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An event bringing 50,000 people to Gillette will take place in August.
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The Cody KOA is celebrating its 60th anniversary on June 7. It’s the first franchise location in the nation.
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The Dyrt, a popular camping app and outdoor company, ranks Wyoming highly among popular campsites.
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High water levels are expected on the North Platte River this weekend, which is causing the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) to close some campgrounds.It is possible that parts of the North Platte River will flood this weekend, especially in low lying areas near Saratoga. This is because spring runoff is peaking after a winter of massive snowfall.
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Nationally, outdoor recreation created $862 billion in gross economic output last year, accounting for $454 billion in GDP and 4.5 million jobs. Included in those numbers are activities like biking and boating, but also equipment manufacturing, entertainment and construction.
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Even as the fall season knocks on our door, fire dangers remain high and campers should be wary. One of the nation’s largest wildfires burning right now is the Moose Fire, just outside Salmon, Idaho. It blew up Wednesday night with driving winds, growing to more than 120,000 acres. Evacuations are taking place, and it is threatening municipal water resources.
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Visitation figures have declined since 2020, but there is a long-term trend of growth. This had led state officials to invest in building additional infrastructure, such as campgrounds, to accommodate more people. In 2021, 5.4 million people visited Wyoming's state parks, historic sites, and trail systems.
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The aim of the solutions are to improve the quality of the visiting experience and reduce damage to ecological resources caused by campers.
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A housing crunch in the West has some looking to public lands as a solution…and a place to live.
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In the last couple of years, national park campgrounds introduced reservation systems as a way to deal with an influx of users. A new study has found that this system is creating an equity problem.