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Cycle Oregon awards
grant for Wallowa
Hiker-Biker camp
Joseph OR —The Cycle
Oregon Fund of the Or-
egon Community Founda-
tion has awarded a $10,000
matching grant to develop
a new hiker-biker camp at
Wallowa Lake State Park.
The Oregon Parks and
Recreation Department
will contribute an addi-
tional $10,000 to complete
the project.
The current camp for
people who hike or bicycle
into the park is in an open
area along the main camp
entrance.
Over the next year, park
staff will build the new
eight-site camping area
in a more secluded spot
by redesigning the park's
former amphitheater.
The new camp will in-
clude covered and uncov-
ered sites, lockers, tables,
and charging stations.
Park staff created a new
area for park presentations
in a more central location,
freeing up the old amphi-
theater for this project.
From 2009 to 2014,
visits to Wallowa Lake
State Park have increased
10 percent, from 348,000
to 381,000.
As curious travelers from
Oregon and around the
world discover the Wal-
lowas, the park is inter-
ested in encouraging less
polluting, less congestion-
causing forms of transpor-
tation such as hiking and
bicycling.
"This is a tremendous
gift from Cycle Oregon,"
says Park Manager Nancy
McLeod (mih-CLOUD).
"They've always supported
the region, but this goes
beyond goodwill. They're
investing in the commu-
nity, and we're grateful for
it."
The project should start
this spring, finish a year
later, and be open for its
first season in April 2017.
The park will work
with the Eastern Oregon
Visitor Association and
the Wallowa Chamber of
Commerce to promote
the improved service as it
opens.