04-07-2009, 10:07 PM
Definitely hate to hear it's like this. Hopefully this is just isolated to opening weekend and the bigger than normal crowds there, and things get back to a more "normal" weekend quickly.
I know Janet has been letting a few things go at the campground, but I have been there a few times where several of the campsites got rowdy and beligerant due to excessive alcohol. It's probably good to have a new officer that is eager to hand out a few tickets.
What they need to do is pick a weekend and get a bunch of officers and place them at each of the trail entrances, then send the FS guys down each trail to search every single vehicle and coolers and write up EVERYONE they catch with alcohol in park and arrest a few for DUI. They also need to issue tickets to any ATV riders without helmets, and absolutely bury anyone seen going off trail. They also need to do random checks on the trails throughout the year just to keep people a little nervous. It wouldn't take too many times doing this to get the word out, and maybe the people who cause the most trouble will either go somewhere else or at least keep their trash off the trail.
Nick
I know Janet has been letting a few things go at the campground, but I have been there a few times where several of the campsites got rowdy and beligerant due to excessive alcohol. It's probably good to have a new officer that is eager to hand out a few tickets.
What they need to do is pick a weekend and get a bunch of officers and place them at each of the trail entrances, then send the FS guys down each trail to search every single vehicle and coolers and write up EVERYONE they catch with alcohol in park and arrest a few for DUI. They also need to issue tickets to any ATV riders without helmets, and absolutely bury anyone seen going off trail. They also need to do random checks on the trails throughout the year just to keep people a little nervous. It wouldn't take too many times doing this to get the word out, and maybe the people who cause the most trouble will either go somewhere else or at least keep their trash off the trail.
Nick
'73 Bronco - trail modified