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Bike Security at IL Beach State Park

Heading up to Zion on Friday, and I'm wondering what those of you who have ridden up there before did with your bikes.  Can I lock mine to something on the campsite, will a long U-lock be enough?

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Permalink Reply by Shawn C. on June 20, 2011 at 1:41pm

A u-lock in conjunction with a cable and a pic-nic table will keep it secured. Have fun....

Permalink Reply by Melanie K on June 20, 2011 at 2:41pm
I u-locked our two bikes together at first, then used a cable to secure the bikes to the picnic table while there. I think you could even get away with using just a cable lock, as the town is pretty small and it seemed bike theft wasn't an issue. Don't forget to stop by the bike shop in town and say high to the very chatty and happy park rangers that do Ragbrai. Everyone in the park was really nice to cyclists, btw.
Permalink Reply by igz on June 20, 2011 at 3:20pm
i think a shoe lace will do just fine.  i dont think the raccoons figured out how to ride bikes yet.  your food cooler on the other hand - make sure that is really secure.
Permalink Reply by Melanie K on June 20, 2011 at 3:32pm
Iggi is right- you can pretty much leave the bikes unlocked, but you will need a metal safe with high security lock to keep the raccoons and squirrels out of your food cooler...those creatures are evil and they will find a way into your food if you don't hang it up out of reach, and even then, I think they may figure out how to reach it.
Permalink Reply by Tank-Ridin' Ryan on June 20, 2011 at 3:54pm
Thanks.  Sounds like the only thing I need to worry about is how to pack/re-pack so I can hang a food pannier.
Permalink Reply by Melanie K on June 20, 2011 at 4:01pm
String some rope or twine between two trees, hang the pannier/food bag on it by tying it to the line. It seems to work well. If you can find a high enough branch that you can reach, but the creatures can't, you could try to tie or hang your bag from that, too.
Permalink Reply by Barry Niel Stuart on June 20, 2011 at 4:11pm
I just cable-locked mine to the picnic table.  It's too big for raccoons to ride off with it.
Permalink Reply by Tank-Ridin' Ryan on June 20, 2011 at 4:46pm

Ok, well, hopefully my bike doesn't encounter any 50's-era-monster-movie raccoons.


Barry Niel Stuart said:

I just cable-locked mine to the picnic table.  It's too big for raccoons to ride off with it.
Permalink Reply by Moc Artsy on June 20, 2011 at 6:08pm
Dinsdale. . . .
Permalink Reply by Melanie K on June 20, 2011 at 8:13pm
We had one chew through our cooler while we were out of camp at IBSP- I personally won't risk putting food in the tent. Of course, we also go backpacking and camping in Wyoming, so food in tents is a strict no-no due to the chance of bear encounters, so I may just be overly cautious.
Permalink Reply by Adam "Cezar" Jenkins on June 20, 2011 at 9:29pm
No. You'll need a heavy duty chain to ward off the roaming bands of Mad-Max style outlaws.
Permalink Reply by S on June 20, 2011 at 11:34pm


M.A.R.K. said:
That is what I was thinking, that hanging is more for bears, and like deep woods camping. I have never had a problem in Illinois, especially, state parks. Not to discourage the idea of hanging, it is the safest bet, always. When they ate through your cooler, was it sitting out or in tent?
Hanging doesn't necessarily work for bears.  If the tree is small enough, they've learned to just knock the tree down to get the food.  I've always heard that you just put your food in a odor proof bags inside a bear canister and put the canister about 50-100m away from your tent.  The bears can't get inside the canister and will give up and they'll stay away from your tent.

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