Pennsylvania sees record demand for state campsites after federal closings
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The slated closing of several federal campgrounds in Pennsylvania is spurring a surge in reservations at state parks and forests.
The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources reports a nearly 30% increase in campsite reservations in March compared to the same time last year, as a result of the planned shuttering of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers facilities at Raystown Lake in Huntingdon County, and Cowanesque and Tioga-Hammond lakes in Tioga County amid a growing enthusiasm for outdoors recreation.
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