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If you are planning on spending part of your summer camping at Keystone State Park or kayaking at Ohiopyle, you aren’t alone.
The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation of Natural Resources issued an overcrowding alert for the Memorial Day weekend, warning visitors that 14 of the 121 state parks including the popular Westmoreland and Fayette county locations could be glutted with people eager to spend the holidays in the wild.
It was not a surprise. It is the same kind of problem that lots of parks are seeing across the country as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. From New York to Montana to Hawaii, the gorgeous natural spaces are being rediscovered for their affordable and socially distant recreation possibilities.