Coronavirus: Oregon, Washington close all national forest sites, trails across 24M acres

[TexasTowelie]

The Pacific Northwest is closing outdoor recreation on a scale never previously imagined.

In the quest to contain COVID-19, and follow state-issued orders for people to stay home, the U.S. Forest Service will close all developed recreation sites across both Oregon and Washington in coming days, the agency announced Friday.

The closures cover around 24 million acres of forest, mountains and coast spread across 17 national forests, two National Scenic Areas, a national grassland, and two National Volcanic Monuments.

The shutdown includes all trailheads, campgrounds, sno-parks, boat ramps and OHV riding areas — any place that is considered a "developed recreation site," officials said.

Read more: https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2020/03/27/coronavirus-oregon-washington-covid-19-pacific-northwest-national-forests/2923554001/

[samnsara]

1. ..yep we got an email last week that we have lost access to our cabin....

...i think a lot of ppl wanted to go into the wilderness and hunker down in their summer cabins.. I live in a forested recreational area anyway and a lot of the weekend cabins are now occupied full time.