This article from the Las Vegas Sun discusses the effect of budget cuts on our local state park: “…
Recent cuts in personnel by the state has forced the seasonal closure of six of our 25 state parks, including Kershaw-Ryan.
Also closed is Beaver Dam, Dayton, Echo Canyon and Washoe Lake state parks and Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park.
The state budget cuts for the next biennium could lead to even more slicing and dicing in the state park system.
But fortunately, there are means for the public to get involved in helping Nevada’s hidden treasures.
The little-known Nevada State Parks Cooperative Association, based in Las Vegas, has become more important than ever in the era of revenue declines and the necessity of chopping “frills” out of the budget.
Government departments that actually generate revenue for the state, such as the Tourism Department, aren’t the ones that should be cut beyond recognition.
The state’s parks, properly funded and nurtured, are another potential source of revenue…”
on Mar 13th, 2009 at 1:05 pm
Does anyone know when the park is supposed to close & how can we keep it open?
on Mar 16th, 2009 at 12:34 pm
I just sent an email to the Nevada Division of State Parks asking if this was true. They promptly replied that there are no plans to close or restrict hours for Washoe Lake State Park.
Great news! (But I wonder where the Las Vegas paper got their info?)
on Mar 16th, 2009 at 4:14 pm
Thanks for following up on this, Amy, and getting us the straight scoop! Shows you can’t believe everything you read until you check it out. I noticed the park *seemed* to be open as usual. -editor