Unpaved Roads

TrueNorthTrail

replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute A7. I'm all about unpaved roads in our parks. Pavement can be an eyesore in an otherwise pristine environment. #ParkChat

Stars252525

replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute A7 Not as many in the parks as in the forests, which I think is fine. People get lost or stranded on forest service roads all the time, and the same would happen in the parks. #ParkChat

BarnetteJason

A7 There's gotta be a healthy balance between unpaved, primitive roads and paved, maintained roads on public lands. Not everyone has a four wheel drive. Some people prefer fuel efficient compact cars. Unpaved roads are usually inaccessible in the winter. #ParkChat

naturetechfam

replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute #parkchat A7 less is more. But if they are there already, leave em dirt!

t_jh2009

replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute A7) I hope there's a healthy balance but after the various wildfires in California last year CalFire & other agencies could have used more access roads to fight them. #ParkChat

wander_filled

A7 There has to be a balance. Honestly, if the road presently exists, it should continue. For many western parks, a few more roads would be good. The rest? Not so much. #parkchat

StevenOnTheMove

A7: A balance is needed because not everybody owns/rents vehicles designed for unpaved conditions. #ParkChat

GalsWander

replying to @BarnetteJason @BarnetteJason A7. #ParkChat. Wow Jason, I actually agree with you on something @BarnetteJason

MattsRoadTrip

replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute A7. Definitely a healthy balance. I hate to see roads closed, but I don't see a lot of reason for creating ones that don't already exist. Let's just protect, improve and maintain all the many networks of dirt roads we have! There are so many miles of them! #ParkChat

akkingon

replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute A7. I like unpaved roads, probably because it means there is less traffic. When the traffic becomes too much for an "unmaintained" road then it has to be paved:-(. That said, too many roads ruin the wild part of of parks and forests. #ParkChat

DryTortugasFilm

replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute A7) #Parkchat People are so irresponsible these days, it ruins it for the rest of us, the cost to maintain against what already needs fixing isn't realistic to have more.

e_terren

replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute A7. We need a healthy balance. Visitors also need to understand how to travel roads that are different than their roads at home. #parkchat