NEWS RELEASES
Editor's Note: This news item was retrieved and first published through the San Luis Obispo Tribune's website.
The Tribune reports on proposed changes at Oceano Dunes State Recreation Area in CA. The state's changes for the parks at Oceano Dunes and Pismo Beach, includes converting agricultural land to tent and RV camping and adding an off-road vehicle trail near the Oso Flaco Lake Natural Area. Public comments on the proposed project concepts were accepted until Jan. 24. Tribune writer, Monica Vaughan, relates in her article, "[The state's ideas] got the attention of local environmental groups concerned about potential impacts to what is now pedestrian-only day use." In the agency’s ongoing public works planing process, which essentially creates a new general plan to guide long-term use of the 2,500 acres the state manages as Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area and Pismo Beach State Park, there are more changes to be discovered. For example, some developments for in the Oso Flaco Lake area are adding a new entrance to the park and kiosk, building a campfire area and environmental education center, providing a lifeguard tower, restrooms and a gathering area at the beach, plus others.
See a full list of proposed changes that will affect camping in the area, here.
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