May 13, 2021 |

The U.S. Forest Service has issued a camping closure along the North Platte River as a result of the Mullen Fire burn scar. While the federal agency currently prohibits camping, day use of the area may continue.

Pictured above: Mullen Fire burn area on September 21, 2020. Photo courtesy of USFS/Inciweb.

More information here: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/mbr/news-events/?cid=FSEPRD910641

 

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