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profdant139
Explorer II
Sep 24, 2021

Will Fed shutdown bar access to Nat Forests? Nat Parks?

Note -- I am seeking factual info and am not making a political statement. I do not care who is responsible for the upcoming shutdown. I just want to know this: if I am already boondocking in a n...
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toedtoes
Explorer III
Sep 24, 2021
profdant139 wrote:


And, as you might guess, I am on the verge of a camping trip that would be seriously affected by those closures -- so I am trying to figure out what to do. Stay home? Go and hope for the best??


For me, if everything is open as of your departure date, I would go. At worst, you cut your trip short. At best, you enjoy your full trip as planned.

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