As an alternative thought, many parks in the West require permits and have trailhead quotas during the summer. Those regulations/restriction disappear in the winter, simply because there aren't enough people on the trail to make it matter....The same may be true in the East.

I would call the main number for the park and ask the question.


Edited by balzaccom (01/07/16 11:07 AM)
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