Changes in South Colony Basin

Monday, October 05, 2009

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If the South Colony Basin is one of your favorite getaways, you need to know this: On Oct. 13, the Forest Service will close the upper half of South Colony Road (FS 120) to motor vehicles. The closure will take place 2.7 miles above the lower parking lot or 0.2 miles above the Rainbow Trail before the first stream crossing.

A new trailhead, information kiosk, foot bridge and primitive camping facilities have been built at the point of closure. The parking area will hold about 50 cars.

The road was closed to protect the environment surrounding the lakes, streams, trailheads and routes to the nearby fourteeners. In recent years, backcountry campers have caused significant damage, stripping and cutting down trees and littering the area with human waste and toilet paper. For more information on the closure, check with rangers at the San Carlos district.

- Deb Acord

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