Mile 52 Report
Agate Beach, Garrison Lake, south of Paradise Point SW
November 25, 2007
Just wanted to let everyone know that Tseriadun State Park (Agate Beach) in Port Orford has re-opened after being closed almost 11 months.
Report Details
Just wanted to let everyone know that Tseriadun State Park (Agate Beach) in Port Orford has re-opened after being closed almost 11 months. The Park reopened on Tuesday, November 20, 2007. It is wonderful to have access to the beach again and the public has definitely been coming out to check out all the work that has been completed. These past rains put the culvert to the test and it seems that the water is flowing through the culvert when the lake reaches 14.5 ft. As always, it will be exciting to see what happens with the first really big storm and high tide.
Human Activities
Number of people: 12. Number of dogs: 2.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 5.
Laurie Prouty
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