BLM closes Dolores County roads and public lands amid Ferris Fire
BLM closed Black Snag Road, Narraguinnep Road and Bradfield Bridge access on June 30, cutting off key Dolores County routes until further notice as Ferris Fire crews worked nearby.
The Bureau of Land Management closed Black Snag Road, Road 512, Narraguinnep Road, Road 240, County Road 29 and the Bradfield Bridge Recreation Site on June 30 as firefighting operations continued around the Ferris Fire. The order also shut BLM-administered public lands south of County Road D, west of County Road 31, north of Forest Road 514 and east of County Road 29.
The closure took direct aim at the roads and access corridors people use for ranch work, summer travel and outdoor access in Dolores County. It affects routes residents may normally use to reach private property, trailheads and public-land destinations, tightening access in the middle of active fire response.
The closure remains in effect until further notice. It sits on top of existing fire restrictions, as land managers try to protect public safety and reduce the chance of additional fire starts while crews work in the area.
Anyone who ignores the order would be entering a restricted fire zone where suppression work is ongoing and conditions can change quickly. For Dolores County, the practical reality is that access to the Bradfield Bridge area and the surrounding road network is not open for normal use right now, and the status of those lands will shift only when fire operations allow it.
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