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
        410-592-2897
        switcher@dnr.state.md.us
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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