Access blocked to Boynton Canyon trail?

[caseyd]

I told someone about hiking Boynton Canyon trail in West Sedona. I hiked it last time in late Feb. '05 without problem. But this person told me today that when she went there recently (in the last wk.) the trail was blocked, and that she was turned back at Enchantment Resort (where the trail goes by/next to, but outside the gate of Enchantment Has anyone heard about or experienced this? What is going on? :

It concerns me because in Feb. I also noticed that access to some other trails apparently was blocked by the gate to Secret Canyon development, also off of Dry Creek Rd.

[pbaenzig]

In response to caseyd's reply: As far as I know, Boynton access is ok. Boynton Pass Road and Dry Creek Road were blocked for the longest time, but not Boynton Canyon. Both Boynton Pass Road and Dry Creek Road are open again and they both are in better shape than before the closure. Dry Creek Road was closed since November! The Forest Service took their own sweet time to fix the road; they only seem to be able to act rapidly when comes to prohibiting things and limiting access.

Peter B

[caseyd]

Thanks very much. I knew the road going up towards Devil's Bridge was closed while I was there in late Feb., but when I called the rangers last week they said it was due to open the day after I called. And I knew the road going up to Doe Mountain, Fay Canyon arch, and the ruins was closed due to the sinkhole, but they also said that was due to reopen in next few days when I called.
I figured out what happened to my friend who got "turned back" at Boynton Canyon. Apparently she and several other groups of hikers got to the sign at the end of Enchantment Resort (the one that says don't go through our property, we have armed security guards) and they all thought it was the end of the hike due to the sign and turned around. I wish that sign was not so ambiguous. Of course, you can keep going on the trail at that point, you just can't go back through their parking lot to exit the trail there. But I understand how she (and she said 3 other groups of hikers did the same thing at the sign) turned around and left. A shame for her, as she came all the way from Hawaii and I had told her to hike that trail. I should have mentioned the sign but I am so used to it I just ignore it.