The Forest Service is moving to deactivate more roads in the Spruce Lake area, which will shut down trails like the Paradise Creek-Castle Pass-Tyaughton Creek loop. In typical fashion the public has been given a whole week to comment. Below is the Ministry’s Information Bulletin:

You only have until May 31 to comment!
The Province has been moving to close access to the backcountry across the board. These closures may make sense from the limited perspective of the Forest Ministry – hey, no logging going on, close the road – but they can have wide ranging effects on other sectors of society, namely individual backcountry users and commercial backcountry operators. Make your voice heard!