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The Tulare County Sheriff's Office has decided to shut down access to the Kern River on its side of the county line. Tulare Sheriff Mike ​Boudreaux issued the temporary closure on Thurs, May 4.
With this year's 300 percent snowpack melting into the river, the water is expected to be higher, faster, and colder than it has been in several years.
Kern River Conservancy Executive Director Gary Ananian says the park, which had been scheduled to open in June, will be delayed until at least the fall as the site is cleared of flood debris.