John Wayne Trail Would Close Under Proposed State Budget Cuts

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The John Wayne Pioneer Trail and Indian Camp Campground northwest of Cle Elum could close this spring as the state Department of Natural Resources figures out how best to deal with the loss of some $278,000 from its budget.

Also on the chopping block under Gov. Chris Gregoire's supplemental budget would be some of the state's most popular hiking and mountain-biking routes, including the Mount Si and Little Si trail systems near North Bend, as well as interpretative centers such as Mima Mounds, about 15 miles southwest of Olympia.

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John Wayne Trail Would Close Under Proposed State Budget Cuts

"What's being affected are the DNR trails and campgrounds and interpretive centers that are funded by the general fund," said Toni Droscher of the DNR's recreation program in Olympia. "These are the a...

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