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A Flood Watch remains in effect for Zion National Park and Springdale through the evening of October 22. RV travelers should check the rain forecast, Narrows closure criteria, and vehicle access restrictions.
Peaks of Otter Campground ends regular operations on October 25 and begins its winter closure October 26. Travelers should check final-weekend reservations and the James River Bridge detour area.
Manzanita Lake Campground is continuing fall operations without water service in Loops A and B. Travelers should plan for no potable water or flush toilets, a $15 nightly rate, and schedule changes based on RV length and weather.
Door County’s October 16 report showed 100% color change. At Peninsula State Park, check Eagle Tower’s season, Tennison Bay construction and the dump station’s closing dates.
A roadside sign leads me into Tombstone, the real setting of a favorite Western. Old banks, churches, saloons and gunfight performances evoke the frontier town’s past.
A 90% chance of rain, with 0.5 to 0.75 inches expected, was forecast near San Elijo Lagoon on the night of the 21st. Rain was also expected Thursday, so campers should check campground check-in procedures, site length, and actual access-road conditions.
Pennsylvania’s October 15–21 report described advancing color in eastern Warren and Forest counties. Plan Allegheny riverside drives and the Longhouse loop alongside Willow Bay’s late-October camping schedule.
Rain and thunderstorms were forecast around Lake Tahoe for October 21–22, with the snow level expected to drop to about 8,000 feet Thursday. Sugar Pine Point was operating first-loop winter camping, while its showers and dump station had closed for the season.
A Flood Watch was in effect for northern and central Arizona, including Grand Canyon, from 5 a.m. October 21 through 11 p.m. October 22. Mather Campground was operating as dry camping under water restrictions, while Trailer Village and several inner-canyon areas were closed.
