Management Problem 18: Too many people at trail access points
Problem observed or reports received
6, 15.8% respondents observed or received reports of this management problem
32, 84.2% respondents did not observe or receive reports of this management problem
3, 50.0% of those respondents who observed or received reports of this management problem
indicated that the problem differed by season.
3, 50.0% of those respondents who observed or received reports of this management problem
indicated that the problem did not differ by season.
For those who reported the problem differed by season, how it differed.
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Winter more
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Winter more/limited parking
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Winter, only--a few trails overflow.
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Management Problem 18: Too many people at trail access points
Strategies used
Indirect Strategies
4, 66.7% yes
posters or signs
2, 33.3% no
2, 33.3% yes
brochures
other educational materials
user ethics
6,100.0% no
etiquette
manufacturers’ stickers on
ATVs*
1, 16.7% yes
5, 83.3% no
2, 33.3% yes
4, 66.7% no
3, 50.0% yes
5, 83.3% no
2, 33.3% yes
4, 66.7% yes
bulletin boards
trail descriptions
trail use recommendations
2, 33.3% no
2, 33.3% yes
4, 66.7% no
non-issuance of outfitter,
guide, or event permits
organized events to do trail
maintenance
relocate or designate OHV
trails
seasonal closures
3, 50.0% no
1, 16.7% yes
2, 33.3% yes
additional funding, matching
funds*
3, 50.0% no
5, 83.3% no
local newspaper articles
4, 66.7% no
Direct Strategies
3, 50.0% yes
close or limit use
1, 16.7% yes
2, 33.3% yes
4, 66.7% no
4, 66.7% no
6,100.0% no
public service announcements
4, 66.7% no
3, 50.0% no
2, 33.3% yes
1, 16.7% yes
5, 83.3% no
4, 66.7% no
3, 50.0% yes
maps
2, 33.3% no
4, 66.7% no
2, 33.3% yes
4, 66.7% yes
4, 66.7% yes
provisions for special use
permits
law enforcement
2, 33.3% no
2, 33.3% yes
users ride in dispersed patterns
4, 66.7% no
1, 16.7% yes
separate trails
5, 83.3% no
1, 16.7% yes
separate user groups
5, 83.3% no
make repairs as soon as
located*
alternate between user groups
6,100.0% no
pick up litter*
6,100.0% no
6,100.0% no
voluntary sound tests*
6,100.0% no
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use OHV trail crews to maintain
trails*
Management Problem 18: Too many people at trail access points
Resource Hardening Strategies
Specify a maximum grade on
1, 16.7% yes
trails?
5, 83.3% no
mean =15.0000
1, 16.7% yes
5, 83.3% no
artificial tread (e.g., geofabric
with sand and gravel, concrete
blocks)
What percent?
(mean & only
response)
Specify a minimum grade?
6,100.0% no
1, 16.7% yes
5, 83.3% no
lengthened trails to disperse
riders
What percent?
n/a
1, 16.7% yes
5, 83.3% no
drain dips (meaning a reversal of
grade)
flexible water bars
6,100.0% no
6,100.0% no
6,100.0% no
2, 33.3% yes
4, 66.7% no
1, 16.7% yes
designated campsites
5, 83.3% no
for events, restricted to one
direction (e.g., uphill or
downhill)*
trail design: limit long
straightaways/use all single
track/ use natural obstacles*
barricades, barriers*
6,100.0% no
6,100.0% no
rolling dips, dog bones*
6,100.0% no
staging areas with parking
facilities
6,100.0% no
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general trail maintenance
including consistent,
mechanized & 3-year plan*
overflow parking and staging
areas*
Management Problem 18: Too many people at trail access points
Bridge Building/Collaboration Strategies
5, 83.3% yes
personal contacts
2, 33.3% yes
1, 16.7% no
4, 66.7% no
2, 33.3% yes
local OHV club meetings
4, 66.7% no
1, 16.7% yes
meetings with state OHV groups
adopt-a-trail program
5, 83.3% no
1, 16.7% yes
trail safety evaluation form
workshops
education, including campfire
programs*
2, 33.3% yes
committees with different
4, 66.7% no
groups
1, 16.7% yes
maintain trail with local groups
and volunteers
5, 83.3% no
working with sheriff’s dept.*
joint clean-ups with BLM*
6,100.0% no
6,100.0% no
mine safety evaluation form*
6,100.0% no
6,100.0% no
partner with OHV shops
5, 83.3% no
5, 83.3% no
1, 16.7% yes
1, 16.7% yes
5, 83.3% no
5, 83.3% no
1, 16.7% yes
volunteer patrols
4, 66.7% no
5, 83.3% no
1, 16.7% yes
2, 33.3% yes
partner with different groups
6,100.0% no
find out from users and
environmentalists where trails
should be*
* Strategies added by respondents in response to open-ended questions.
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help from regional office and
state*
Management Problem 18: Too many people at trail access points
Strategies reported “used most often”
3, 50.0% personal contacts
1, 16.7% posters or signs
1, 16.7% etiquette
1, 16.7% staging areas with parking facilities
Strategies reported “most effective”
Why “most effective”
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The "FS presence" whether to help or
enforce regulations is effective. Use
motorcycle patrols to be "one of them."
Someone who has "riding ability" and can
"talk bikes" with users.
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Dialog between user and us important. Give
them "a why." Explain to them. Give them a
description on where to go park.
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Parking and trailhead are along
Hwy [named] and have so many
snowmobiles at parking lot/trailhead they
direct traffic.
1, 16.7% user ethics
◊
If people are nice to one another and take
turns, works better. Get them to do it on
their own means more than a ticket. Shows
more of a responsibility of the individual--if
they get it, ceases to be a problem.
1, 16.7% maps
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Gives different trailhead locations so users
can find other opportunities to ride, launch,
and park.
1, 16.7% staging areas with parking
facilities
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By providing enough access many
crowding issues may be resolved.
Additionally trail crowding may often be
limited by available parking.
3, 50.0% personal contacts
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Management Problem 18: Too many people at trail access points
5, 83.3% of those respondents who observed or received reports of this management problem
indicated that their strategies differed by season.
1, 16.7% of those respondents who observed or received reports of this management problem
indicated that their strategies did not differ by season.
For those who reported their strategies differed by season, how they differed.
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Change with fire, wet weather, spring. Restrictions in spring to avoid fawning, nesting, and frogs
in aquatic areas.
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Winter access is limited by areas that are plowed.
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Message to public/talking points change with season. Different resources of concern change
with season.
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Winter only
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Winter-only problem
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