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Bucks Co. State Parks To Close For 2 Weeks Due To Coronavirus
The closed parks include Delaware Canal, Neshaminy, Nockamixon, Ralph Stover, Tyler, and Washington Crossing.
BUCKS COUNTY, PA — Six Pennsylvania state parks in Bucks County are closed for 14 days effective Sunday, March 15, to help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, stat officials announced.
The closed parks include Delaware Canal, Neshaminy, Nockamixon, Ralph Stover, Tyler, and Washington Crossing.
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State parks in Chester, Montgomery and Delaware counties are also closed.
"These parks are being closed because they are in counties where there are the most numbers of presumptive and confirmed cases in the state. The closures further encourage people to stay home and to not travel to these areas," the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources said.
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"We advise people not to visit state parks that are closed; however, trails and roads that pass through parks and forestlands remain open, especially as some are transportation routes or are in neighborhoods that people access them from."
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