State and Federal land management agencies in NW Oregon are stepping up restrictions on recreational activities in the forest due to increasing wildfire danger. Effective Aug. 18, campfires will be prohibited in campgrounds, day-use areas and designated sites. This ban applies to the Clatsop and Tillamook State Forests and Bureau of Land Management lands. Open fires are already banned outside of designated sites and campgrounds, including campfires, charcoal fire, cooking fires and warming fires. Use of wood-burning devices, used in conjunction with temporary dwellings, including tents and trailers, is prohibited. Portable cooking stoves using liquefied or bottled fuels are allowed. For more information call the Tillamook, Forest Grove or Astoria offices of the Oregon Department of Forestry.
