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Up To 40 State Parks Could Be Mothballed WA. State

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Up To 40 State Parks Could Be Mothballed WA. State

Saw this on the local news yesternight before the weather report.
http://www.kirotv.com/news/18865240/detail.html

Due to the economy several WA. state parks will be closed.
This includes some day use only parks and parks that have full camping facilities.

This really blows, as with the economy many are looking for cheaper vacations, and camping is a great way to get out and explore ones state.

I have not used a state park in years though, I prefer the ruggedness up at the campgrounds at Mt. Rainier National Park, and rough camping in the wilderness like the Greenwater area where there are no developed campsites, just areas to park and rocks for a fire ring.

Here is a proposed list of closures.
The ones in bold and red text are ones I have camped at in the past.
Here are the parks from which a "Draft List" for mothballing may be selected:
Jarrell Cove
Fields Spring
Federation Forest (This might be the day use one by Greenwater)
Sacajawea
Rainbow Falls
Beacon Rock
Lewis & Clark
Fort Columbia
Alta Lake
Columbia Plateau Trail
Wallace Falls
Lake Easton (camped there many a time when the kids were small)
Yakima Sportsman
Maryhill
Illahee
Dash Point (camped there long ago)
Potlatch
Twin Harbors
Ginkgo/Wanapum
Flaming Geyser (Day use park I have visited in the past)
Peace Arch
Saltwater (Camped there many a time as a youth)
Ocean City (Camped there in the 80s)
Fort Ebey
Wenatchee Confluence
Lake Wenatchee
Fort Flagler
Mount Spokane
Millersylvania Memorial
Sun Lakes - Dry Falls
Larrabee
Fort Casey
Saint Edward
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