campgrounds

Most campgrounds are open for the weekend.

Some will open this week.

COVID-19 threat causes some closures.

Three of America's most well-known national parks _ Yellowstone, Grand Teton, and Smoky Mountains _ closed their gates Tuesday.

There are still plenty of places to camp.

Carving and spray painting damage.

Some will be closed when it snows.

September 23 is the first day of Autumn, and Bitterroot National Forest is closing up some of its campgrounds for the winter.

The opening weekend of the summer camping season can include fickle weather conditions, but the Bitterroot National Forest has opened the campgrounds.

The fight against the Mountain Pine Beetle continues on the Bitterroot National Forest - with Carbaryl spraying this month.
Tod McKay of the Bitterroot National Forest said that campgrounds on the West Fork Ranger District will be first on the schedule this year...