MADRAS, OR — The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office has lowered many of the Evacuation notices for the Bridge 99 Complex:
- All private lands along the Metolius River from Allen Springs Campground to Lake Billy Chinook (including the Metolius Arm) are now in a Level Two Evacuation Order.
- The Three Rivers Subdivision changed from a Level Two to a level One Evacuation Order.
- The subdivisions of Rim Park, Forest Park, and Air Park along with Cove Palisades State Park remain in a Level One Evacuation Order.
- The Cove Palisades State Park remains open.
The following Forest Service roads, trails, campgrounds and lands remain closed:
- Forest Road 12, from its intersection with Forest Roads 1270/1298 to Bridge 99
- Forest Road 14, from Bridge 99 to its intersection with Forest Road 1400700 (Allen Springs Campground)
- Forest Road 1140, from its intersection with Forest Roads 1150/1180 to the intersection with Forest Road 1152
- Forest Road 1154, from its intersection with Forest Road 1150 to the intersection with Forest Road 1140, and Forest Road 1420400.
- The Lower Bridge, Pioneer Ford, Allen Springs, Canyon Creek, and Candle Creek Campgrounds are closed. The Jefferson Lake Trail (#4001), Sugarpine Ridge Trail (#4002), Shirley Lake Trail (#4003.1), and the Cabot Lake Trail (#4003) are closed within the Mt Jefferson Wilderness.
- A 5-mile segment of the Pacific Crest Trail (#2000) is closed. The south closure is located north of the Shirley Lake Trail (#4003) junction and the north closure is located near Cathedral Rocks. An area closure has been designated on a map that is available on the Inciweb website listed below.
- TheWizard Falls Fish Hatchery remains closed to the public.
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