I know a lot of folks are angry about the gate but I really don't see what the big deal is. Just park your car and walk. Its only like a mile of road to begin with. It does mean you have to fork out 5 bucks to launch, which is unfortunate. But I'd rather have the road closed to driving anyway. Now you can fish from the bank without cars driving by all the time and there is hardly any trash. You can still fish, still camp, still do everything, but without all the people and the garbage. They did us a favor as far as I'm concerned.