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melhow
Explorer
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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JeeperAz
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Oct 03, 2013
Just found out the campground we were going to spend next week is now closed... even though it does not use government money or manpower.

This is a privately run campground although it's owned by the forest service.

Recreation Resource Management or camprrm.com is the operator.

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