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Show Flaming Gorge is ready for Memorial Day Facilities at Flaming Gorge National Recreational Area will be open for the Memorial Day weekend, with few exceptions, reports area Ranger, Bob Meinrod. Campgrounds open, with fees are Red Canyon, Canyon Rim, Green's Lake, Firefighter's Memorial, Deer Run, Cedar Springs, Mustang Ridge, Carmel, Lucerne Valley and Buckboard Crossing. Generally, those campgrounds with flush toilets are $5 a night; those having vault toilets are $4. Group campgrounds are located at Green's Lake, Greendale East and West, Arch Dam, Dripping Springs and Lucerne Valley. Reservations are required to camp in these group sites. Groups are not permitted in regular family unit campgrounds. Campgrounds open without fees include Kingfisher Island, Hideout Canyon, Gooseneck and Jarvies Canyon. Due to high maintenance costs, these boating campgrounds will not be provided with docks or toilets, and will remain open as long as users properly dispose of their own waste and carry out their trash. Browne Lake and Deep Creek campgrounds are open, without water or fees. Firewood will not be provided in the campgrounds this summer, however, campground firewood is available in designated areas near Dripping Springs, Greendale Junction and Cedar Springs. No permits are required, but use is limited to campground firewood only. Use of campstoves and charcoal is encouraged. The following campgrounds have complete or partial closures. Skull Creek is closed for the 1982 season. The camping, picnicking and restroom facilities at Antelope Flat are also closed; the boat ramp and parking lot will remain open. All facilities at Firehole will be open except overnight camping. Little Hole has been designated a day use area only, and camping is no longer permitted. The parking lot has been doubled in size to accommodate river users. Palisades, Dowd Springs and Navajo Cliffs will be open to picnickers. Forest Service offices in Dutch John and Manila will operate fr'om 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays. The Manila office will also be open on weekends. Green River office hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Flaming Gorge Dam Visitor Center and Red Canyon Visitor Center will be open May 29. They will operate from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., daily, through Labor Day. Self-guided tours of the Flaming Gorge Dam are available from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. . All marinas are open, with full services. Commercial facilities at Dutch John, Red Canyon Lodge, and Flaming Gorge Lodge are open. Those planning to float the Green River should remember that camping and fires on Forest Service land are prohibited from Flaming Gorge Dam to just below Little Hole. Life preservers must be worn at all times, and an extra paddle must be carried in addition to a one-gallon bailing device. |
