12/3/2016 Termination of Emergency Closure Order #08-11-02-17-01 Cheoah Ranger District

For a downloadable, printable PDF version of the Emergency Closure Order Termination, click here

The Emergency Closure Order #08-11-02-17-01 has been lifted, and the following areas on the Cheoah Ranger District in Nantahala National Forest are now open:

• Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness
• National Forest System lands south of Caulderwood lake, and west of US 129 to Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness boundary
• National Forest System lands west of State Road 1127, east of Cherohala Skyway (NC 143), and north of Santeelah Creek Rd (NFSR 81) to Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness boundary

For information on specific roads and trails that are now open, please view the original Emergency Closure Order PDF here