Original source: USDA Forest Service, Stanislaus National Forest

Claims and evidence

Camping setback

Exemptions
  • Forest Service permit specifically authorizing the otherwise prohibited act
  • Federal, State, local officer or organized rescue/firefighting force performing official duty
From
  • lakes
  • streams
  • trails
Minimum feet
100
Posted restrictions also apply
Yes
Evidence and sources (1)

Claim effective interval: 2026-07-08 to 2029-06-30

Spatial scope IDs: scope-emigrant-wilderness

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    STF-16-2026-08 page 1, item 2 prohibits camping within 100 feet of lakes, streams and trails or where posted; order exemptions apply.

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service, Stanislaus National Forest

Campfire restriction

Above elevation feet
9000
Exemptions
  • Forest Service permit specifically authorizing the otherwise prohibited act
  • Federal, State, local officer or organized rescue/firefighting force performing official duty
Within miles of emigrant lake
0.5
Evidence and sources (1)

Claim effective interval: 2026-07-08 to 2029-06-30

Spatial scope IDs: scope-emigrant-wilderness

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    STF-16-2026-08 page 1, item 5 prohibits campfires above 9,000 feet or within half a mile of Emigrant Lake.

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service, Stanislaus National Forest

Wilderness group size limit

Exemptions
  • Forest Service permit specifically authorizing the otherwise prohibited act
  • Federal, State, local officer or organized rescue/firefighting force performing official duty
Maximum persons
15
Evidence and sources (1)

Claim effective interval: 2026-07-08 to 2029-06-30

Spatial scope IDs: scope-emigrant-wilderness

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    STF-16-2026-08 page 1, item 4 prohibits groups larger than 15; order exemptions apply.

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service, Stanislaus National Forest

Lake camping limit

Basis
consecutive
Exemptions
  • Forest Service permit specifically authorizing the otherwise prohibited act
  • Federal, State, local officer or organized rescue/firefighting force performing official duty
Lakes
  • Camp
  • Bear
  • Grouse
  • Powell
  • Waterhouse
Maximum nights
1
Evidence and sources (1)

Claim effective interval: 2026-07-08 to 2029-06-30

Spatial scope IDs: scope-emigrant-wilderness

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    STF-16-2026-08 page 1, item 8 prohibits camping for more than one consecutive night at Camp, Bear, Grouse, Powell or Waterhouse Lakes.

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service, Stanislaus National Forest

Overnight permit required

Exemptions
  • Forest Service permit specifically authorizing the otherwise prohibited act
  • Federal, State, local officer or organized rescue/firefighting force performing official duty
Order
STF-16-2026-08
Required
Yes
Season
year-round
Evidence and sources (1)

Claim effective interval: 2026-07-08 to 2029-06-30

Spatial scope IDs: scope-emigrant-wilderness

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    STF-16-2026-08, page 1, item 1 requires a valid wilderness permit for overnight camping at any time of year. Effective July 8, 2026 through June 30, 2029; the order lists special-authorization and official-duty exemptions.

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service, Stanislaus National Forest

Sanitation setback

Exemptions
  • Forest Service permit specifically authorizing the otherwise prohibited act
  • Federal, State, local officer or organized rescue/firefighting force performing official duty
From
  • water
Minimum feet
100
Evidence and sources (1)

Claim effective interval: 2026-07-08 to 2029-06-30

Spatial scope IDs: scope-emigrant-wilderness

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    STF-16-2026-08 page 1, item 3 prohibits disposal of body waste or wash water within 100 feet of any water source.

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service, Stanislaus National Forest

Stock group limit

Exemptions
  • Forest Service permit specifically authorizing the otherwise prohibited act
  • Federal, State, local officer or organized rescue/firefighting force performing official duty
Maximum head
25
Evidence and sources (1)

Claim effective interval: 2026-07-08 to 2029-06-30

Spatial scope IDs: scope-emigrant-wilderness

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    STF-16-2026-08 page 1, item 7 caps pack and saddle stock at 25 head; exemptions apply.

