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Memorial Day Weekend on the Bitterroot National Forest
MTN News
By: MTN News
and last updated 2021-05-24 16:24:24-04
HAMILTON â Memorial Day weekend marks the traditional kickoff of the summer season.
The 1.6-million-acre Bitterroot National Forest offers recreational opportunities including nearly 250 campsites in 26 campgrounds, hiking on more than 1,800 miles of trails, boating, biking, horseback riding, and more.
Forest officials are asking visitors to observe the following safety tips, along with the status of campgrounds, trails, and roads, into their adventures during the upcoming Memorial Day weekend.
Be prepared for changing weather conditions. Temperatures at night are still cool and isolated showers are in the forecast.
The organization started a GoFundMe campaign and within nearly a month has received more than $28,000, about $3,000 more than its initial goal, for materials and supplies.
With 42 miles of trails severely impacted by the fire and 120 miles moderately impacted, group member Jerry Hanley said the task is daunting but less so thanks to the support shown by the community. As far as you can see up there are burnt trees on both sides (of the Poudre Canyon); it s just sickening to me, said Hanley, who heads the organization s funding development committee. But I ve been delightfully shocked and overwhelmed by the generosity of folks when we reached out like this for the first time in our history. And 80% to 90% of the donors to the site are not PWV members, which is outstanding.