Bluff Creek Complex closures to end

All closures related to the Bluff Creek Complex are expected to be rescinded by the end of this week, according to a release from the Idaho Panhandle National Forest on Monday.  

The fire is made of four smaller fires, which were believed to have been ignited by lightning strikes, started on July 25, and grew to 432 acres in the southern region of Shoshone County.    

According to the IPNF, all area closures, including those of the Gold Flat undeveloped campsite along the St. Joe River and several forest roads in the Bluff Creek area, as well as a closure of the Trail 80 trailhead along Simmons Creek eight miles north of Red Ives Cabin will be reopened on Saturday, August 10.