Restrictions on East Side Road

The East Side Reservoir Road (Road 38) along the east side of Hungry Horse Reservoir will be closed Monday through Friday to all motorized use.

The road restrictions are in place for public safety during winter logging operations, primarily log truck hauling on the Spotted Bear Ranger District. Log hauling will take place on weekdays through the winter on the plowed road.

The road will be open for snowmobile use on the weekends to mile post 37.5. The road is closed beyond this point to all users from Dec. 1 to May to 14 annually.

Parking for winter recreation on Road No. 38 will be available at the Desert Mountain parking area just outside Martin City or at the junction of the Abbott Bay Road, Forest Road No. 5301 about five miles south of Martin City.

Snowmobiler are advised to use caution on the plowed road on the weekends by the staying to the right side, staying single file and riding at a prudent speed. The timber sale operators will not haul timber on the weekends, though they may plow and be doing other work. The East Road will be open to the snowmobile users from Friday at 6 p.m. to Monday at 12:01 a.m.