So my son and I drove all over the Oil Well Rd and points south area this past week looking for a way in to Parker Lake, but all we found was a roped-off trail that went to a cabin on the lake. People keep telling me "oh yeah go here turn left and that will take you straight there, but, so far, no go. (I passed a guy who tied a canoe to the roof of is UTV and was headed to Parker Lake, so there must be an access.) I've only found one trail that goes down there, and it's private land. Also, the trail to Parker Lake that ends in a gate also splits right and continues south. Does that trail go to those two unnamed lakes a mile or so south of Parker on the map? We started down there but kept running into "Private Property" signs and turned around.
Is there a PUBLIC access to Parker Lake?
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Originally posted by Alaskanmutt View PostPurple is public easements
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@ FL2KAK-Old-Town:
You can get to Parker Lake sub-division, but public access to the lake is difficult at best. The established access points to the lake are all privately owned as well as the land on both sides of the trail in the sub-division. In the future there may be an easier access, but now it is difficult. The trail you drove in on is maintained by residents of Parker Lake sub-division with no help from the state or borough. The only realistic public access would be on the SW tip of the lake through a nasty swamp. The guy with the canoe may have been a land owner taking it to his cabin. getting a canoe to the lake would be a tough drag across a swamp. Watch out for sink holes. The gate is privately owned land and the trail gets miserable to the right passing through springs and swamps. I don't know of any public access to the lakes south of Parker, The roped trail goes to my cabin. it is on a pond, not Parker Lake. If you saw my cabin you went through anyway. You were on my property before you ever saw the roped off trail. Not cool at all. The rope and the sign on the tree next to it was to let people know it was not public. It is posted well before you ever got there and hopefully my privacy will be respected in the future. I am glad I wasn't there when you came in as it would have been unpleasant for both of us. Time for more trail cameras and aggressive posting of my property I guess. Very sad. I have been as polite as I can and hope this issue doesn't need to be revisited.
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Originally posted by dkinak2000 View Post@ FL2KAK-Old-Town:
You can get to Parker Lake sub-division, but public access to the lake is difficult at best. The established access points to the lake are all privately owned as well as the land on both sides of the trail in the sub-division. In the future there may be an easier access, but now it is difficult. The trail you drove in on is maintained by residents of Parker Lake sub-division with no help from the state or borough. The only realistic public access would be on the SW tip of the lake through a nasty swamp. The guy with the canoe may have been a land owner taking it to his cabin. getting a canoe to the lake would be a tough drag across a swamp. Watch out for sink holes. The gate is privately owned land and the trail gets miserable to the right passing through springs and swamps. I don't know of any public access to the lakes south of Parker, The roped trail goes to my cabin. it is on a pond, not Parker Lake. If you saw my cabin you went through anyway. You were on my property before you ever saw the roped off trail. Not cool at all. The rope and the sign on the tree next to it was to let people know it was not public. It is posted well before you ever got there and hopefully my privacy will be respected in the future. I am glad I wasn't there when you came in as it would have been unpleasant for both of us. Time for more trail cameras and aggressive posting of my property I guess. Very sad. I have been as polite as I can and hope this issue doesn't need to be revisited.
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Originally posted by dkinak2000 View Post@ FL2KAK-Old-Town:
You can get to Parker Lake sub-division, but public access to the lake is difficult at best. The established access points to the lake are all privately owned as well as the land on both sides of the trail in the sub-division. In the future there may be an easier access, but now it is difficult. The trail you drove in on is maintained by residents of Parker Lake sub-division with no help from the state or borough. The only realistic public access would be on the SW tip of the lake through a nasty swamp. The guy with the canoe may have been a land owner taking it to his cabin. getting a canoe to the lake would be a tough drag across a swamp. Watch out for sink holes. The gate is privately owned land and the trail gets miserable to the right passing through springs and swamps. I don't know of any public access to the lakes south of Parker, The roped trail goes to my cabin. it is on a pond, not Parker Lake. If you saw my cabin you went through anyway. You were on my property before you ever saw the roped off trail. Not cool at all. The rope and the sign on the tree next to it was to let people know it was not public. It is posted well before you ever got there and hopefully my privacy will be respected in the future. I am glad I wasn't there when you came in as it would have been unpleasant for both of us. Time for more trail cameras and aggressive posting of my property I guess. Very sad. I have been as polite as I can and hope this issue doesn't need to be revisited.
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@ shayno
I wasn't meaning for my post to sound like a threat. I am sorry if it was taken as one. I tried to answer the question to the best of my ability and give every option I know of for him to access the lake. That being said, I don't see going through a barrier and intentionally entering posted private property as acceptable behavior and believe I am right to feel that way. Especially when it is mine. I belive most everyone feels the same way. I would never do that and was shocked someone did. I could have easily lost my temper had I been there and as mentioned in my reply, am glad I was not. I was trying to be diplomatic. I guess in your eyes that was a failure on my part. "Could you please stay off my posted, barricaded, private property when uninvited" didn't come to mind when I was replying.
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Originally posted by FL2AK-Old Town View PostWe didn't cross the rope at your property,
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@ FL2AK-Old Town
Thank you for clarifying that for me. I was having a hard time believing someone would do that. A misunderstanding on my part apparently. Sorry for the false accusation. I wasn't tring to be rude or threatening, as shano believes me to be, just direct. I am glad you respect posted land like most of us do. Not everyone does. It is really quite amazing and a great source of frustration. I wasn't aware of any maps that had cabin info for that area. Thank you for the info on the signage.
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Originally posted by dkinak2000 View Post@ shayno
I wasn't meaning for my post to sound like a threat. I am sorry if it was taken as one. I tried to answer the question to the best of my ability and give every option I know of for him to access the lake. That being said, I don't see going through a barrier and intentionally entering posted private property as acceptable behavior and believe I am right to feel that way. Especially when it is mine. I belive most everyone feels the same way. I would never do that and was shocked someone did. I could have easily lost my temper had I been there and as mentioned in my reply, am glad I was not. I was trying to be diplomatic. I guess in your eyes that was a failure on my part. "Could you please stay off my posted, barricaded, private property when uninvited" didn't come to mind when I was replying.
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Next to your "Private Property” sign It would be helpful if you had a map of your land (high lighted) and the other private property. Also method of contacting you such as, Name, phone #.
That way if a person does not know where he is like FL2AK. He will not have to walk down the trail trying to find where he is.
FL2AK If you go to...http://dnr.alaska.gov/mlw/landsale/o...arker_lake.pdf
you will see there is a easement going to the lake at 62.02719 / 150.49106. The trail going to Parker lake intercept the easement according to my information.
I wonder if you were at the easement when you cross over the rope? If you were there that would be funny.
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Originally posted by MacGyver View PostNext to your "Private Property” sign It would be helpful if you had a map of your land (high lighted) and the other private property. Also method of contacting you such as, Name, phone #.
That way if a person does not know where he is like FL2AK. He will not have to walk down the trail trying to find where he is.
FL2AK If you go to...http://dnr.alaska.gov/mlw/landsale/o...arker_lake.pdf
you will see there is a easement going to the lake at 62.02719 / 150.49106. The trail going to Parker lake intercept the easement according to my information.
I wonder if you were at the easement when you cross over the rope? If you were there that would be funny.
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Here more detail information........in the notes it talked about how to access the area by ATV.
http://dnr.alaska.gov/mlw/landsale/o.../parker_lk.pdf
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Originally posted by MacGyver View PostHere more detail information........in the notes it talked about how to access the area by ATV.
http://dnr.alaska.gov/mlw/landsale/o.../parker_lk.pdf
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