Winter Parking for Spring Creek Area Begins Mid-November
South Lake Tahoe, CA.
--The Forest Service will implement winter parking procedures this month for the Spring Creek area to reduce soil damage
and erosion for water quality protection. Effective November 15 of this year, the Spring Creek winter parking procedures
will remain in effect over the winter, and a closed and locked gate will be maintained through May 10, 2009.
The Forest Service recommends that winter 2008-2009 backcountry recreation users park their vehicles at the Taylor Creek SnoPark area. An over snow trail into the backcountry will be available from the Taylor Creek SnoPark. Signs are posted
on Highway 89. Information on SnoParks, permit sales locations and fees is available at:
www.fs.fed.us/r5/ltbmu/recreation/winter/snow-parks-permits.shtml.
Driving and parking on non-paved surfaces increases the compaction of soil resulting in run-off. Over the years,
off-road parking in the Spring Creek Tract by backcountry users as well as permittees has resulted in increased soil
damage and erosion, causing water quality concerns at Spring Creek.
Previous procedures to manage recreation user parking along roads in the tract required reallocating winter patrol
staff away from high priority patrol areas, had only limited effectiveness and did not significantly resolve soil
compaction and water quality concerns.
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