DAYTON - Rainbow Lake, in the W.T. Wooten Wildlife Area will be closed from June 1 through mid-September for a construction project, according to Washington State Department of Wildlife officials.

Campground three will be closed during the construction period for public safety. The access road and parking area for Deer Lake will also be closed during the construction period. They will reopen in September after construction is completed.

Deer Lake will not be closed to fishing, but access during the construction period will only be by wading the Tucannon River. Please keep in mind that dump trucks will be driving the access road past Deer Lake.

All of the other lakes and campgrounds in the Tucannon Lakes area will be open during the construction period.