RR I went up to Yahoo Lake last summer and the gate is locked a few miles from the lake....haven't been back so not sure if that is still the case.
That would be a long drive for Brian to find a locked gate. On the bright side there was a nice DNR campsite just downhill from there on the river.
There was also a ton of bear sign if you take a right at the locked gate. More sign than I have ever seen in such a small area.