MADRAS, OR — The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday afternoon that the evacuation levels for the Bridge 99 Complex have been reduced. All Evacuation Level Two areas have been reduced to a Level One. All Evacuation Level One areas have been eliminated. The Pacific Crest Trail is now open.
However, several campgrounds and trails 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
- Forest Road 1420400
- The Lower Bridge, Pioneer Ford, Allen Springs, Canyon Creek, and Candle Creek Campgrounds
- 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
- The Wizard Falls Fish Hatchery remains closed to the public
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