damage to road surfaces during freezing and thawing periods, even if snow levels are not very deep. Visitors to the San Juan National Forest should be prepared to encounter closed gates on a number of forest roads across the Pagosa Ranger District starting Monday, Dec. 2, unless resource and safety considerations warrant an earlier closure.
Forest Service road closure dates:
Dec. 2: Blue Creek 012/Big Branch 664, Snowball 646, Turkey Springs 629 lower/middle gate, Eight Mile Mesa 651, Kenney Flats 006, Valle Seco 653 and Burns Canyon 649 (second gate).Dec. 16: Castle Creek 660, Lefthand Canyon 024, Fawn Gulch Road 666, Trail Ridge 639, West Fork 648, Williams Creek 640 (gate after the boat ramp), Nipple Mountain 665 (main gate at Mill Creek Junction) and Devil Creek 627,Dec. 23: First Fork 622, East Fork 667, Fourmile 645, Jackson Mountain 037, Snow Ranch 628, Turkey Creek 647, Turkey Springs 629 (main gate at Piedra), McManus 633 (at Plumtaw intersection), Middle Fork 636 (includes Toner), Plumtaw 634, Burns Canyon 649 (main/first gate) and Jack’s Pasture 746.Jan. 6: Blanco River 656, Devil Mountain 626, Mosca 631, Buckles Lake 663 and Price Lakes 731.For more information, contact the Pagosa Ranger District at 264-2268 or bit.ly/37wGX8j.
