This closure prohibits entry or use of roads, recreation sites, campgrounds and trails within a defined area within the Wenatchee River/Entiat Ranger Districts to reduce the potential for members of the public, and firefighting and repair resources to be endangered or harmed by the hazards associated with active wildfire, recently burned forest as well as to reduce impediment of suppression and rehabilitation, and repair activities.
View the attached closure order and map for location details. Order updated October 14, 2026.
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest - Leavenworth, WA
Little Giant Fire Closure Order: 06-17-07-2026-46
Pursuant to 16 USC § 551 and 36 CFR § 261.50(a) and (b), and to provide for public safety, the following acts are prohibited within the Wenatchee River/Entiat/Chelan Ranger Districts of the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. This Order is effective October 14, 2026, through October 31, 2026 unless rescinded sooner.
PROHIBITIONS:
- Entering into or being upon National Forest System lands, as described below and displayed on the attached map, Exhibit A [36 CFR § 261.53(e)].
- Being on a National Forest System trail, as described below and displayed on the attached map, Exhibit A [36 CFR § 261.55(a)].
- Being on a National Forest System Road as described below and displayed on the attached map, Exhibit A [36 CFR § 261.54(e)].
- Use of vehicle off of National Forest System Roads as described below and displayed on the attached map, Exhibit A [36 CFR § 261.56].
CLOSURE AREA DESCRIPTION:
The Little Giant Fire Closure is defined as follows and only applies to USFS lands:
Closure begins at the jct. with Forest Service Road (FST) 6103 and FST 6105 in T. 27 N., R. 18 E., sec. 33. Closure then follows FSR 6105 to jct. with FSR 6101 in T. 27 N., R. 18 E., sec. 20. Closure then follows FSR 6101 to jct. with FSR 6200 in T. 27 N., R. 17 E., sec. 12. Closure then follows FSR 6200 SW to jct. with FSR 6300 in T. 27 N., R. 17 E., sec. 14. Closure then follows FSR 6300 to the end of the road and jct. with Glacier Peak Wilderness (GPW) boundary in T. 28 N., R. 16 E., sec. 26. Closure then follows the GPW boundary to jct. with Forest Service Trail (FST) 1511 in T. 30 N., R. 16 E., sec. 10. Closure then follows FST 1511 to jct. with FST 1512 in T. 31 N., R. 16 E., sec. 3. Closure then follows FST 1512 to jct. with Chelan/Wenatchee River Ranger District boundary in T. 31 N., R. 16 E., sec. 2.
Closure then follows District boundary to jct. with FST 1230 at Milham Pass in T. 31 N., R. 18 E., sec. 7. Closure then follows FST 1230 to the GPW boundary in T. 31 N., R. 18 E., sec. 16. Closure then proceeds SE following the GPW boundary and then the S shore of Lake Chelan to the jct. with FSR 5900 in T. 29 N., R. 20 E., sec. 25. Closure then proceeds generally S on the NW side of FSR 5900 (allowing this section of FSR 5900 to remain open) to the jct. with FSR 8410 (FSR 8410 open) in T. 29 N., R. 20 E., sec. 35. Closure then follows FSR 5900 (closed from this point on) to the jct. with FSR 5900-114 in T. 29 N., R. 19 E., sec. 25.
Closure then follows FSR 5900-114 to jct. with FST 1448 in T. 29 N., R. 19 E., sec. 25. Closure then follows FST 1448 to the summit of Stormy Mtn. in T. 28 N., R. 20 E., sec. 29. Closure then proceeds S to Stormy Cr. and follows Stormy Cr. to National Forest boundary in T. 28 N., R. 19 E., sec. 23. Closure then proceeds N and then W along N. F. boundary to the jct. with Tyee Cr. in T. 27 N., R. 19 E., sec. 15. Closure then proceeds W along Tyee Cr. and then W to jct. with FSR 5713 in T. 27 N., R. 19 E., sec. 17. Closure then proceeds generally S following FSR 5713 to jct. with FSR 5700 in T. 27 N., R. 19 E., sec. 17. Closure then proceeds S along the W side of FSR 5700 (allowing for FSR 5700 to remain open) with FSR 5709 in T. 27 N., R. 19 E., sec. 28. Closure then follows FSR 5709 to jct. with FST 1409 in T. 27 N., R. 19 E., sec. 32. Closure then proceeds generally NW following FST 1409 to jct. Miners Cr. in T. 27 N., R. 18 E., sec. 15. Closure then follows Miners Cr. and then W to FSR 5200 in T. 27 N., R. 18 E., sec. 34. Closure then proceeds SW along Beaver Cr. to jct. with FSR 6103 and FSR 6105 and the origin of the closure in T. 27 N., R. 18 E., sec. 33.
