LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Lake County Department of Water Resources will be reopening off-road trails in the Highland Springs Recreation Area to bicycles and horses on Monday April 1.
These trails had been closed to prevent trail deterioration and soil erosion during the rainy months.
In previous years, heavy wet-season trail use damaged some of the trails. Seasonal trail closure to horses and bicycles is designed to prevent further damage to and deterioration of the trails and to minimize soil erosion throughout the park.
One segment of trail will remain closed for repairs, as posted at the site.
A recent grant obtained by the Lake County Horse Council, in cooperation with the Department of Water Resources and Highland Springs Trails Volunteers, will provide funding to help repair a section of damaged trail; it is anticipated the trail repair work will begin in May.
Managed by the Department of Water Resources, the Highland Springs Recreation Area comprises more than 3,200 acres of watershed area with approximately 30 miles of single-track trails.
For more information about the closure and repair work, contact the Lake County Department of Water Resources at 707-263-2344.
For information about the Lake County Horse Council, visit www.lakecountyhorsecouncil.com .
For more information about trails, maps, closures, as well as volunteering opportunities with the Highland Springs Trails Volunteers, visit www.highlandspringstrailsvolunteers.com .