Phillipi Park To Reopen To The Public Memorial Day Weekend

Phillipi Park on the John Day River will reopen to the public on Memorial Day weekend.  The boat-in park was closed in 2013 by the Army Corps of Engineers due to budget issues, but a group of people who have used the park have been working to reopen the popular location.  The Opal Foundation is a non-profit agency that has been working to get the funds to restore and operate the park, and Executive Director Darrell McSmith says in working with the Corps work has been done this spring to get the park ready for use.  The Foundation is trying to raise $250.000 to complete major repairs and improvements to the park.  Information is available at the group’s website, opal-foundation.org.

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