The gravel road maintenance manual is intended to be a helpful resource for camp road owners, road associations, lakeshore owners, town officials, contractors, and lake enthusiasts. Its purpose is to help people maintain and improve gravel roads while protecting the quality of water in lakes, streams, coastal areas, and wetlands.

For the purposes of this manual, the terms “gravel road” and “camp road” are used interchangeably and are used to describe private and public roads that are typically narrow and unpaved. While this manual is focused on private roads in lake watersheds, most of the information can be used to guide maintenance on any unpaved road – and some of it (including that on ditching and culverts) for paved roads as well.

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published by Kennebec County Soil and Water Conservation District and Maine Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Land and Water Quality.

For another resource, check out Technology Transfer Center at the University of New Hampshire. Several documents http://www.t2.unh.edu/unpaved-roads