Campers can start making limited reservations at Minnesota state parks and recreation areas. The DNR says arrival dates will be rolled out in stages because of a backlog. The upgraded system crashed earlier this month after technical problems shut it down.

A popular state park in Duluth that was closed for four months after devastating floods swept through Northeastern Minnesota is set to reopen Monday. Restrictions will remain in place at Jay Cooke State Park, however, since repairs have yet to be completed after the floods washed away roads, trails and bridges.

MnDot crews are making progress on roadwork surrounding Jay Cooke State Park south of Duluth. The popular tourist attraction was closed for the summer following massive flooding to the region in June. The park could reopen in October.

The DNR has big plans for a fancy new campsite reservation web site. But, you're going to have to wait. The DNR is no longer accepting 2012 campsite reservations until its new online platform launches on March 1.

The Star Tribune reports technical problems have temporarily shut the system down until further notice. The reservation system was suspended in December for upgrades and scheduled to be up and running March 1.

Campers should be able to start making reservations on Thursday morning. The DNR's new online reservation system crashed soon after it was launched because of an unexpected flood of web traffic, according to the agency.