08/25/2026
Attention ADV Riders:
The Indiana DNR is trying to close one of the best ADV roads in Indiana. Tower Ridge Road goes through the Charles C. Deam wilderness area just south of Bloomington. The SIN BAT uses this road.
This is your opportunity to contribute to your sport. Don’t be a bystander - we need you to speak up. Email the address shown in the picture - [email protected] and give them a piece of your mind!
CALL TO ACTION & PLEASE SHARE!
OFF-ROAD & ADVENTURE COMMUNITY - WE NEED YOUR HELP!
The Hoosier National Forest (Southern Indiana) has proposed a plan amendment that would close approximately 3 miles of Tower Ridge Road to motorized vehicles. This road is a well-used connector for ADV riders and off-roaders in the U.S. Forest Service - Hoosier National Forest and there aren't many places like it left in Indiana. If this amendment goes through, we lose another piece of legal, accessible riding.
The good news: they're required to take public comment, and comments are only open for 30 days from the notice's publication so get your comment in ASAP.
This takes 5 minutes. Here's how:
Copy, personalize, and send the template below. Comments that are specific and respectful carry real weight in this process; form letters get noticed, but a few sentences in your own words about why this road matters to you carries even more. Every comment counts. Please take a few minutes today and share this post! Email Template below:
📧 Email: [email protected]
📌 Subject line: Forest Plan Amendment Tower Ridge Road
Dear Forest Supervisor Chaveas,
I am writing to respectfully oppose the proposed Hoosier National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan amendment that would remove the standard keeping Tower Ridge Road open, and would result in closing approximately 3 miles of Tower Ridge Road to motorized vehicles.
[Personalize this section; a sentence or two on why this road matters to you: how often you ride it, how long you've been riding in the area, what it means for the local adventure motorcycling/off-road community, etc.]
Tower Ridge Road is a valued route for the adventure motorcycling and off-road community in Indiana. Legal, well-maintained motorized routes like this one are limited in our state, and closures like this reduce opportunities for responsible recreation without a clear offsetting benefit to the forest or the public.
I ask that the Forest Service reconsider this closure and maintain motorized access to Tower Ridge Road as it currently exists.
Thank you for considering this comment as part of the public process.
Sincerely, [Your Name]
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