Will upgrades draw visitors back to parks?
Recreation: Tourism officials fix up campsites

 
By Julie Bisbee
Published: June 23, 2008

The state Tourism and Recreation Department has nearly $9.5 million in projects under way at the state's 50 parks this year, and recently approved a $10 million list to begin work on later this year.

Projects in the works include updates to cabin furnishings systemwide, adding new restrooms and making repairs that hadn't been addressed because they were too costly.

"This is really unprecedented in our agency in th...


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