Camping experiences see impact as drought increases fire risks

SWANNANOA, N.C. — Fire risks throughout North Carolina have increased as a drought conditions continue to affect the region causing a state wide burn ban to continue for nearly a month.

With those risks and the burn ban camping experiences may be impacted.

“A lot more people are coming out. And everybody who camps loves to have a campfire. They want to sit at their sites and enjoy stories in the evening and just have a campfire on a cool night. And right now, we can’t do that,” said Douglas Wisz, the General Manager with Asheville East KOA…

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