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melhow
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Sep 13, 2013

Federal Park Camping and Looming Government Shutdown

The family (10 of us with four sites total) and I have our annual 12-day trip planned for Elkmont in the Smokies beginning October 2. I am sweating the very real possibility of a government shutdown e...
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RVUSA
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Oct 03, 2013
LenSatic wrote:
RVUSA wrote:
I know it's a tad early but what about the BLM land out by Quartzsite? I wonder if they will block that off?


It's a bit tough to cordon off 17% of the state. (That's the total BLM managed area in AZ. NFS is another 15%.) Even harder to enforce when you've been sent home because of the "shutdown". ;)

LS


Thats true, but the one short term area at Qz. had a gate if I remember right. I was thinking about the ones right there at Q.

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