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Camas closes parking lots at city’s parks, trailheads

Effort is latest attempt to reduce crowds, slow spread of COVID-19

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(Kelly Moyer/Post-Record) Valerie McOmie (right) and Julian McOmie (left), of Camas, walk their dogs, Katie (with Julian) and Max (with Valerie), past a closed-off parking lot near Round Lake in Camas on Tuesday, March 31. The city of Camas on Tuesday closed parking lots at the city's parks and trailheads to help reduce the spread of COVID-19.

Days after closing playgrounds, sports fields, picnic shelters and parks facilities such as public restrooms, the city of Camas is going a step further to help reduce crowds and promote the type of physical distancing experts say is needed to slow the spread of COVID-19. 

As of today, all parking lots attached to Camas parks and trailheads are also closed to the public. 

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