

| 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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