May 4, 2021
Drakes Bay at Point Reyes , marin county, California
The Drakes Beach area of the Point Reyes National Seashore has been closed. Yesterday the National Park Service shutdown the beach, and it will be closed for the next four months while officials work on a restoration project. The project aims to restore the wetlands that were originally paved over in the 1960s. Access to the beach will be closed from Drakes Beach Road and Sir Francis Drake Blvd.
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Drakes Beach in Point Reyes National Seashore is closing for 4 months of restoration and road repairs
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Heavy equipment works at Drakes Beach, which is undergoing a four-month closure for wetland restoration and road and parking lot work.National Park Service
Drakes Beach in Point Reyes National Seashore will be closed for nearly four months starting Monday. The popular Marin County destination will undergo wetland restoration, along with road repairs and construction, the U.S. National Park Service announced.
Access to the beach from Drakes Beach Road, via Sir Francis Drake Boulevard off of Highway 1 near Inverness, will remain closed to the public from Monday through August 31.
Drakes Beach in Point Reyes National Seashore to close for repairs
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The southwestern shore of Point Reyes Peninsula is seen from Drakes Beach in May 2019. Restoration work on nearby wetlands began in April 2021 (Photo: Bay City News).
POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE, Calif. - Drakes Beach, a favorite summer destination with sweeping views of the bay by the same name and of the Point Reyes National Seashore, will be closed for nearly four months starting on Monday to accommodate road repairs and wetland restoration.
A large part of the beach s parking lot, which was created on a wetland in about 1960 as construction began on a massive housing development planned for the area, will be removed to restore the spot to its natural hydrologic function, according to a statement Friday from the National Park Service.
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Wildflowers are starting to bloom. Here s where to see them in the Bay Area and California
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Wildflowers on San Bruno Mountain in Brisbane.Scott Strazzante / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
Along Highway 1 south of Half Moon Bay, the swath of blooming yellow mustard across the coastal hills turned into a gold mine for Iacopi Farms.
“A lot of people were trespassing to see them, so we just opened the gates and charged $10 per person,” said Deborah Iacopi. “With COVID, a lot of people are going stir crazy and want to get out and see something pretty.”