(American Fork Canyon): ?? The U.S. Forest Service Pleasant Grove Ranger District will be closing Silver Lake Road (Forest Road #008) to all traffic on Aug. 1 for road construction. This road closure is public safety while construction crews are installing fiber optic lines, and will remain closed until late September. There will be limited access to Silver Lake Flat Reservoir. Please call 385-430-0200 for more information about this USFS road closure. Summer recreation use in American Fork Canyon is extremely high. The PGRD is reporting Tibble Fork Reservoir and Silver Lake Flat reservoir parking lots reaching full capacity by 10 a.m. on the weekends. Illegal parking has become a major problem in American Fork Canyon and other canyons in Utah County. The Utah County Sheriff's Office and Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest officials are focusing enforcement of no parking zones — including towing — in the canyons. Anglers are advised to fish weekday mornings and evenings when there is lower recreation use and more parking availability, and have a backup plan if no parking is available.

Reported by: Utah D.W.R