The Sandia and Mountainair Ranger Districts (and possibly Mount Taylor, not
sure) will be entering into Stage II Fire Restrictions starting Friday
June 25th. There are absolutely NO campfires outside of developed
recreation areas. Only camp stoves and gas bbq grills will be allowed
inside developed recreation areas--no charcoal, wood, etc. NO SMOKING
OUTSIDE--PERIOD. If you have to smoke, it must be in a building or your
enclosed vehicle. No motorized vehicles off designated forest roads (that
means no motorcycles on the motorized trails on the Sandia Ranger
District--isn't THAT going to be fun to enforce!). You can check the
latest on fire restrictions on
There is a link on the front page to the latest fire restrictions.
Other forests, City and County Open Space and Bernalillo county are in or
will be going to similar restrictions. "Know Before You Go" is the
motto.
And ABSOLUTELY NO FIREWORKS ON NATIONAL FOREST LANDS!
If Stage III restrictions are warrented and implemented, that means all of
the trails will be closed. Good news is latest monsoon predictions are for
1-2 weeks.
Cid