I live in the backcountry of Colorado at 9k+ feet, completely surrounded by national forest land. This canyon, which is part of the larger San Juan National Forest, stretches almost 20 miles with free campsites, paid campsites, mining claims, historic relics, and private landowners scattered throughout. These are all connected by a single, county-maintained road that is not maintained in the winter months. Each year, visitors flood the canyon to recreate and enjoy the 11k foot peaks that hug the road on either side. Why am I describing this setting? Because each year those same visitors camp in the free and paid campgrounds but also set up illegal campsites throughout the undesignated wilderness. It is hard to go a mile from the established road in either direction and not find an illegal fire ring. There have been dozens of times in my 8 years here that our county and the Forest Service have been in stage 2 fire restrictions and I drive by someone with a bonfire. The fire risk here is severe, and that is become increasingly more common as the SW faces severe drought. The thought of visitors having access to more roads and more opportunities to start illegal fires, thus significantly increasing the risk of a catastrophic wildfire, is concerning. We know that wildfires are 4 times more likely to start near roads. This is a complex environment here in the canyon, and even lifelong residents are unfamiliar with the weather patterns, drought, fire risk, and other issues. The La Plata County Government, State Government, and local Forest Service team, along with various local non-profit organizations, are most knowledgeable about this area and the impact to the economy and safety to the community of major decisions such as the Roadless Rule. The decision to open access should be left to the local county and state government officials. Likewise, who will maintain these roads with a government that faces a $40T debt, skeleton federal government workforce, and already severely delayed and underfunded road maintenance? The number of visitors who get into trouble on the 4WD only roads in this area is staggering. Car and truck rollovers, unprepared motorists, stress on local tow companies who are uniquely prepared to pull out a truck from a degraded road--these are all common occurrences in SW Colorado and we are not equipped to deal with more. And finally, my water source is an 8 foot gallery well that runs off a spring. I'm approximately 5 miles from the headwaters, and there are thousands of residents downstream who depend on this water. What will broad and unregulated access to remote areas do to the volume and safety of our water? Many who recreate in this canyon pay no heed to backcountry, leave-no-trace rules. It's a common occurrence to find piles of human feces, trash, and other materials that seriously degrade the environment and threaten to contaminate our water supply. Please consider the unique characteristics of many of our national forest areas and do not rescind the roadless area conservation rule.