Maine State Parks Set New Record For Campers During Pandemic
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — People seeking to get outdoors during the pandemic have helped set a record at Maine's 12 state park campgrounds.
The season isn't yet over, but there have been at least 270,794 campers through Sept. 30. That already topped the previous record of 261,589 campers in 2018.
It's especially impressive since the parks opened two to four weeks later, and missed the busy Memorial Day weekend, the Portland Press Herald reported.
Andy Cutko, director of the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands, said many people realized that "being outside was one of the safest places to be."
Maine' state park campgrounds will be open through this weekend, and longer if there's good weather.
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