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The Stott Mountain - North Alsea Travel Management Area lies to the north and west of Corvallis between Lincoln City and Newport and roughly aligns with the Northern Tier on this website. This page includes information about the limitations on public access to private lands in this area. Travel Management Areas (TMA) are collaborative efforts between public and private landowners that maintain public hunting access on private and surrounding public land. Two Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife (ODFW) Big Game Hunting Units are in this TMA: Unit 17 (Stott Mtn) and the northern portion of Unit 18 (Alsea).
Contents of this page
(1) Area regulations
(2) Maps of the Stott Mountain - North Alsea Travel Management Area
(3) Additional maps
(4) Land owner contact information
(5) Weyerhaeuser Access Project
(1) Area regulations
Major landowners who are program cooperators include: Hancock Forests, Weyerhaeuser, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF), and the US Forest Service (USFS). Some landowners on the map are not program cooperators and may have different regulations. The regulations for program cooperators are as follows:
Private lands are closed to the public 1 hour after sunset to 1 hour before sunrise.
Prohibited activities: Camping; fires; electric bikes; motorcycles; ATVs; target shooting; trapping.
Siletz Gorge Road from Wildcat Bridge to Gravel Creek is only open on weekends. (This road is owned by Weyerhaeuser and goes from Moonshine Park to Valsetz).
Areas may be closed during high fire danger. For lands owned by Hancock Forests and Weyerhaeuser: At fire season level 3 all roads are are closed to motor vehicles, but hiking and biking is permitted. At fire season level 4 public access is prohibited. The only exception is the Mill Creek drainage located in Polk County (see location) which is owned by Weyerhauser. It is closed to motor vehicles at the start of fire season (level 1) and reopened when it's over. Information about Oregon Fire Season is available on this website.
Other land owners may have different policies. The contact information for some landowners is available by visiting www.OregonHuntingMap.com. Contact information for the largest landowners is provided below.
(2) Maps of the Stott Mountain - North Alsea Travel Management Area
Maps of this area are available on the ODFW website (see the links below to high resolution PDFs). Lower resolution photo scans of the maps are also provided below.
Stott Mountain- North Alsea Travel Management Area Map, page 1
Stott Mountain- North Alsea Travel Management Area Map, page 2
(4) Land owner contact information
The following industrial timberland owners participate in the program in the Stott Mtn/North Alsea TMA: Hancock Forest Management, Weyerhaeuser, and Simpson Resources Co.
Contact information for some landowners is available by visiting www.OregonHuntingMap.com. The largest landowners are listed below:
Bureau of Land Management - Northwest Oregon District Office (Salem): 503-375-5646.
Giustina Resources: 541-485-1500
Hancock Forests: 503-838-1610
Oregon Department of Forestry - West Oregon Office (Corvallis): 541-929-3266
Seneca Jones: 541-689-1011
Siuslaw National Forest: 541-750-7000
Stimson Lumber: 503-357-2131
Weyerhaeuser: 888-741-5403
(5) Weyerhaeuser Access Project
Below is a news release from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
A new Access and Habitat project, the Weyerhaeuser Access Project, will keep public recreational access open on 92,173 acres of privately-owned commercial timberland along the mid-coast for five years (through July 31, 2025).
The project incorporates the largest contiguous sections of Weyerhaeuser lands in and around the Stott Mtn/N Alsea Travel Management Area (TMA). While some of these acres have been open under other landowners and other TMAs, new with this project, these lands will remain open at higher Industrial Fire Precaution Levels (IFPL). Walk-in access will be allowed at IFPL 3 and motorized access at IFPLs 1 and 2. (Historically, Weyerhaeuser lands could not be accessed until the close of fire season.) Find the current IFPL at ODF’s website, https://gisapps.odf.oregon.gov/firerestrictions/ifpl.html Note there is an exception in the Mill Creek/Sugarloaf area (Polk County) which will be closed to motor vehicles during fire season.
The change will benefit archery hunters who should have access to more hunting areas during their September season, when fire danger can limit access. Other big game and upland bird hunters will also benefit as lands will be open year-round.
For hunters who have been using the Stott Mtn/North Alsea TMA, the Weyerhaeuser Access Program will provide more consistent rules and timing of recreational access with other properties in the TMA. The access area will have roads with travel management (TMA) restrictions in effect year-round to promote quality hunting and maintain wildlife population goals. Posted yellow travel management area (TMA) signed roads are closed to motor vehicles year-round.
No camping, campfires or ATVs are allowed in the Weyerhaeuser Access Project and no public access will be allowed in active harvest, road building or reforestation areas. When lands are open, access is permitted one hour before sunrise to one hour after sunset.
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