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Road Report for the Tillamook State Forest
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| Updated 06.19.2013 |
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Know Before You Go
Please use the Oregon Department of Transportations TripCheck website for information on major roads. OR6 at Lees Camp - Traffic Cam
The Tillamook State Forest is a working forest full of activity related to land management and recreation which puts a lot of traffic on the forest roads each day. Here are some tips for travelling safely in the Tillamook State Forest:
- Know Before You Go - Check the website road report or contact a district office when you are planning your trip in order to have the most current information about road closures and detours.
- Keep the Speed Down - The forest roads are maintained gravel surfaces which are not suitable for the speeds and manuevers typical of driving on paved road. Cars, trucks, ATVs, and motorcycles handle differently on forest roads so driving at speeds lower than 25 miles per hour is recommended.
- Keep to the Right - The forest roads are narrower than typical 2-lane paved roads. Drive with caution and stay to the right anticipating oncoming traffic such as log trucks, gravel trucks, heavy equipment, and othe vehicles.
Forest Grove District Road Closures
For more information about the road closures below, contact the Forest Grove District Engineering Unit at 503.357.2191
| Road Name |
Status |
Comments |
| Beaver Dam Road |
EXPECT DELAYS |
Road improvements including culvert replacement, rock application and grading on the Beaver Dam Road from Highway 6 to the 6.5 mile marker is in progress. EXPECT DELAYS and some detours may be in effect. |
Belding Road
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CLOSED |
Closed at approximately the 1.5 mile marker due to storm damage. |
C-Line Road
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CLOSED INTERMITTENLY |
Closed at the 10.5 mile marker due to logging activities. The road will be open to vehicle traffic in the evenings and on weekends.
Detour - Seven Cedars Road. |
South Lousignot Road |
CLOSED |
Closed with a temporary gate at the junction with Wheeler Road due to timber sale activity.
Wheeler Road to Cochran Road is an active timber haul route.
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| South Lousignot Road |
DECOMMISSIONED |
Decommissioned from the junction with Crossover Road to the junction with Marshall Road.
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Wolf Creek Grade |
CLOSED |
Closed at approximately the 5.3 mile marker due to storm damage. |
Tillamook District Road Closures
For more information about the road closure listed below, contact the Tillamook District Engineering Unit at 503.842.2545.
| Road Name |
Status |
Comments |
| South Fork Trask Road |
SAFETY ALERT
Heavy Industrial Traffic Weekdays |
There will be several active state forest and private timber sales hauling down the South Fork Trask Road this summer. There could be as many as 30 or 40 loaded log trucks coming out of that area each weekday.
The CB channel for that road is 17. Industrial traffic and state vehicles are supposed to call out their mile marker and direction (inbound or outbound) while on the road system. If you have a CB, please tune into channel 17 while on South Fork Trask Road and call out your mile mark and direction of travel. Look for the mileage marks painted on the trees.
Non-industrial traffic is being encouraged to avoid this road on weekdays.
If you have any questions about the timber sale activity in this area, please contact the Tillamook District at (503) 842-2545. |
| North Fork West Fork Road |
CLOSED |
The North Fork West Fork Rd. (Portions of the south ½, Section 20, T2N, R7W) is temporarily closed due to logging hazards and felled trees in the road. This may be closed for a month or two for safety reasons.
Another way around this blockage would be the West Fork Rd. to “Hole in the Wall”.
Please use Channel 18 on these routes and watch for active log hauling.
Caution - The North Fork of the West Fork Road is open however there is an active logging operation with a cable overhead about ¼ mile north of the bridge at the intersection of West Fork Wilson Road and North Fork of the West Fork Road . If you can use alternative routes please use them. It should be safe to drive the road if you use caution and contact the loggers flagging on the road before going through.
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| Buick Canyon |
Limited
Access
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Road washed out. Access available from either end. Road will not be repaired. |
| Cedar Butte Road |
CLOSED |
Cedar Butte Road is CLOSED just south of the intersection with Kilchis River Road due to timber sale activity. |
| Clear Creek Road |
CLOSED |
.25 miles past Stanley Peak Road. Road closed permanently. |
| East Access |
CLOSED |
Road closed permanently. |
| Upper Cook Creek Road |
CLOSED |
Upper Cook Creek Road is CLOSED between the 9 mile marker (just before Tin Shack Road) and the 10 mile marker due to storm damage. |
| North Fork Trask River Road |
Expect Delays |
Saturday, September 15, 2012.
Bridge work is scheduled to take place at the 1.5 milemarker on the North Fork Trask River Road. Expect 2 hour delays. |
| Miami Forest Road |
PARTIAL
CLOSURE
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Road closed PERMANENTLY from the 5.5 mile marker to the 7.5 mile marker. |
| Beaver Creek Road |
CLOSED |
Beaver Creek Road is CLOSED due to a rockslide on the BLM property just before the Sugarloaf Road junction.
The slide is blocking access to Sugarloaf Road, Tillamook Ridge Road and upper Clear Creek Road. |
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