It is expected to be busy in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest this Memorial Day weekend.
Public Affairs Officer Robin Demario called it the unofficial kickoff to the camping season.
"Folks looking for sites to camp in the forest will need to have alternative plans in mind in case their favorite campground is not yet open or if it has already filled up; most fill up by late Friday after
Exact numbers from a busy Memorial Day weekend will not be available until later this week, but Sheriff Brian Burnett said it was very busy.
"We ran some preliminary that looked at Friday through about midnight Sunday. We took about 290 calls in the county and about 244 of those were in the Chelan area."
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The Chelan County Sheriff's Office is gearing up for their busiest weekend of the year with Sheriff Brian Burnett calling it an all hands on deck weekend.
"We also still bring over some King County employees that help us with Marine Patrol, some downtown bike and foot patrol and potentially some drug activity enforcement...