Closure lifted on National Forest System lands north and east of Highway 35
Silver City, NM, June 25, 2025—The Gila National Forest has adjusted the Trout Fire area closure. The updated closure reopens National Forest System lands north and east of New Mexico Highway 35 to public access.
New Mexico Highway 15 remains closed from just south of Ben Lilly to the Highway 15/35 intersection.
An area closure for public safety remains in effect that includes all National Forest System lands south and west of New Mexico Highway 35 and east of New Mexico Highway 15 to the southern forest boundary, as well as lands west of New Mexico Highway 15, located south of Spring Creek Trail #247, east of Sheep Corral Trail #231, Forest Road 4083V, Tadpole Ridge Trail #232 and Sycamore Canyon Trail #234, and north of Bear Creek from below Preacher’s Point to Forest Road 506 below Ben Lilly Memorial.
About the Forest Service: The USDA Forest Service has for more than 100 years brought people and communities together to answer the call of conservation. Grounded in world-class science and technology– and rooted in communities–the Forest Service connects people to nature and to each other. The Forest Service cares for shared natural resources in ways that promote lasting economic, ecological, and social vitality. The agency manages 193 million acres of public land, provides assistance to state and private landowners, maintains the largest wildland fire and forestry research organizations in the world. The Forest Service also has either a direct or indirect role in stewardship of about 900 million forested acres within the U.S., of which over 130 million acres are urban forests where most Americans live.
