Carbondale community members are expressing frustration about recent damage and vandalism to Red Hill Outdoor space. Red Hill Council caretakers implore through social media for anyone using the trails while muddy to stop immediately, as using the trails in that condition can cause quite a bit of damage. The Council has been repeating their mantra of “if you are leaving a track, please turn back.” Additionally, there was a recent incident of vandalism on the Mushroom Rock Trail, where intentionally-placed wood was moved and counter boxes were broken into. Trail reclamation efforts had been placing the woody debris throughout the trail over the past few years, and the vandals shifted the wood pieces into "over thirty [..] of what appeared to be large bonfire piles" and anyone involved in the vandalism has been "actively working to dismantle and undermine hundreds of hours of volunteer labor [...] equivalent to 7 to 10-thousand dollars worth of vandalism".
Town staff and Red Hill Council members have been working diligently to undo this damage, but ask that any regular trail users keep an eye out for problematic activity and report it to the Town of Carbondale Parks and Rec department, or to the Red Hill Council.
