Lawsuit forces seasonal road closures in Pike-San Isabel

[Hypoid]

http://www.theflume.com/free_content/article_6bc0cbf8-cdf9-11e6-94af-4bc1ddaf5394.html?TNNoMobile

A federal lawsuit, filed in January 2011 and settled in November 2015, has forced changes in road use in each of six ranger districts of Pueblo-based Pike-San Isabel National Forest.
Over 500 road miles are now or will be seasonally closed in the first months of the year; 33 percent, or about 165 miles, are in the Fairplay-based South Park Ranger District....

Road Closures:
In Park County, roads in the Morrison-based South Platte district, including Forest Service Roads 126, 809, 810 and their spurs near the top of Kenosha Pass, and FSRs 101 and 105 in the Slaughterhouse Gulch area, will be closed Jan. 1 - May 15.

In South Park, seasonal closures on the west side of the district include roads northeast of Jefferson Lake Recreation Area near the Kenosha Pass summit, which are closed Jan. 15 - May 15.
Closed Jan. 1 - June 15, are Beaver Creek, Crooked Creek, all forest roads and trails in the Horseshoe/Fourmile area including Breakneck and Browns passes and all forest roads east of Buffalo Peaks Wilderness.
On the east side, FSRs 140, 844 and 845 southeast of Jefferson close Jan. 1 - June 15, as do FSRs 204 and 212 near Spruce Grove campground and FSRs 142 (and spurs) and 143 north of Tarryall Reservoir.
FSR 237 in the Packer Gulch area closes March 1 - June 15, and, in the southern end of the county, roads south of Dicks Creek and north of Black Mountain are closed Jan. 1 - June 1.

In the Colorado Springs-based Pikes Peak district, FSR 376-A in Teller County, is closed Dec. 1 - March 31.

The San Isabel National Forest closed several roads in the Salida, Leadville and Canon City-based San Carlos districts in December. They will open in March, April or May, depending on the road.
Roads will be closed only to motorized traffic. Traveling on foot, horseback and non-motorized bicycle is allowed.

Traveling via an over-snow vehicle, defined by Pike-San Isabel as “a motor vehicle that is designed for use over snow and runs on a track or tracks and/or a ski or skis, while in use over snow,” is also allowed.

 

[notamos]

Get off the King's land, peasant.

 

[UnlimitedMatt]

Damn tree huggers!

 

[WB9YZU]

I appreciate the info. Did ruling this have anything to do with the closure at the top of Jenny Creek at the tunnel?

Interesting, the trails are closed to prevent noise, but they allow snowmobiles.

No inconsistancy there.

 

[Hypoid]

Rollins Pass is a completely different animal: http://www.skyhinews.com/news/rollins-pass-hearing-does-little-to-bridge-divide/

If you have not been out here for a few years, Jenny Creek has been rerouted to keep vehicles out of the water.

The significance of these closures is that some of our winter go-to trails are now closed. Since no one here is complaining about Slaughterhouse Gulch and China Wall being closed, maybe this is a non-issue.

https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd523524.pdf

 

[in4aride]

China wall is south of the res and not in the closure I thought ??

 

[Hypoid]

FSR 204 & 212 are closed until June 15.

At least the gulches are still open.

 

[trippled]

When did it close? Could've sworn my buddy just did a new year's run up China wall

 

[Hypoid]

When did it close? Could've sworn my buddy just did a new year's run up China wall

https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd523524.pdf

The document says January 1st.

DISCLAIMER: Any "alleged" activity conducted by any "hypothetical" buddies was not witnessed first hand and is proclaimed as hearsay, and not admissible in any court of law.

Or, something like that.