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State changing rules to allow hammock camping
The Iowa Natural Resources Commission is amending its rules to allow hammocks to be used in state parks and camping areas.
State Parks Bureau Chief Todd Coffelt says some people use hammocks for sleeping instead of a tent or camper. “You still have to rent a site but if there are trees mature enough that can be used for banding your hammock to it then we want to provide that. It’s just that there’s care in doing that, getting it tied up there so that the tree isn’t harmed,” Coffelt says.