Section 250-RICR-100-00-1.14 - Camping for Specific AreasA. Camping for specific Management Areas1. Reservations for backpack areas and shelters will be accepted prior to stay. Payment for shelter reservations must be received within fourteen (14) working days of the date reservation is made and before the date of use. All permits must be picked up in person from Arcadia Forestry Headquarters.2. Camping permits run from 12:00 PM on date of permit to 11:00 AM at end of camping period, except for the George Washington campground where camping permits run from 2:00 PM on the date of issue to 11:00 AM at the end of the camping period.3. No person may occupy a backpack area or shelter for more than a continuous three (3) day period with a seven (7) day minimum break prior to any re-occupancy.4. No person may occupy Reynolds Horsemen's Area for more than a continuous four (4) day period with a one (1) day minimum break prior to any re-occupancy, unless with official written permission from Arcadia Forestry Headquarters. Use of this area is limited to campers with horses and a fee of three dollars ($3.00) per night, per site shall be paid to the Rhode Island State Treasurer and mailed to: Arcadia Headquarters 260 Arcadia Road, Hope Valley, RI 02832.5. No person may occupy canoe campsites for more than one (1) night, with a minimum break of seven (7) days prior to any re-occupancy, unless with official written permission from Arcadia Forestry Headquarters.6. In the Arcadia and George Washington Campgrounds, no more than two (2) cars shall be parked at each campsite. Vehicles are prohibited in backpack areas, unless with official written permission from respective Forestry Headquarters. 7. Visitors are prohibited from backpack areas and shelters, unless with official written permission from respective Forestry Headquarters.8. Campsites must be occupied each night of the camping period in backpack and shelter areas and Reynolds Horsemen's Area.9. No more than two (2) tents per site shall be allowed in Arcadia designated camping areas, unless with official written permission from respective Forestry Headquarters.B. Camping for specific parks properties 1. No more than two (2) motor vehicles shall be parked at each campsite.2. Camping permits shall be issued at the parks on a "first-come, first-served" basis or by contacting our current campground reservation system provider. Campers shall be ready to set up camp on the date of issuance. Permits shall not be issued by phone at the campground. 3. Camping permits shall run from 1:00 PM on the date of permit to 11:00 AM at the end of the camping period as indicated on the permit. 4. Reservations shall be accepted for State campgrounds through the authorized campground reservation system provider.250 R.I. Code R. 250-RICR-100-00-1.14
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