Torrey C. Brown (NCR) Trail Overnight Parking Policy
Recently, DNR was contacted by a bicyclist who was riding the Torrey C.
Brown Trail (North Central
Trail) from its beginning in
Maryland to its terminus in
York , PA, where he and his
friends were staying overnight. He inquired where he could leave his
vehicle overnight when state park
policy prohibited overnight parking at the
DNR trailhead lots. Ranger Sarah Witcher, DNR's trail
manager out of
Gunpowder State
Park , quickly notified the cyclist about the process
for trail users wanting to leave a vehicle overnight.
1. Contact Ranger Sarah Witcher
Area
Manager
Gunpowder
Falls State
Park
PO Box
480
Kingsville ,
MD
21087
2. Provide Ranger Witcher with the following
information:
A. Dates and times you plan to be parked in
the DNR trailhead parking
lot
B. The
specific parking lot you intend to
use
C. The number of participants
and the general plan for your trip
D. Your vehicle tag numbers
and/or descriptions for those who plan to park overnight
3. Once you have provided Ranger Witcher
with your vehicle description and general itinerary, she will issue a
document called a "use agreement" which will require your
signature.
4. Display the use agreement or some other easy
identifier in your windshield on the night you leave your vehicle.
5. Ranger Witcher will let her staff and the
Natural Resources Police know, so they will not issue citations and can be aware
of your presence, for your safety and that of the other park
patrons.
6. Ranger Witcher would generally like at least two
weeks notice.
Cheers!
STEVE
CARR
Land Trails Planner
Land Acquisition & Planning
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
580 Taylor Avenue, E-4
Annapolis ,
MD
21401
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