The workers on the Clayton and western half of the K Trail didn't say anything to us other than to push some stuff out of the way for us with a bulldozer so we could go though. If the Fire Tower is on private land there's not a single mark anywhere to signify that or gates or fences on either end of the trail. There was also a ton of trash around the firetower and parking garage a lot of it recent indicating lots of people have been crashing there and being dirt bags by leaving their garbage behind. So i dunno I heard/read some of the same things on various internet pages and ran into none of it. We ran into exactly 4 four wheelers/ side by sides in 4days and 3 nights all of which were friendly and made no mention of private property.