Some Washington state campgrounds and parks may close permanently this spring

Nineteen sites across the state, 11 in western Washington, could see reduced services or shut down entirely under proposed budget cuts.

OLYMPIA, Wash. — The bathrooms at Rattlesnake Trail in Raging River State Forest are in rough shape — backed up toilets, no supplies and in need of what mountain biker Chad Ronaldson calls “some love.”

They may soon get even less attention, or close altogether. The popular trail system east of Seattle is among 19 recreation sites across Washington facing closures or reduced services as early as this spring under proposed state budget cuts.

“That’s not what I wanted to hear,” said Ronaldson,

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