Bottom line Guys, Riverside County has the nation’s largest Multi-Species habitat Management plan with their new 75 year Western Riverside County MSHCP. The plan will allow for private development through out the county providing an additional 153K acres of natural lands (areas we like to ride) be incorporated into the existing Reserve System (Skinner, Lake Mathews, Steel Peak, etc.). So most remaining Public Quasi Public lands in Riverside will be considered reserve or have reserve functions. The county will start or continue to enforce non-authorized vehicle access (if pressured by surrounding communities or organizations (env-groups)). Like Dante said, loud bikes are a killer for riding areas. I though the Potrero CDFG land/reserve deal was done, that would yield the new off-road park. I could be wrong on that though. Does anyone know about the new state riding area plan? As for the County Lands riding will be tricky in the future for sure. We use to ride the SanJac river area out off 215 by the airport and Canyon Lakes, but not anymore and that stuff is BLM, County, and City lands. I can remember the officers would drive through as we raced around just to make sure everything was in check. Now I hear you will get ticked if you go out. I myself have given up on the County and head to Ocotillo or the high desert, plus like others said running the 15 to the high county is easy and the trails are so sweet up that way.
On another rider vs. County note; I heard that Jeremy McGrath was under the gun for bulldozing the creek washes on his Aguanga Ranch track (USACE violations and such), but the County let him slide. If it were you or I the Fed’s would take us to the bank for sure. Maybe Jeremy and the other Pros/MX industry crew that call Riverside home need to step up to the plate for the little guys. Maybe they are/have, if so thanks goes out.