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Why are the drop-in campsites closed? #104098 09/14/20 07:25 PM
Joined: May 2020 Posts: 8 Prescott, AZ, USA, Planet Eart... U-Man Being Member
U-Man Being Member Joined: May 2020 Posts: 8 Prescott, AZ, USA, Planet Eart...	Hi, all. They were closed when I was there in mid-August, and I guess they still are. Is this because of Covid-19? Any other reason? Just curious. Thanks.

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