DEVELOPED CAMPGROUNDS CLOSED
| Atkinson Flat Campground | Cottonwood Campground |
| Nineteen Mile Campground | Three Creek Campground |
| Chiwawa Horse Camp | Spruce Grove Day Use |
| Alpine Meadows Campground | North Fork Campground |
| Phelps Creek Horse Camp | Silver Falls Campground |
| Riverbend Campground | Halfway Springs Camp |
| Schaefer Creek Campground | Lake Creek Campground |
| Rock Creek Campground | Fox Creek Campground |
| Finner Creek Campground | Graham Harbor Campground |
| Grouse Creek Group Site | Graham Harbor Creek CG |
| Goose Creek Campground | Corral Creek Campground |
| Deer Camp | Grouse Mountain Campground |
| Handy Springs Campground | Junior Point Campground |
ROADS CLOSED
| Chiwawa River Rd 6200 | 6306-602 | 5502 |
| Phelps Creek Road 6211 | 6103 | 5503 |
| 6100-800 | 6103-300 | 5504 |
| 6102 | 6105 | 5901 |
| 6101 | 6104-111 | 5904 |
| 6102-400 | 6102-200 | 5900-114, 112, 113 |
| 6200-202 | 6300-111 | 5900 |
| 6208 | 6307 | Entiat River Rd. 5100 |
| 6200-200 | 5700 at end of pavement | 5605 |
| 6209-111 | 5715 | 5709 |
| 6209 | 5711 | 5703 |
| 6209-107 | 5606 | 5713 |
| 6210 | 5608 | 5901 |
| 6300-511 | 5501-711 | 5902 |
| | | 5904 |
TRAILS CLOSED
| Little Giant Trail 1518 | Phelps Cr. Tr. 1511 |
| Buck Creek Trail 1513 | Cow Creek Trail 1404 |
| Chiwawa River Tr. 1550 | Larch Lake Tr. 1430 |
| Chikamin Cr. Tr. 1534 | Shetipo Cr. Tr. 1429 |
| Minnow Ridge Tr. OHV 1524 | Upper Mad River Tr. 1409.1 |
| Minnow Ridge Tr. 1538 | Mad River Trail 1409 |
| Basalt Ridge Tr. 1515 | Mad Lk. Tr. 1406 |
| Basalt Pass Tr. 1530 | |
| Entiat River Tr. 1400 | Larch Lake Tr. Connector 1430A |
| Wilson Cr. Tr. 1231 | Garland Pk. Tr. 1408 |
| Cool Cr. Tr. 1431 | Three Creek Tr. 1428 |
| Ice Cr. Tr. 1405 | Hunters Tr. 1417 |
| 45 Mile Sheep Drive Tr. 1432 | Blue Cr. Tr. 1426 |
| Snow Brushy Tr/ Emerald Park 1230 | N. Tommy Trail 1425 |
| North Fork Entiat River Tr. 1437 | M. Tommy Tr. 1424 |
| Pyramid Mtn. Tr. 1433 | S. Tommy Tr. 1423 |
| Pyramid Mtn. Viewpoint Tr. 1441 | |
| Fern Lake Tr. 1436 | Tyee Ridge Tr. 1415 |
| Pyramid Cr. Tr. 1439 | Cougar Mtn. Tr. 1418A |
| Butte Cr. Tr. 1440 | Cougar Ridge Tr. 1418 |
| Duncan Ridge Tr. 1434 | Jimmy Cr. Tr. 1419 |
| Anthem Cr. Tr. 1435 | Billy Cr. Tr. 1416 |
| Billy Ridge Tr. 1413 | Pond Camp Tr. 1409.2 |
| Hi Yu Tr. 1403 | Lost Lk. Tr. 1421 |
| Ice Lakes Tr. 1405.1 | Lake Cr. Tr. 1443 |
| Three Creeks Lower Tr. 1428.1 | Angle Pk. Tr. 1444 |
| Duncan Hill Viewpoint Tr. 1434A | Devils Backbone Tr. 1448 |
| Lower Chiwawa Tr. OHV 1548 | 4 Mile Ridge Tr. 1445 |
| Shaefer Lake Tr. 1519 | Rock Creek Trail 1509 |
| Estes Butte Tr. 1528 | Carne Mtn Tr. 1508 |
See Exhibit A for closure map.
EXEMPTIONS:
Pursuant to 36 CFR § 261.50(e), the following persons are exempt from this Order:
- Any Federal, State, or local officer, or member of an organized rescue or fire-fighting force in the performance of an official duty.
- 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 these prohibitions are punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000.00 for an individual or $10,000.00 for a corporation, or imprisonment for not more than six months, or both. (16 USC § 551; 18 USC §§ 3551, 3571, and 3581.)
Executed in Wenatchee, Washington on this 14th day of October, 2026.
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