Payette National Forest Travel Plan - ISSA Public Comments (Word)

 

Payette National Forest Travel Plan - ISSA Public Comments (Htm)

 

Payette National Forest Travel Plan - ISSA Public Comments (PDF)

 

 

Payette National Forest Travel Management Plan - Proposed Action:  Effects to snowmobiling

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Management Area 5 - Middle Little Salmon River (tm_ma05.pdf)
Details the Goose Lake area closure.
Acres closed to motorized over snow travel -
  Existing - 0 Acres
  Proposed - 2,455 Acres
  Net new closures - 2,455 Acres
    5-1. West of Goose Lake, over snow motorized seasonal closure from January 1 - March 15.
           (use of Brundage Mountain snowcat to access the area would be an exception to the non-motorized
           use, and would be permitted on certain snow roads under the use permit) (2,455 Acres)
 
Management Area 6 - Goose Creek / Hazard Creek (tm_ma06.pdf)
Details the Goose Lake/Granite Mtn, and Bear Basin area closures.
Acres closed to motorized over snow travel -
  Existing - 4,114 Acres
  Proposed - 8,964 Acres
  Net new closures - 4,850 Acres
    6-1.  Bear Basin, just north of hwy 55 and east of FDR 452 (1,291 Acres)
    6-2.  West of Goose Lake, over snow motorized seasonal closure from January 1 - March 15.
            (use of Brundage Mountain snowcat to access the area would be an exception to the non-motorized
            use, and would be permitted on certain snow roads under the use permit) (3,559 Acres)
 
Management Area 7 - Payette Lakes (tm_ma07.pdf)
Details the Lick Creek and Bear Basin area closures.
Acres closed to motorized over snow travel -
  Existing - 26,335 Acres
  Proposed - 34,471 Acres
  Net new closures - 8,136 Acres
    7-1.  Area west of Lick Creek Road up to the ridge and north to Duck Lake.  Lick Creek Road remains open
            to snowmobiles and other motorized equipment. (7,632 Acres)
            *NOTE* This does NOT refer to the "Duck Lake" 1 1/2 miles NE of Goose Lake.
    7-2.  Bear Basin (504 Acres)
 
Management Area 12 - South Fork Salmon River (tm_ma12.pdf)
Details the Duck Lake/Burnside Lake area closure.
Acres closed to motorized over snow travel -
  Existing - 217,458 Acres
  Proposed - 219,426 Acres
  Net new closures - 1,967 Acres
    12-1.  Duck Lake/Burnside Lake (1,967 Acres)
              *NOTE* This does NOT refer to the "Duck Lake" 1 1/2 miles NE of Goose Lake.
 
Summary:
  6,014 Acres - Goose Lake / Granite area
  9,599 Acres - Lick Creek / Duck Lake area
  1,795 Acres - Bear Basin
 
17,408 Acres - TOTAL
 
*All mapped closures can be viewed on tm_ma06.pdf and tm_ma07.pdf.*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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