You can do that on private land. On public land you don't normall have
control and can't close off areas. On dirt roads in public lands you
have even less since the road is open to public access. You can't keep
other users out of specific areas. In multi use public areas not all the
people will be associated with the ride and you will be sharing the
area with other and different types of trail users. They might want to
come watch, stop park their cars near the finish, etc., somthing over
which the RM has absolutely no control.
Actually, some of the permits I've had on public lands have INSISTED that
I do that, for the very reason that safety comes first.
Yes, the lands are public--but part of regulating them is ensuring that
users have exclusive access to certain areas at certain times. Kinda like
making a motel reservation.
One year we had a bicycle race in an area across a USFS road from us the
day AFTER our ride--and we were required to actually put up orange traffic
cones (our permit specifically said that was what we were to use) to
designate the exit route for our riders' rigs from the parking for the
bicycle people, so that the exit route would not be impeded and so that
there would not be any conflict between land users. We were also required
to have a real live person there all morning directing traffic and telling
people where to park.
In my experience, having a permit to use a certain area gives you
exclusive use of that area for that time frame--particular camping areas.
In popular areas, often the schedule of permittees is posted.
Well that sure isn't the in the forest in the Southern region unless it
is a closed area not open to the public and has to be leased. All the
horse camps are open to the public on a first come first serve bases.
Some are quite big - upwards to 300 sites but they are not reserved nor
any portions reserved based on a Special Use Permit. I only know of one
closed to the general public except for lease horse facility in the SE
- Doe Lake in the Ocala NF.
It's true that you may not be able to block off a public access road--but
you can DARN sure regulate who parks alongside it. And if a public access
road IS heavily traveled, it behooves a manager to pick somewhere else to
finish!
And by who's authroity are you going to do that and if they refuse
under what authority do you have them removed?
I'm not going to argue this point with you but if you want the district
rangers name and number I'll pass it on and you can argue the point
with him.
-- We imitate our masters only because we are not yet masters
ourselves,
and only
We
imitate our masters
only because we are not yet masters ourselves, and only
because
in doing so we
learn the truth about what cannot be imitated.
