Closures and Alerts
CDTC posts up-to-date information as available regarding closures, restrictions, and other notices along the official route of the CDT here. Alerts are also posted to the r/CDT Reddit. If you have any information regarding new incidents, please let us know at [email protected].
Long Tom Fire | Beaver Head - Deerlodge National Forest | CDT Mile 2504-2524 | Updated 9/9/24
The CDT is closed from Deep Creek road (mile 2504) to mile 2524 due to the Long Tom Fire that started on 9/8/2024. The closure is from mile 2470.5 -2490.4 for those using the Farout app. The US National Forest has recommended a temporary reroute (pictured below in blue).
Click to view larger interactive map.
For more information contact 406-381-7451.
Marsh Creek Fire | Helena Lewis & Clark National Forest | CDT Mile 2692.5-2712 | Updated 9/6/24
The USFS is expected to close the CDT due to the Marsh Creek Fire from CDT mile 2692.5 (Meyers Hill) to 2712 (Stemple Pass).
Those who were planning to hike these sections of trail are advised to make alternative plans and avoid hindering firefighting efforts.
For more information on the Marsh Creek Fire please contact the Helena – Lewis & Clark National Forest – (406) 475-1465
Fish Creek & Leeds Creek Fires | Bridger Teton National Forest | Mile 1887.5-1956.5 | Updated 9/4/24
Fish Creek Fire Update: The Fish Creek Fire closure near Togwotee Pass has grown and the recommended reroute established on 8/30 is no longer viable. The USFS is now recommending CDT hikers stay out of the closure area until Highway 26 reopens. For more info regarding the status of Highway 26/287 please visit www.wyoroad.info.
Once open, hikers will be able to use a new reroute utilizing Highway 26/287 through the closure and be permitted to camp (for one night only) along the highway at GPS coordinates 43.707802, -109.972169. The full reroute and closure area can be seen here in our interactive map.
Click here to download the updated Fish Creek Fire Closure & Reroute PDF
Click here for the reroute KMZ file
For more information on the Fish Creek fire please contact Fish Creek Fire Public Information Team at 307-395-2351.
Copper Mountain Construction CDT Closed | White River National Forest | Mile 1225 - 1227 Updated 8/12/24
Due to ongoing construction at Copper Mountain Resort, ~1.75 miles of trail is currently closed and can be bypassed via a ~1.75 mile detour.
For westbound travelers in this section (CDT southbound), do not cross the bridge into the parking lot, but turn right to head north on the recreation path. In ½ mile, turn left (west) to cross over 10 Mile Creek. Travel west on the rec path (cross Highway 91 at the traffic light) ¾ mile to Ten Mile Circle. Turn left at 10 Mile Circle and travel ¼ mile into Copper Mountain Center Village. Turn left at Starbucks, pass Copper Sports-Eagle BBQ, & follow signs to end of detour. Turn right onto CT.
For eastbound travelers in this section (CDT northbound), follow signs into Copper Mountain Center Village. Pass Eagle BBQ, Copper Sports, and turn right at Starbucks. Travel N/W on Ten Mile Circle, ¼ mile to Copper Road. Turn right (east) on Copper Road. In ¾ of a mile, just after crosswalk at highway 91 stoplight, turn right to cross 10 Mile Creek (if you pass Conoco station, you went too far). Turn right on recreation path and travel ½ mile south to end of detour. Turn left onto CT.
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Pentagon Fire | Flathead National Forest | Spotted Bear Trail Closed - CDT Remains Open | Updated 8/8/24
The US Forest Service is expected to close several trails impacting the popular Spotted Bear Alternate in the Bob Marshall Wilderness due to fire activity. The CDT is not currently closed or impacted.
This is a developing situation and changing rapidly. For more information contact the Flathead National Forest – 406-758-5208
or visit Inciweb.
Biscuit Basin Reroute | Yellowstone National Park | Mile 2033.5-2034
On Tuesday, July 23, at about 10:19 a.m., a localized hydrothermal explosion occurred near Sapphire Pool in Biscuit Basin, located just north of Old Faithful.
- Biscuit Basin, including the parking lot and boardwalks, are temporarily closed for the remainder of the 2024 season. The Grand Loop Road remains open.
- The Park Service is recommending hikers utilize the Upper Geyser Basin (UGB) Biscuit Basin Trail as a reroute option as shown below in blue.
Monarch Ski Area Construction | San Isabel & Gunnison National Forest | Mile 1805.5-1088.5
Delays Expected
The CDT section through the Monarch Mountain Ski Area will involve temporary closures due to construction at Monarch Ski area. Stops or delays should be limited to the shortest duration possible (e.g., minute or hour delays) rather than extended periods (days), while ensuring public safety. Expect heavy machinery traveling along the ridgeline during the day between summer 2024 and late fall 2024. Construction operations will resume in early summer 2025.
Macdonald Pass CDT Closure | Helena Lewis & Clark National Forest | Mile 2655-2668.5
The Helena Ranger District is implementing a long-awaited fuel mitigation project during the summer of 2024, closing a portion of the CDT near MacDonald Pass from June 10 through October. The work involves heavy equipment operation and hazardous tree removal directly adjacent to the CDT. A reroute around the closure has been established.
