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Staycation campers stick to woods in local park

August 13, 2009 By The Associated Press  EMILY SMITH (The (Eugene) Register-Guard)

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Ten tents littered the lawn of Sladden Park by dinner time during the second of three in-town camp-outs hosted by Eugene Parks and Recreation.

For a mere $5 per person, the city invited locals to get away close to home in the spirit of economically savvy "stay-cations."

The campers brought their own tents and sleeping bags, the city provided meals, recreation and...

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