Recent snowstorms have prompted the Ochoco National Forest to close Sugar Creek Campground.

The campground, along Forest Road 58 near Paulina, typically remains open late in the year to accommodate elk hunters in the Paulina Ranger District, according to a news release from the national forest

Snowstorms earlier this month knocked down trees at the campground, making it unsafe for the public. The campground is expected to reopen in May.

Other campgrounds nearby are available, according to the national forest, but the roads to them are not regularly cleared so bad weather could make them impassable.