San Juan County’s contractor Matia Contractors Inc. began work on the new realigned campground entrance road and day use area renovation on Thursday 8/29.

The park remains open during construction with camping on a first-come, first-served basis during September and October.

Construction work will generally be active Mondays – Thursdays, 8 a.m. – 6 p.m., but may, on occasion, extend to Fridays. Work is sequenced to focus first on the new road construction, wetland excavation, and old facility demolition.

Once the new road is open for use, the beachfront road and parking will be closed to create a new parking area, day use lawn, and to convert some drive-in campsites to walk-in sites. Work is expected to be complete by mid- October. This project was funded in part by Washington Wildlife Recreation Program grant and the Public Facilities Financing Assistance Program.

For more information see the Parks Department web page at http://sanjuanco.com/Parks/Odlindesign.aspx or contact the Parks & Fair Director, Dona Wuthnow at donaw@sanjuanco.com or 370-7452.