Several camping and day-use areas along the Upper McKenzie River are open again after a nine-year closure.
The recreation sites and trails are located near the Carmen-Diversion, Smith and Trail Bridge Reservoirs about 60 miles east of Springfield.
They’ve been inaccessible to the public as Eugene Water & Electric Board worked on the Carmen-Smith Hydroelectric Project. But the utility said it’s now been able to safely reopen the road…