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County to draft comments on Forest Service dispersed‑camping plan that would designate sites and limit roadside camping
Summary
Chaffee County directed staff to draft comments to the U.S. Forest Service on a proposed dispersed‑camping management plan that would designate sites in impacted areas, restrict off‑road camping beyond designated sites, and implement signage, barriers, and monitoring; the public comment period closes imminently.
Chaffee County directed staff to draft comments to the U.S. Forest Service on a proposed dispersed‑camping management plan that would convert heavily used roadside camping into designated, delineated sites in several affected areas.
Gabe Hobson, senior planner, explained the agency’s motivation: a rapid rise in dispersed camping and denuded campsites during recent years has created sanitation, vegetation and water‑quality problems. The…
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