OREGON STATE PARKS RANT
Camping is becomming very popular within 50 miles or so of Portland Oregon. Numerous times my family & I have wanted to get away during winter month's only to find campsites not available. Why does ...
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DutchmenSport wrote:
Indiana State Parks are open year round as are the campgrounds. Electricity is available at the campsites, but water and bathhouses are off and closed. Bring your own water,use the pit toilets and you can camp year round.
PA state parks are a mixed bag. Some in eastern PA stay open year round with limited facilities. In the central mountain areas and north most campgrounds close the 3rd weekend in October, with some staying open until mid December through the main deer season. At any the first prediction of overnight temps in the teens and the maintenance guys will be scrambling to shut off all water including dump stations. Add to that most restroom /shower houses are not heated. So even if still open after that happens its truly "dry" camping.
At one we frequent that closes in October, they opened 1 loop one winter as a test but the light use was not enough to justify the constant snow removal required.
