Jackson County was the winning bid in December for the contract to run these campgrounds for the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, which for decades has hired outside businesses to run its most popular campgrounds.īut the former concessionaire and unsuccessful bidder, Rogue Recreation, has filed an appeal, claiming the bid process was not fair, Forest Service records show. They are all clustered around Union Creek off Highway 62 in northern Jackson County or Fish Lake off Highway 140 in eastern Jackson County. Other affected campgrounds are Whiskey Springs, North Fork, Fourbit Ford, Abbott Creek and Fish Lake. The snag will either ruin or alter the camping plans for thousands of people already lined up to spend their weekends under the Douglas firs at seven Forest Service camping hotspots such as Union Creek, Farewell Bend and Doe Point campgrounds. UNION CREEK - Several of the most popular campgrounds in Jackson County could be shuttered until August or longer while the Forest Service grapples with who will run the properties this summer and beyond. Some of the most popular campgrounds in the High Cascades are shuttered as federal appeals process drags on
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