In an open house last Thursday, park employees and officials presented community members with displays and timelines that showed the impact of recent storms and outlined options to move sites within the Oceanside Campground to other locations on the island.
Liz Clarke, contractor with the park, said the campground currently has 41 drive-in sites and more than 60 walk-in sites, many of which are consistently covered in sand and water after storms.
“It’s relentless,” she said.
Within recent years, pictures have documented the effects these storms have had on the island’s coastline and oceanfront campsites. For example, Winter Storm Jonas in January 2016 left many sites flooded and, in more recent weeks, a minor storm left nearly a foot of sand in its wake.
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ReplyDeletePersonally, if they changed the campsite marking system, they wouldn't need to move the sand that naturally shifts. Pylons would do the job, and most that use the campground already travel there in 4x4s or awd vehicles. Just post a warning sign about what will happen if you get stuck, like they already post on the beach.
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