Dec 17, 2013 2 min read

The Washington County Department of Parks and Recreation will begin accepting 2014 shelter reservations for Mingo Creek, Ten Mile Creek and Cross Creek County Parks beginning Jan. 13. The office is in Room 705 of the Washington County Courthouse Square building. Office hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

From Jan. 13 to 31, reservations will only be accepted in person or by application through the mail. Beginning Feb. 1, reservations will also be accepted by phone with a credit card. Rservations are on a “first come-first serve” basis. Payment in full is due at the time of reservation.

Permit applications are available at the following locations in Washington County: Bentleyville Library; Brownsville Municipal Building; Burgettstown Borough Building; California Borough Building; Canonsburg Borough Building; Charleroi Chamber; Cross Creek Township Building; Donora Borough Building; Agway in Eighty Four; Giant Eagle, Finleyville; Monongahela Borough Building; McDonald Borough Building; Peters Township Municipal Building; Washington County Tourism Promotion Agency.

Applications are also available in a PDF format at www.co.washington.pa.us. Locate the menu on the left of the page, go to departments, scroll to Parks and Recreation and click on downloads and then Shelter Permit Application to print an application. For more information, call the Washington County Department of Parks and Recreation at 724-228-6867.