Mid Fork closed this Summer through Fall

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This was posted by Ceg on EWA:


MEDIA ADVISORY
May 22, 2012

Road closure in Ahtanum State Forest will limit some weekday recreation this summer
Weekend access will still be available

OLYMPIA – This summer, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will conduct a timber harvest and chipping operation in the Ahtanum State Forest, 30 miles west of Yakima. Operations will require closing the Middle Fork Ahtanum Road (A2000) during the week. Access will be allowed on weekends from 6 p.m. Friday through 8 p.m. on Sunday.

Tree Phones Campground will be closed during the weekday operations. Eagles Nest Vista and Clover Flats Campground will be accessible from the A2000 Road once the snow melts. All other recreation sites will be open and accessible by the North Fork and Sedge Ridge roads.

For additional information, please contact Jeff Jones at 509-972-2862.

What: Ahtanum State Forest Road Closure
When: June 11 – October 31. Weekdays only.
Road and recreation areas will be open on weekends from 6 p.m. Fridays through 8 p.m. Sundays.
Where: A2000 from Whites Ridge Trailhead to Tree Phones Campground in the southwest part of the forest.
Why: DNR is conducting timber harvest operations.

Directions and web link:
Map of the Ahtanum State Forest green dot road system
www.dnr.wa.gov/Publications/amp_rec_aht ... p_2010.pdf