The lake at Colonel Denning State Park
Posted on 11/20/2020 10:25:41 AM PST by lightman
The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has announced new restrictions on out-of-state visitors to Pennsylvania’s state parks, in an effort to halt the growing spread of COVID-19.
The new measures announced on Nov. 20 state that those traveling from out of state to visit Pennsylvania parks must either have a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours prior to their arrival, or must quarantine for 14 days beforehand after arriving in our state.
The new measures apply to residents from out of state, as well as Pennsylvanians who are returning from traveling out of state. Overnight facilities at state parks cannot be used for the 14 day quarantine requirement. Masks must also be worn outdoors when visitors are unable to socially distance the required six feet from one another.
The DCNR has also announced that all exhibit halls and interpretive areas will be closed and all indoor programs canceled, though restrooms will still be available. Outdoor educational and recreational programs will be limited to 20 people, including staff or volunteers organizing the events.
Visitors who don’t comply with the new measures may be fined between $25 and $300, and those who refuse to mask when required will be denied service. Visits and reservations will be canceled and refunds will be issued to those who do not meet the new requirements.
“Since the beginning of efforts to address the pandemic we have kept our state park and forest lands open to all so that people can safely enjoy outdoor recreation as a way to maintain positive physical and mental health, and that will continue to be the case,” said Cindy Adams Dunn, Secretary of the DCNR. “We are making some changes to our overnight stays for out-of-state-visitors and our programming to help decrease the spread of COVID-19.”
More information about Pennsylvania’s state parks and forests, as well as the new COVID-19 measures, are available on the DCNR website.
The lake at Colonel Denning State Park
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my god... I hope .. I REALLY REALLY hope the libs keep this crap up for 2 more years!!!!!!!!!!!!
IT will be the biggest defeat in the history of the US for the libs if they do!
Who in the hell has 14 days in their life to do some nonsense quarantine?
WTF?
Not really. If this extremely dishonest election stands the Democrats will never lose again.
Gee... so because a dude in a dress, that can’t figure out what bathroom to use, decides we have to jump... we all have to say “How high”?
Nope.
Will not comply.
Democrats
Shelves at my store in W PA now nearly enoty of paper products. It is happening again.
Best of luck even trying to enforce that.
Because they can’t lock down those nasty states that won’t lock down, they are removing availability of places for people from free states to actually visit.
[[Visitors to state parks from outside of Pa. must get COVID-19 test or quarantine for two weeks]]
Even if they are antifa and blm hell bent on destroying the parks?
lemme know when penn enforces the rule on the radical domestic terrorists antifa and blm
One last thing, there should be a grand celebration when the Rachael Carson (Progressive Commie Bitch) Building and DNCR offices in Harrisburg are demolished. Those unwilling to give up their jobs should be left inside. Let's look forward to the day that we celebrate our freedoms along with the demise of our enemies.
*** unless you are returning a late ballot for Biden
“Oh, sure, I’ve been quarantined at home for the last two weeks, just for this trip.”
“Fine, sir. Welcome to Pennsylvania.”
“my god... I hope .. I REALLY REALLY hope the libs keep this crap up for 2 more years!!!!!!!!!!!!”
It is part of the Great Reset. They will keep this up until a Great Depression kicks in.
If Trump is not re-elected start preparing for a Great Depression by ensuring you have a roof over your head with no debt.
If you have a huge mortgage that cannot be pay off, secure land to build a place in case you loose the house.
Wait a minute. I could maybe, kinda see some restrictions if we were talking about riding in a subway car. But I cannot imagine a safer place in these times than a state forest.
I guess the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation felt that they just had to do something, anything. Got to keep up with the Jones, so to speak.
I honestly don’t have a problem with this, since it is almost certainly aimed mainly at visitors from New York and New Jersey. I would banish people from those states permanently from my state if I could. :-P
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