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Subject:Re: horn
From:Rob
Date:Fri, 27 Mar 2020 08:24:40 -0700

https://www.campendium.com/  is keeping track of camping areas closed
because of the virus. The listings were in a box to the right of my
screen.... I hope this helps someone.

Rob
vwrobb@gmail.com

On Fri, Mar 27, 2020 at 8:19 AM Mark McCulley <markmcculley@gmail.com>
wrote:

> National Forests often have isolated individual undeveloped camping spots
> that are always open as long as they are accessible. Perfect for "rough"
> Vanagon camping. For example on the roads that follow the rivers on the
> east side of the Olympic Peninsula. Rivers may be too high right now for
> safe camping though. And the weather today does not make me want to go
> camping. Last week was a different story, wish now that I had gotten out
> when the weather was nice and the state parks were still open.
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 27, 2020 at 8:05 AM David McNeely <davmcneely40@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > No, I have not heard anything to the contrary.  So far as developed
> > campgrounds in NF, most in Washington do not open in normal years until 1
> > May.  So that is still to come.  BLM lands are also still open, and
> camping
> > is allowed.  BLM campgrounds in Washington tend to be relatively
> primitive,
> > for those for whom that matters.  I prefer it, actually.  NP facilities,
> > including on Lake Roosevelt, are closed.
> >
> > On Fri, Mar 27, 2020 at 7:42 AM Mark McCulley <markmcculley@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> I think the fishing closure is due to crowds at boat launches and along
> >> some river banks. As far as I know National Forests are still open for
> >> camping, have you heard anything to the contrary?
> >>
> >> -Mark
> >>
> >> On Fri, Mar 27, 2020 at 6:00 AM David McNeely <davmcneely40@gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Yes.  Here in Washington even fishing is now verboten.  I'm all for
> doing
> >>> our best to curtail the spread of the infection, but fishing?  Can I
> get
> >>> the virus from a creek, or spread it to others while out in the middle
> of
> >>> one?  I was actually planning to go fishing in a few days, get out to a
> >>> non-dangerous situation.  All state lands are closed to the public,
> >>> too.  I
> >>> suppose the state has determined that deployment of enforcement and
> >>> safety
> >>> personnel is a risk.
> >>>
> >>> On Thu, Mar 26, 2020 at 10:23 PM OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> > On 25 Mar , 2020, at 1:14 PM, Stuart MacMillan wrote:
> >>> >
> >>> > > I just hope I have somewhere to go by summer!
> >>> >
> >>> >         I'm just hoping I & All Of Us are still able to go somewhere
> by
> >>> > Summer ~
> >>> >
> >>> >                                                         ORR ~ DeanB
> >>> >
> >>>
> >>
>

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