TRAIL STATUS

 

 

4/22/2025: Trail 150/Upper GP will be closed for two days for a maintenance project. For safety of all, please do not enter the closure or approach machinery.

4/7/2025: A section of upper OHV Trail-180 is closed for preparation of upcoming Peach Timber Sale. Closure should last a couple of weeks or less and can be circumnavigated via HRCF 3111 Rd. For the safety of all, please do not enter the closure or approach machinery. Thank you!

 

4/3/2025: Trails are still drying out in areas but rideable! The seasonal gates that have been closed will open today. Snow is still present at Kingsley Reservoir in areas and difficult to get to. Binns Hill is accessible. Pinemont has some snow on parts of trails still but rideable. Don't forget to have your Parking Permit for the staging areas. 

DOG RIVER TRAIL CLOSED THROUGH JULY - TIMBER HARVEST IN PROGRESS

Please report any non-active  fires to the HRCSO Non-Emergency line at 541-386-2711.  In the case of an active fire call 911 immediately.  Please help us spread the word throughout the community!

 

KINGSLEY RESERVOIR / STAGING AREA STATUS  - Click Here

For Kingsley/Green Point Reservoir, Staging Area and Campground SW Loop information click the link above.  

  

REASONS FOR TRAIL CLOSURES

1. Timber Sales: The primary purpose of the HRC Tree Farm is for the production and sale of timber. Trails that are adjacent to or within timber harvest units will be temporarily closed prior to the commencement of harvest operations. Once logging is complete, trails are usually re-opened or re-routed but in some cases may be closed.

2. Salvage Logging Operations: Salvage Timber Sale operations take place on the County's Tree Farm lands each year. They are conducted to remove downed, diseased, and damaged timber. These operations can potentially affect any trail at any time of the year. Be cautious when using County trails and be on the lookout for logging personnel and equipment. Stay a minimum safe distance of 300 feet from all logging operations. Please do not cut any trees on Hood River County property or on any lands without permission from landowners. 

3. Fire Season: Each year recreation trails on Hood River County property close to OHV use due to extreme fire danger. The Oregon Department of Forestry establishes Regulated Use Closure (RUC) on the forest once they determine a certain level of fire danger exists and this prohibits OHV trail use. Generally, RUC is established each year around the first of July. To learn more about fire season and areas affected by RUC, use this site and go to County Departments / Forestry / Recreation Trails / Fire Season.

4. Wildlife Protection: The HRC Forestry Department works closely with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife for wildlife protection. Certain trails and roads will be closed to OHV use particularly during the winter months for the protection of critical wintering wildlife habitat. Some of these trails may also be closed to non-motorized uses.

5. Natural Resource Protection: Some trails can be targeted for temporary closure in order to protect natural resources. Trails can be closed during any time of year. It is important for recreation trail use to be reduced or even eliminated during periods of high precipitation in order to prevent damage to susceptible trail tread. Trails will be re-opened when soil moistures are once again reduced to acceptable levels. Closures for natural resource protection will be in addition to those for wildlife protection.

6. Additional Forest Management Operations: Recreation trails are sometimes temporarily closed during additional forest management operations. Operations such as the burning of slash, herbicide application, and the planting of seedlings, will necessitate trail closures. Trails are re-opened once operations are complete.

Note: Specific locations of trails affected by closures can be determined by reading the updated descriptions found at this site and then by studying the Hood River County Forestry Department Northwest Area Off-Highway Vehicle Map Guide. The guide is free to the public and is available at the Forestry Department, some local businesses, and at OHV staging area kiosks. It can be viewed and printed from this website by going to; County Departments\Forestry\Maps, scroll to the bottom of the page and click on NW Area Off-Highway Vehicle Map. Be patient because the map takes time to load!