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More residents were allowed to return home Wednesday afternoon as firefighters made what officials called “big progress” against the Parkdale Canyon fire.
Residents east of County Road 61 could return to their homes, and the Royal Gorge Bridge, Buckskin Joe and the KOA campground are again open to visitors, the Bureau of Land Management announced. The Arkansas River will reopen to boaters through the gorge at daybreak today.
The Royal View Campground is still closed, as are areas south of U.S. 50 and west of County Road 61.
The fire has held steady at 730 acres, with containment now at 65 percent, according to Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team B.
