Parks Department eyes parking at Hole in the Ground

Every summer vehicles line Belsby Road at Hole in the Ground, as boaters launch their boats into Hole in the Ground Creek for access to Bonnie Lake.

Cars and trucks of boaters line the road near the single launch point. They are then left on both sides of the bridge over the creek.

Whitman County is looking to alleviate the congestion on the rural road.

Tim Myers, director of the county parks department, told commissioners Monday his department wanted to put up signs and investigate the possibility of creating a parking lot.

The only public land in the area is the road and an island in Bonnie...