Fire Precautions

Effective 07/08/2008

Campfires are regulated on the Rogue River, from the Applegate River to Marial, by the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF). Siskiyou National Forest regulates campfires from Marial to the coast.

Wild Rogue River/Grave Creek to Foster Bar

In the Wild and Scenic section of the Rogue River between Grave Creek and Marial:

  • Open fires are prohibited, including camp fires, cooking fires, and warming fires.
  • Current fire regulations limit you to gas or propane stoves or charcoal briquettes in a raised firepan. Ashes must be hauled out. Cooking areas must be on sand and gravel bars below the high water mark.
  • Smoking is prohibited except on the water and on sand and gravel bars below the high water mark.
  • Cooking and smoking areas are to be naturally free of flammable vegetation.
  • Travelers must carry a shovel and bucket (one-gallon size).
  • View more about Wild Rogue River (Grave Creek to Foster Bar).

Tucker Flat Campground

  • Open fires are prohibited, including camp fires, cooking fires, and warming fires.
  • Current fire regulations limit you to gas or propane stoves or charcoal briquettes in a raised firepan.
  • Smoking is allowed only in a vehicle and only while on an improved road.
  • View more about Tucker Flat Campground.

Hellgate Recreation Area
(Mouth of Applegate River to Grave Creek)

  • Open fires are prohibited, including camp fires, cooking fires, and warming fires.
  • Current fire regulations limit you to gas or propane stoves or charcoal briquettes in a raised firepan. Ashes must be hauled out. Cooking areas must be on sand and gravel bars below the high water mark.
  • Smoking is prohibited except on the water and on sand and gravel bars below the high water mark.
  • Cooking and smoking areas are to be naturally free of flammable vegetation.
  • Travelers must carry a shovel and bucket (one-gallon size).
  • View more about Hellgate Recreation Area.

NOTE: These restrictions will be strictly enforced. If a person is willful, malicious, or negligent in the origin of a fire, the Oregon Department of Forestry is required by state law ORS 477.068 to recover costs associated with suppressing the fire, and the responsible party will be billed for these costs. Parents can be held responsible for costs associated with suppressing fires started by children.

For more information, contact your local Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) office, Grants Pass ODF, (541) 474-3152, or Medford ODF, (541) 664-3328.