Daily Archives: July 16, 2023
Re: Dry Lakes question
That dirt road is a private farm access road. In addition to looking for No Trespassing signs, you need to look for orange paint on things like fence posts, trees, and tires. Under Idaho law that also means No Trespassing. —
Re: Dry Lakes question
It’s all private property. Those roads are from long ago before the no trespassing signs went up. The playa was used by people flying model planes. And birders used to walk along those roads to get closer to the birds.
The No Trespassing signs went up when the state legislature passed the recent trespassing law.
Denise Hughes
Caldwell, Idaho
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Dry Lakes question
We’ve been to Dry Lakes a couple times. We are always cautious to follow posted signs (and even so if there are no signs) not to trespass. The last time we were there, we noticed a what appears to be a ‘well traveled’ dirt road with telephone poles all along it. The no trespassing sign off of Stage Coach ‘appears’ to be marking the land off to the side of the road but not the dirt road…but as I said, we are always very cautious not to trespass. So, I wanted to ask if this dirt road with all of the telephone poles is private or just the land off of the road? I’m including a photo of the dirt road I’m referring to.
Lynda Ackert
Eagle, ID