WA Department of Natural Resources to close four campgrounds after lawmakers cut funding

By: Aspen Ford

Outlets: Washington State Standard

Published: April 23, 2026

Words: 373

Last Updated: 2 months, 4 weeks ago

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The Department of Natural Resources announced Wednesday that four Washington state campgrounds will be closed for the rest of the year and several others will be partially closed following two consecutive years of funding cuts.

The state Legislature has slashed roughly $8 million from the department’s recreation program. In 2025, lawmakers reduced the program’s budget by more than 20%, and this year, they cut another nearly $600,000 of maintenance funding.

The decrease in funding …

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