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service, Stanislaus National Forest

Stock overnight restriction

Exemptions
  • Forest Service permit specifically authorizing the otherwise prohibited act
  • Federal, State, local officer or organized rescue/firefighting force performing official duty
Lakes
  • Gem
  • Jewelry
  • Long
  • Maxwell
  • Pingree
  • Piute
  • Rosasco
Maximum head
4
Within miles
0.25
Evidence and sources (1)

Claim effective interval: 2026-07-08 to 2029-06-30

Spatial scope IDs: scope-emigrant-wilderness

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    STF-16-2026-08 page 1, item 7c limits overnight grazing/holding within a quarter mile of Gem, Jewelry, Long, Maxwell, Pingree, Piute and Rosasco Lakes to four stock.

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service, Stanislaus National Forest

Stock overnight restriction

Exemptions
  • Forest Service permit specifically authorizing the otherwise prohibited act
  • Federal, State, local officer or organized rescue/firefighting force performing official duty
Lakes
  • Camp
  • Bear
  • Grouse
  • Powell
  • Wood
  • Deer
  • Waterhouse
Prohibited within miles
0.25
Evidence and sources (1)

Claim effective interval: 2026-07-08 to 2029-06-30

Spatial scope IDs: scope-emigrant-wilderness

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    STF-16-2026-08 page 1, item 7b prohibits overnight grazing/holding stock within a quarter mile of Camp, Bear, Grouse, Powell, Wood, Deer and Waterhouse Lakes.

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service, Stanislaus National Forest

Stock tying setback

Exception
loading/unloading
From
  • lakes
  • streams
  • trails
  • campsites
Minimum feet
200
Order exemptions
  • Forest Service permit specifically authorizing the otherwise prohibited act
  • Federal, State, local officer or organized rescue/firefighting force performing official duty
Trees prohibited
Yes
Evidence and sources (1)

Claim effective interval: 2026-07-08 to 2029-06-30

Spatial scope IDs: scope-emigrant-wilderness

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    STF-16-2026-08 page 1, item 6 prohibits tying stock to trees or within 200 feet of lakes, streams, trails and campsites except loading/unloading.

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service, Stanislaus National Forest

Recorded observations

Browse observations separately (10)

STF-16-2026-08 page 1, item 2 prohibits camping within 100 feet of lakes, streams and trails or where posted; order exemptions apply.

Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service, Stanislaus National Forest

STF-16-2026-08 page 1, item 5 prohibits campfires above 9,000 feet or within half a mile of Emigrant Lake.

Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service, Stanislaus National Forest

STF-16-2026-08 page 1, item 4 prohibits groups larger than 15; order exemptions apply.

Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service, Stanislaus National Forest

STF-16-2026-08 page 1, item 8 prohibits camping for more than one consecutive night at Camp, Bear, Grouse, Powell or Waterhouse Lakes.

Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service, Stanislaus National Forest

STF-16-2026-08, page 1, item 1 requires a valid wilderness permit for overnight camping at any time of year. Effective July 8, 2026 through June 30, 2029; the order lists special-authorization and official-duty exemptions.

Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service, Stanislaus National Forest

STF-16-2026-08 page 1, item 3 prohibits disposal of body waste or wash water within 100 feet of any water source.

Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service, Stanislaus National Forest

STF-16-2026-08 page 1, item 7 caps pack and saddle stock at 25 head; exemptions apply.

Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service, Stanislaus National Forest

STF-16-2026-08 page 1, item 7c limits overnight grazing/holding within a quarter mile of Gem, Jewelry, Long, Maxwell, Pingree, Piute and Rosasco Lakes to four stock.

Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service, Stanislaus National Forest

STF-16-2026-08 page 1, item 7b prohibits overnight grazing/holding stock within a quarter mile of Camp, Bear, Grouse, Powell, Wood, Deer and Waterhouse Lakes.

Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service, Stanislaus National Forest

STF-16-2026-08 page 1, item 6 prohibits tying stock to trees or within 200 feet of lakes, streams, trails and campsites except loading/unloading.

Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service, Stanislaus National Forest

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