Dinosaur Monument opens backcountry campgrounds

DINOSAUR I Mark Foust, acting superintendent at Dinosaur National Monument, announced that the two backcountry campsites at Ely Creek, located along the Jones Hole Trail, are now open in Dinosaur National Monument.
“When the campsites were closed last summer, there was significant concern about increasing bear activity in the area,” Foust said. “Our priorities are to protect both visitors and wildlife in the monument. We monitored the area for bear activity last year and this…