Vermont Town Bans Influencer Tourists From Visiting for Autumn Foliage .
NBC News reports that a small town in Vermont that is known for its beautiful fall foliage has decided to close roads to the public for the season due to a staggering amount of influencers, ...
... citing “significant safety, environmental, aesthetic, and quality of life issues.” .
The board of Pomfret, Vermont, voted to close certain roads to non-residents from September 23 until October 15. .
Sleepy Hollow Farm, a popular attraction during autumn, will also be closed off to tourists due to large crowds. .
Foliage season traffic in this area has steadily increased during the last several years, causing significant safety, environmental, aesthetic, and quality of life issues, Town board in memo, via NBC News .
On TikTok, videos with the hashtag #sleepyhollowfarm have racked up
over 800,000 views.
Residents of the town started a GoFundMe called, "Save Cloudland Road," to pay for traffic enforcement and road closures. .
Over the past several years, Cloudland Road (and the small roads leading to Cloudland Road) have experienced an unprecedented surge in Instagram and TikTok-fueled tourist 'influencers,' .., GoFundMe, via NBC News.
... who earn money from sponsors and have monetized and turned a private home on Cloudland Road into a social media photo destination, GoFundMe, via NBC News.
The GoFundMe has raised almost $15,000.