It should go without saying, but Taylor Park is such a special place that it is worth saying. Don’t pollute and don’t loot.
To keep Taylor Park pristine, it is important to take your trash with you. Don’t leave your snack wrappers, empty water bottles, or parts to your OHV for the birds. If you bring it in, bring it home with you. All of it.
You may come across a trash dumpster while on your adventures in Taylor Park, but it is important to note they are likely for private use only. Trash service is limited in the area, so please don’t fill up a private dumpster causing headaches for private residents. And yes, there are private residences in the area. Lucky dogs!
This means that when you come upon a cool site, an old cabin or mine for example, you may be tempted to take a trinket with you. DON’T. Seemingly abandoned or not, everything that you stumble upon, whether some old mining gear, or a wood plank from an old dilapidated cabin, these things don’t belong to you and need to remain untouched. It may seem innocent to take a small piece of history with you, but imagine if everyone who visited Taylor Park did this. The history of the area would disappear with its visitors as they returned home.
The Forest Service and private land owners alike have allowed Taylor Park to become the playground that it is. Let’s not ruin it for all of us by acting selfish. Don’t be the reason access to such beautiful and historic sites becomes restricted. And believe me, access will become restricted (and already has to some sites). Help keep Taylor Park pristine and don’t be that guy that takes away the things that makes Taylor Park so unique. John Muir said it best: “take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints.”
I’ll say it this way: “Don’t pollute, don’t loot.”