ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times

DATE: Monday, March 18, 1996                 TAG: 9603180096
SECTION: SPORTS                   PAGE: B-6  EDITION: METRO 

TIME TO RESERVE FOREST CAMPSITE

The U.S. Forest Service has activated its campground reservation system and is telling outdoorsmen it's not too early to think about booking a campsite.

``We encourage campers to book reservations before May 1, so they have the best selection and so they can get through easily to the popular reservations system,'' said Lyle Laverty, a forest service spokesman.

The reservation system covers approximately 600 campgrounds in 100 national forests. Last year, more than 111,000 reservations were made through the system. The phone number is 1-800-280-CAMP. The fee for making a reservation is $7.85.

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