NEWS RELEASES
Editor's Note: This news item was retrieved and first published through the Jefferson Star's website.
Jefferson County has seen problems with people camping at the recreational vehicle park at the boat dock at Mike Walker Boat Ramp throughout the summer in Idaho. There has been a lot of campers overstaying. Mickey Eames of Jefferson County suggests a change by installing gates, as well as the county could require people to reserve the campground, rather than allowing for drop-ins.
Jefferson Star writer, Nina Rydalch, speaks with Eames in her article: "My issue is having the people come out that want to live there all summer that we’ve had in the past few years that I’ve been doing this … I’d like to see it go to reservation only,” Eames said. “So, they’d actually have to get ahold of me to reserve it for a group.” Commissioner Scott Hancock said he could see negative impacts if the campground were entirely shut down. He said he met kayakers over the summer who were camping alongside the river. Without the campground, the journey would have been more difficult for them.
Read more on the suggestions for Mike Walker Boat Ramp here.