The Gallimore Road access area for the Green River in North Carolina is temporarily closed for two months (January and February) to reduce destruction of the parking area during the muddy season. The operative word is "temporary" and while inconvenient, this closure is no big deal. The two public spaces remain open by the trailhead, and there is parking up the road (just don’t park in the grassy yards). Drive down, drop your boats off, drive up, park at a pull off on Big Hungry Road, and then bike or hike back down. It adds a couple hundred yards of fitness to your day, but is no big deal. If you’re capable of boating the Upper Green or Narrows in January or February, then hopefully you are capable of accepting this minor inconvenience for two months. The landowners have been very cooperative during the past year, let’s work with them to protect the parking for summer. The lot will re-open in early March.