Originally Posted by
bbbean
It may be worth noting that property rights issues almost stopped the Katy from becoming a trail and are the primary issue stopping the Rock Island Line from becoming a trail. The people along the trail do care about trespassing, and if you trespass, you are giving cyclists and MO parks a black eye. Even if you don't get caught, a land owner who find evidence that people are camping on his property will be someone arguing against future developments or expansions.
Respect private property. If it isn't yours, it isn't yours. 'nuff said.
Well said!
Many of the landowners are very unhappy as how their land was taken from them to create the Katy Trail. If a person is caught trespassing, there's a chance that their 'stealth camping' will be done inside a jail cell for a while. There are many No Trespassing signs along the trail many of which are placed there by the landowners.
But people shouldn't get the wrong idea. There are plenty of places to camp and most people are very friendly to cyclists.