All; The parking situation at the RPH Shelter is currently experiencing access issues due to the land owner that the lot actually sits upon. Over the last few days he has been filling in the lot with boulders and stones to prevent parking on his property. This is the pulloff lot on the left is adjacent to the trail proper on Hortontown Rd. that has been in use for 20+ years.
Local maintainers have been talking to him the last two days, the ATC has been notified, the town knows what he is doing already too.
The biggest reason apparently is that there has been an uptick in drug use in the area, police have stepped up patrols, but the locals are doing this.
For the short time, please be careful about parking at the RPH Shelter, an alternative if you need to park in that area is to use Fahnestock SP or another trailhead if there is no available space at RPH.
Until the powers that be work out the situation, being the better neighbor will be our best action.