Panther Meadows Campground

In the Panther Basin below Mount Shasta dispersed camping and building a campfire is prohibited.

In Panther Meadows being with a group larger than 10 people, entering into any body of water, or being nude is prohibited. All dogs must be on a leash of six feet or less. 

Parking at the Lower Ski Bowl Parking Lot is limited to three consecutive nights. Parking at the South Gate Trailhead is limited to seven consecutive nights. 

The Panther Basin and Panther Meadows areas are located to the south of Mount Shasta on the Mount Shasta Ranger District. 

USDA FOREST SERVICE

SHASTA-TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST

FOREST ORDER NO. 14-24-10

PANTHER BASIN AND PANTHER MEADOWS AREA AND USE RESTRICTIONS 

Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(a), and to protect natural resources, the following acts are prohibited within the Shasta-McCloud Management Unit of the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. This Order is effective from August 12th, 2024, through August 12, 2026.

1. Camping within the Panther Basin area, except within Panther Meadows Campground, as described in Exhibit A and shown on Exhibit C. 36 C.F.R. § 261.58(e).
2. Parking as follows:
   1. In the Lower Ski Bowl Parking Lot for more than three consecutive nights.
   2. At the South Gate Trailhead for more than seven consecutive nights. 36 C.F.R. § 261.58(g).
3. Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire, campfire, or stove fire, except a portable stove using gas, jellied petroleum or pressurized liquid fuel, with a shut off valve within the Panther Basin area, as described in Exhibit A and shown on Exhibit C.  36 C.F.R. § 261.52(a).
4. Being in the Panther Meadows area with a group larger than 10 persons, as described in Exhibit B and shown on Exhibit D.  36 C.F.R. § 261.58(f).
5. Being in a body of water within the Panther Meadows area, as described in Exhibit B and shown on Exhibit D.  36 C.F.R. § 261.58(k).
6. Being publicly nude within the Panther Meadows area, as described in Exhibit B and shown on Exhibit D.  36 C.F.R. § 261.58(j).
7. Possessing any dog not on a leash of six feet or less in the Panther Meadows area, as described in Exhibit B and shown on Exhibit D.  36 CFR § 261.58(s).

Pursuant to 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(e), the following persons are exempt from this Order:

1. Persons with Forest Service Permit No. FS-7700-48 (Permit for Use of Roads, Trails, or Areas Restricted by Regulation or Order), specifically exempting them from this Order.
2. Any Federal, State, or local officer, or member of an organized rescue or fire-fighting force in the performance of an official duty.

These prohibitions are in addition to the general prohibitions in 36 C.F.R. Part 261, Subpart A.

A violation of these prohibitions is punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000 for an individual or $10,000 for an organization, or imprisonment for not more than six months, or both. 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 18 U.S.C. §§ 3559, 3571, and 3581.

Executed at Redding, California this 13th day of August, 2024.

RACHEL A. BIRKEY

Forest Supervisor