Correction to Tonto holiday release

The closure order put out for the Mogollon Rim June 23rd failed to exempt some campgrounds that the Payson Ranger District wanted to remain open. They have consequently amended the closure order, so the news release Vincent Picard sent out yesterday was incorrect. It should have read: A closure focused on the Mogollon Rim has closed some of the popular high country campgrounds, including, Canyon Creek, Airplane Flat & Valentine Ridge. Popular campgrounds along Arizona Highway 260, including Tonto Creek, Christopher Creek, Sharp Creek, have been exempted from this closure order. They are open but campers will not be able to leave the campgrounds to enter the surrounding forest. The info provided about the other closure, in the Pinal Mountains, is correct.