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RobWNY
May 30, 2020Explorer
We got that letter too. We'll also be canceling the reservations we have in June and October at NY State Parks. We camp with another couple and book two sites next to each other. When we booked our site, we did so because we knew we could fit our fifth wheel on it. There aren't many sites at the campground we have booked that will accommodate our rig. If we have to travel 4 hours only to learn that they're moving us to a different site because the 20-30 feet of space between us and the site next to us isn't enough social distancing in their opinion, that becomes unacceptable. What if the site they move us to is difficult to get in or isn't level or is muddy or whatever? To demand everyone wear a mask anywhere off your campsite is absurd. On a hiking trail even when we have plenty of distance between us? On the roadway in front of your camp site when no one else is remotely close to you? What happened to wearing a mask when you can't maintain a social distance of 6 feet? I understand the need to be responsible and to take additional precautions to prevent myself and those around me from getting sick, and I take those precautions, but I draw the line when the Police are going to be watching me to make sure I adhere to all of the States rules. That's getting dangerously close to Martial Law in my opinion. It makes better sense to just keep the campgrounds closed and then the Park Police can do something more constructive rather than babysit campers.
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