USFS Roads Closed to Wheeled Vehicle Winter Travel

SEELEY LAKE – A local musher happened upon a vehicle that was stuck on the Cottonwood Lakes Road Jan. 7. This road has been closed to wheeled vehicles since Dec. 5.

Had Federal Officer Tyler Robinson been notified both the driver and the friend that towed out the vehicle could have been charged with a Class B Misdemeanor and faced up to $5,000 each in fines and up to six months in prison. Driving wheeled vehicles on groomed trails damages the trails costing taxpayers money and poses a serious safety risk to both the driver of the vehicle and those recreating on the trail.

This past December, t...