WMNF Fire Danger
Please be careful at all times with campfires, cigarettes, and any other open flames. Help Smokey prevent wildfires!
Forest Road Status
Campground Status
Hiking Trail Status
Summer / Winter Safety
(Water Safety, Avalanche and Hypothermia information)
Mt. Washington Avalanche Center
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Visitors should still use caution.
The Ore Hill Shelter located in Wentworth, New Hampshire along the Appalachian Trail corridor, has been destroyed by fire. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Forest Service Law Enforcement and Investigations at (603) 466-2713 x235. Read the full News Release.
Please travel safely and remember to review the Hiking Trail Status page as some of the trails might have been adversely affected by the tropical storm Irene.
Trail Damage Assessment: Have you been out hiking the WMNF trails and encountered damage, possibly a result of Tropical Storm Irene? We want to hear from you! Please email us a thorough description of the damage encountered- this includes hike date, trail, approximate location of damage, and any other relevant information.
November 2011 Update:
View the Forest Supervisor's Closure Orders as a result of Tropical Storm Irene:
The Blueberry Mountain Trail, including its trailheads located off Lime-Kiln and Long Pond roads in the town of Benton, is closed due to timber harvest activity. There is no parking at either of the trailheads and active harvest operations have commenced. Pedestrian travel is unsafe as trucking, skidding, and felling will occur on and adjacent to the trail. The contract period of the harvest activity is four years, but the closure may be lifted earlier.
Weather events in the region have affected a number of trails - particularly bridges, resulting in unsafe conditions. Please view the following updates:
- Cascade Brook Bridge washed out (4/20): A fifty-foot fiberglass bridge on the Cascade Brook section of the Appalachian trail near the Basin in the town of Lincoln has been lost due to ice flow. This crossing, located 1.5 miles from the Franconia Notch bike path, is part of a popular route to Lonesome Lake and is difficult in high water. Please plan accordingly. The bridge will not be replaced until at least 2012.
- Three Ponds Bridge washed out : The bridge is currently being replaced.
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Ore Hill Mine site remains closed to unauthorized persons by Forest Supervisor Order. Hikers on the Appalachian Trail (AT) and other trails in this area of the western WMNF are not affected, but should be aware of this closure. Details and map.
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Prevent the spread of non-native invasive species: Don't bring firewood onto the Forest!
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