I can understand a little bit why they want to close fordyce as well as others. A lake in the area of fordyce that I go to several times a year is getting trashed. Examples such as a camper shell that has been dumped,shot at and crushed, strewn about a campsite, meadows with tons of tire tracks-looked like 50 trucks spinning donuts, flowers everywere including right on the water, thousands of bullet casings, tons of garbage- appliances you name it. I go camping at different places in the Sierras almost every weekend in the spring,summer and fall and its the same story, some worse than others. Its not just hurting people who go to the Rubicon and other trails but people who like to explore all the dirt roads in the mountains. Sometimes I wonder if the word is getting spread about being more responsible. I think alot of people dont give a crap.
where is this lake you talk about? Have you took the time to look at what the clean ups are all about? have you seen how much work they are doing? Why have it closed down to the wheelers when the garbage that is left their is most of the time left by people with out rigs that use it for a dump site. I have been to clean ups and seen first hand the hard work people do. You and others should get involved in telling others and spreading the word. Unstead of throwing your hands up and saying give up because of a few bad apples does not make since to me. Turn that location that you got into Friends of Fordyce or pm me and I will make sure it gets to the right people to look into it. I am going up their in November and have been there a month ago and the trail was well maintained.
