Estrella Mountain Regional Park Getting a New Campground in Goodyear, AZ

Estrella Mountain Regional Park is adding a new campground. Construction for the campground will begin on 03rd February. The new additions will include: 50 developed campsites Two new restrooms with showers A fenced equestrian trailhead A shaded dog area Renovations to the Rainbow Valley Trailhead A dump station Five covered park host sites The Parks Department decided to make the addition after feedback from the public. Visitors said they were interested in having a campground at the park’s rodeo arena. “We took the feedback seriously and found a way to…

Helicopter Tours and RV Park Approved for Denali State Park, AK

Many residents living near Alaska’s Denali State Park are not too happy with the local planning commission. Earlier this week, the Mat-Su Borough Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit for a privately owned RV resort in the middle of the state park. RV park aside, locals are up in arms with an associated decision—one that will lead to as many as eight helicopter tours per day from the resort during the tourist season. But the call is made: Denali helicopter tours and RVs will be a reality. The planning…