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Defend Access to the Westfork Pinecreek/Rollercoaster Trail – Tell Shoshone County Not to Vacate This Historic Road!

Even after an Idaho Supreme Court ruling affirming the road's public status, The Westfork Pinecreek Trail, a popular off-road trail near Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, faces restricted access due to a private landowner illegally gating a public road. The North Idaho Trailblazers are urging the public to use the form at the end of this article to contact Shoshone County Commissioners, demanding they maintain the road’s public status to preserve access for future off-road enthusiasts.

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Categories: Action Alert | ATV | Idaho | Off-Roading | SXS

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We keep you in the loop. When you comment through our site, we can send you updates on what comes next. If you only use the government/agency site, you’re depending on them to tell you what happens next — and they won’t.

Double coverage matters. Even if you’ve already commented through the government/agency site, submitting through ours makes your voice count twice — once in their system, and once in ours. That way they know the OHV community is watching and tracking every move.

For years, BRC has been trusted to run action alerts like this. Thousands of members and supporters have used this system effectively to defend access to public lands. This isn’t about collecting your info — it’s about building the strongest, most transparent record possible to hold agencies accountable.

Why you should submit here, even if you already have elsewhere!

We keep them honest. If everyone only comments through the government/agency site, we have to take their word on how many comments were received. By submitting through BRC, we create an independent record of our community’s response that can’t be buried or under-reported.

We protect your voice. If this fight ends up in court, having our own record of submitted comments means we don’t have to wait a year or more for a government agency to turn over documents. We can move quickly with proof that thousands of you spoke up.

We keep you in the loop. When you comment through our site, we can send you updates on what comes next. If you only use the government/agency site, you’re depending on them to tell you what happens next — and they won’t.

Double coverage matters. Even if you’ve already commented through the government/agency site, submitting through ours makes your voice count twice — once in their system, and once in ours. That way they know the OHV community is watching and tracking every move.

For years, BRC has been trusted to run action alerts like this. Thousands of members and supporters have used this system effectively to defend access to public lands. This isn’t about collecting your info — it’s about building the strongest, most transparent record possible to hold agencies accountable.

July 7, 2025

Tucked into the steep, forested mountains near Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, lies one of the most popular off-road trails in the Northwest — the Westfork Pinecreek Trail - or Rollercoaster Trail. Built by the multi-agency effort between the North Idaho Trailblazers, Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation, and the Bureau of Land Management utilizing Idaho's public OHV fund, this trail provides a unique opportunity for off-road enthusiasts to challenge their skills and their vehicles in a setting where most routes in the area are old logging roads.

But access to this beloved trail is under serious threat.

The main access route to the Westfork Pinecreek Trail crosses a section of private property at the mouth of the canyon — on a road that has been public since 1909. Despite its long-standing public use, the landowner illegally gated the road, blocking public access for over a year. After exhausting all options, the North Idaho Trailblazers took the case to court — and just over a week ago, the Idaho Supreme Court ruled that this road is, in fact, a public road.

But the battle isn’t over.

The county still hasn’t recognized the road as a county road. And now we expect the landowner to ask the county to vacate the road — a formal action that would strip the public of its access rights to public land and hand full control over to the private landowner.

We can’t let that happen.

Tell the Shoshone County Commissioners: DO NOT vacate this public road. It has served the public for over 100 years, and it should continue to do so. Use our action tool below to send a message and defend access to the Westfork Pinecreek Trail for future generations of off-road enthusiasts.

Take action now — keep this road public!

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