The Times - Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley

SPOKANE—With the lifting of public health and safety restrictions enacted by Washington State officials, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced on Monday, June 8, that the Spokane District is opening certain developed sites in Washington to overnight camping. The BLM is working with federal, state, and local public health authorities to closely monitor the COVID-19 pandemic and is using a phased approach to increase access on a case-by-case basis.

This week, the following sites will begin to reopen access to overnight camping:

• Blind Island

• Coffeepot Lake

• Lakeview Ranch

• Pacific L...