They finally got the barge full of hazardous material containers pulled away from the Sandbridge shore near Little Island City Park, but all is not right with the beach at False Cape State Park.
The November nor'easter (they really should name those because it was as bad as many hurricanes we have faced) really took a bite out of the beach.
After:
For those of you that have never camped at False Cape State Park, campers who rent the ocean side sites (sites 4-9) at Barbour Hill and False Cape Landing are generally allowed to either use the established sites on the west side of the dunes, or camp out on the beach next to the dunes.
You might also be unaware that there is some vehicular traffic on the beach. In addition to park staff, residents of the northernmost part of North Carolina down to near Corolla Light were grandfathered access to Virginia Beach via the beach when the Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge was formed. Coincidentally, my sister is married to one of those grandfathered residents. These folks drive on the beach between North Carolina and Sandbridge.
Usually as long as campers stay close to the dunes, even at high tide there is no problem with the traffic. But given what is left of the beach, we have now ruled that the beach camping is too dangerous. We hope this is just temporary but I have no projections on how long the prohibition will last. Camping in the established sites west of the dunes is still allowed.
I'd hate for my sister to run over a camper!
The November nor'easter (they really should name those because it was as bad as many hurricanes we have faced) really took a bite out of the beach.
Before:
After:
For those of you that have never camped at False Cape State Park, campers who rent the ocean side sites (sites 4-9) at Barbour Hill and False Cape Landing are generally allowed to either use the established sites on the west side of the dunes, or camp out on the beach next to the dunes.
You might also be unaware that there is some vehicular traffic on the beach. In addition to park staff, residents of the northernmost part of North Carolina down to near Corolla Light were grandfathered access to Virginia Beach via the beach when the Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge was formed. Coincidentally, my sister is married to one of those grandfathered residents. These folks drive on the beach between North Carolina and Sandbridge.
Usually as long as campers stay close to the dunes, even at high tide there is no problem with the traffic. But given what is left of the beach, we have now ruled that the beach camping is too dangerous. We hope this is just temporary but I have no projections on how long the prohibition will last. Camping in the established sites west of the dunes is still allowed.
I'd hate for my sister to run over a camper!
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