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The San Francisco Chronicle reports

A popular county park in the Sierra foothills started requiring reservations for parking and trail access last weekend.

Hidden Falls Regional Park west of Auburn, a wilderness-style park where visitors can hike, mountain bike or horseback ride to small waterfalls, has started requiring online parking reservations for Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. Reservations are free until Oct. 15, after which they will cost $8. Parking now is free and will remain free Mondays through Thursdays.

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