Show Plan To Visit Parks In Fall The winter closing of Utah's State Parks operated on a seasonal seasonal seasonal sea sea- basis began this week First to close were the Visitor Center and rest rooms at the Bear Lake Marina according to Director F F. F C. C Koziol HOWEVER all parks with the exception of the main use area at Rockport will re remain main accessIble accessible accessible sible to the public with limited facilities remaining at these areas Rockport will probably be opened during the deer season season season sea sea- son to accommodate the large number of hunters in the area If weather permits operation of ot the water system At parks where flush toilets have been available during the summer season pit toilets are In place Garbage cans are also accessible and will be emptied periodically until the weather closes the access roads THE PUBLIC Is encouraged to use these facilities and particularly particularly par par- the trash cans to avoid littering Uttering The 1967 State Litter Law will be enforced where It is I being disregarded At Willard Bay the South Marina will re remain remain remain re- re I main open to accommodate fall boaters fishermen and duck hunters The closing schedule for the main facilities at the state parks Is as follows SEPT 21 Minersville Bear Lake Sept 25 Willard Bay North Marina East Canyon Stein Stein- aker OCT 2 Huntington Otter Creek Oct 2 Palisades Piute Plute Yuba OCT 8 Scofield Rockport Green River Hyrum Autumn is an exceptional time timeto to be out oat of doors and to visit some some of ot Utah's 35 state parks The magnificent coloring along travel routes to the various parks in mountain areas such as East Canyon Rockport Wasatch Wasatch Wasatch Wa- Wa satch Mountain Willard Bay Hyrum Piute Plute Palisades Otter Creek and others afford an opportunity opportunity op- op to enjoy a late sum- sum mer ca or picnic and alsoto also alsoto alsoto to view nature at her colorful best OTHER SCENIC and historic state parks such as Dead Horse Point Natural History Museum Old Capitol Stagecoach Inn and Brigham Youngs Young's Winter Home in St. St George are re easily easily accessible accessible sible and many are along the major highways Plan a trip in the next few weeks and enjoy the scenic beauty of Utah A SUGGESTED short trip Is along the Cummings Parkway inthe In Inthe the Wasatch Mountain State Park near Midway after the first fall rains Drive west from the new Wasatch Mountain State P Park ark Golf Cour Course se up Snake Creek passing Just south of the beautiful new Visitor Center just west of the Homestead Proceed along the good mountain mountain mountain moun moun- tain road southwest Into the Uinta National Forest for a few miles Soon the road forks the main road continuing on into American Fork Canyon the left fork leading southeast down the ridgetop between the Valley and Deer Creek THE VIEW from this the Cummings Parkway Is breathtaking breathtaking breathtaking breath breath- taking during these fall days The new Forest Service development development development devel devel- at scenic Cas Cascade cad e Springs is also worth the entire trip Return east over the Decker Springs road to Midway Is the completion of ot a wonderful two or three hour trip that Is without without without with with- out peer In fn the West VISITATIONS to Utah State Stale Parks continue to increase particularly particularly particularly par par- at parks where boating and fishing activities are avail avaIl- able I I Utah State Parks are being steadily improved as funds be become become become be- be come available Add Additional it ion a 1 campsites are being constructed construct construct- ed at Wasatch Mountain State Park East Canyon and Willard Bay in the latter areas by the US U.S. Bureau of Reclamation MAJOR Improvements are I scheduled at state parks within I ithe the next year Bear Lake Big Sands Dead Horse Point Dixie East East Canyon Green River I Rockport and Utah Lake are in inI inthe inthe inthe I the p program for the coming fis fiscal fiscal fis- fis cal year Less extensive developments developments devel devel- I are planned at Huntington HuntIngton Huntington Hunt- Hunt ington Hyrum Capitol Otter Creek Yuba Scofield and Willard Bay Day It Is tremendously Important that the public assist In protecting protecting protecting pro pro- and maintaining the facilities fa facilities fa- fa that belong to the people oo of ot the state In cases where vandalism or Ii littering tt e r in g are noted the description of the vandals and their thel r car and the I license number relayed quickly I to the police or Highway Patrol I are Invaluable according to toI I Mr Koziol I A RECENT happening at Utah Lake State Park where a homemade homemade homemade home home- made bomb was tossed Into a building demolishing the interior Interior Interior Inter Inter- was war reported immediately by a citizen resulting in quick apprehension of the vandals |