Map and Reroute Information can be found here.
The closure order can be found HERE: https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd1179041.pdf
For more information please contact the Helena-Lewis & Clark National Forest – Helena Ranger District – (406) 449-5201
Two Medicine Permit Office Closed for 2024 Season | Glacier National Park | CDT mile 2940.5
Glacier NP wilderness permits will not be available at the Two Medicine Ranger Station in 2024.
The nearest Wilderness Permit issuing station to Two Medicine is the St. Mary Visitor Center. If you do not have a vehicle, a shuttle operated by Pursuit, Glacier Park Collection, is available. For complete shuttle information, including schedules and pricing, please visit Pursuit’s East
Side Shuttle page.
Walk-in permits will be available (in-season) at the following locations:
– Apgar Wilderness Permit Center
– Many Glacier Ranger Station
– Saint Mary’s Visitor Center
Fire Restrictions
Fire restrictions for lands the CDT passes through are listed roughly south-to-north by state.
New Mexico
No Restrictions at this time
Colorado
Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forest – Stage 2 Restrictions
Stage 2 Restrictions prohibit open fires on all National Forest system lands, including in developed campgrounds. Portable liquid gas stoves with on/off valves are permitted when used at least three feet from flammable materials.
Fire Restrictions also limit other practices with a high potential for starting or spreading fires on National Forest System land, including smoking outdoors, and the use of motorized equipment without an approved spark arrestor. Find the most up-to-date information on fire restrictions here.
Collegiate Peaks Wilderness
PROHIBITIONS
4. Building, maintaining, attending, or using a campfire within one hundred (100) feet of any lake, stream, National Forest System Trail or above 11,000 feet in
elevation in the Described Area (in red below). 36 C.F.R. §261.52(a)
Rocky Mountain National Park
PROHIBITIONS
Rocky Mountain National Park has lifted the complete fire ban that was issued on Aug. 1, because of the current park conditions, according to a press release.
While the total fire ban has been removed, campfires are always prohibited throughout Rocky Mountain National Park, except within designated campfire rings in picnic areas and campgrounds.
The use of portable charcoal grills, wood fuel camp stoves and propane/butane-fueled gas stoves are allowed.
Wyoming
Yellowstone National Park – Stage 1 Prohibitions
Fire restrictions include:
Backcountry and trails
- Prohibited: Charcoal and all campfires in the backcountry, including those in established fire rings.
- Permitted: Smoking only in areas adjacent to the provided fire ring in designated campsites or within a 3-foot-diameter area barren of all flammable material. Smokers should ensure that all cigarette butts are extinguished properly.
- Permitted: Portable gas stoves and lanterns in areas that are barren or cleared of all overhead and surrounding flammable materials within 3 feet
Front-country and developed areas
- Permitted: Campfires in designated fire rings in front-country developed campgrounds (Madison, Mammoth, Slough Creek, Canyon, Indian Creek, Lewis Lake, Grant Village and Bridge Bay) and day-use picnic areas. All campfires must be attended and cold to the touch before abandoning. Soak, stir, feel, repeat.
Idaho / Montana
Beaverhead – Deerlodge National Forest – Stage 1
Prohibitions
1.Building, maintaining, or using a fire, including charcoal and briquettes outside a metal fire ring that is provided by the Forest Service within a designated area as defined in Exhibit B. 36 CFR § 261.52(a).
2.Smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or building, a developed recreation site, or while stopped in an area at least three feet in diameter that is barren or cleared of all flammable materials. 36 CFR § 261.52(d)
Helena – Lewis & Clark National Forest – Stage 1
Pursuant to 16 U.S.C § 551 and 36 C.F.R § 261.50(a), the following are prohibited on all National Forest System lands (NFS) within the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest, as described below and depicted on the attached map incorporated into this Order as Exhibit A (the “Described Area”):
- Building, maintaining, or using a fire, including charcoal and briquettes outside a metal fire ring that is provided by the Forest Service within a designated area as defined in Exhibit B. 36 C.F.R. § 261.52(a).
- Building, maintaining, or using a fire, including charcoal and briquettes outside a metal fire ring that is provided by the Forest Service within a designated area as defined in Exhibit B. 36 C.F.R. § 261.52(a).
Glacier National Park – Stage 1
- Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire or campfire, charcoal, or wood stove fire, including within a developed recreation site or improved site – 36 CFR 2.13(c)Exception: Persons using a device fueled solely by liquid petroleum or LPG fuels that can be turned on and off. Such devices can only be used in an area that is barren or cleared of all overhead and surrounding flammable materials within 3 feet of the device.
Exception: This prohibition does not apply to firefighters engaged in fire management activities.
2. Smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or building, a developed recreation site, or while stopped in an area at least three feet in diameter that is barren or cleared of all flammable materials – 36 CFR 2.21(a)
Note: Smokers cannot clear an area in which to smoke.