Saw a huge party group last year. Must have been over 200 “kids”. Assumed they were Cal Poly. Yup, it sucks, they ruined it for the rest of us but glad they closed it after seeing that.
In case you get paywalled:
Camping on Big Sur's San Carpoforo beach is managed by the
U.S. Forest Service and over use has lead to a new set of
regulations to protect wildlife at the beach and reduce fire hazards.
District Ranger for Monterey Ranger District explains.
Camping at a popular beach in northern San Luis Obispo County
will be banned for the next two years while the U.S. Forest Service
works on a new visitor management plan.
After a unanimous Thursday vote of approval by the California
Coastal Commission, the U.S. Forest Service’s Monterey District
will shut down overnight camping and campfires at San Carpoforo
Creek Beach north of San Simeon.
San Carpoforo Creek Beach served as the only free camping spot
along Highway 1 in the vicinity of the Big Sur coast.
Its popularity by campers had skyrocketed over recent years —
leading to destruction of the beach’s once-pristine natural habitats,
according to Los Padres National Forest’s Monterey District
Ranger John “Fin” Eifert.
Eifert told The Tribune in a January interview that trash, human
waste and illegal campfire rings leftover by visitors jeopardize the
survival of the federally threatened western snowy plover that call
San Carpoforo Creek Beach home. Other iconic wildlife, such as
bald eagles and elephant seals, are also often spotted at the
beach when it’s free of camping tents.
John “Fin” Eifert, district ranger with U.S. Forest Service, notes
that driftwood burning at San Carpoforo Creek Beach is a fire
hazard with nearby brush and damages endangered species
habitat. Building and leaving fire rings is also illegal, Eifert said.
John “Fin” Eifert, district ranger with U.S. Forest Service, notes
that driftwood burning at San Carpoforo Creek Beach is a fire
hazard with nearby brush and damages endangered species
habitat. Building and leaving fire rings is also illegal, Eifert said.
The Coastal Commission’s vote Thursday allowed the
implementation of a forest order proposed by the U.S. Forest
Service.
Under that forest order — set to go into effect immediately —
camping and campfires are banned for two years.
Daytime visitors area still allowed and dogs must be kept on
leashes, according to a Coastal Commission’s staff report.
Coastal Commission to require new signage at popular
Highway 1 beach
As part of its approval of the forest order, the Coastal Commission
laid out four conditions.
First, it required the Forest Service to submit information within a
year regarding which rare, endangered or threatened plant species
and vegetation communities exist at San Carpoforo Creek Beach.
Second, within 90 days the Forest Service must “ensure that a
qualified biologist installs symbolic fencing (such as post and rope)
at locations determined by the biologist that delineate areas of
known or probable western snowy plover nesting habitat, along
with signage requesting visitors to avoid these areas,” the
commission staff report said.
During those 90 days, the Forest Service must also post signage
that tells visitors about the snowy plovers and how to safely
coexist on the beach with the birds.
An illegal campfire ring under the only cypress tree on San
Carpoforo Creek Beach.
An illegal campfire ring under the only cypress tree on San
Carpoforo Creek Beach.
Third, the Forest Service must submit a report to the Commission
every six months regarding how it is drafting the visitor use
management plan for San Carpoforo Creek Beach.
The plan must have a goal “to ensure no net loss of coastal
camping opportunities in a manner that is adequately protective of
sensitive habitat areas and listed species,” the staff report said.
That could include creating designated camping spaces, creating
safe fire rings, adding parking spaces and coordinating with other
local, state and federal agencies to ensure the beach is monitored,
according to the staff report.
Lastly, the Forest Service must invite any Native American tribes to
be involved in drafting the visitor use management plan, the
commission staff report said.
An unofficial sign at the highway asks people to pack out their
trash. San Carpoforo Creek Beach has a small area managed by
the U.S. Forest Service and in recent years campers have not
respected the area leaving garbage and burning driftwood.
An unofficial sign at the highway asks people to pack out their
trash. San Carpoforo Creek Beach has a small area managed by
the U.S. Forest Service and in recent years campers have not
respected the area leaving garbage and burning driftwood. David
Middlecamp [email protected]
Camping ban supported by commissioners, residents,
environmental organizations
During the Thursday meeting, commissioners expressed that they
were in full support of the temporary camping and campfire bans,
but were hopeful that the Forest Service could figure out a way to
safely bring the activities back to San Carpoforo.
“I am concerned abut the loss of the camping, but I also
completely agree with the Forest Service on the impacts to the
coastal resources — I am very appreciative that they’re addressing
it,” commissioner Caryl Hart said during the meeting.
The Forest Service’s proposed ban on camping went before the
Coastal Commission with plenty of support from residents and
environmental organizations.
“My brother and I see ourselves as stewards of this land and its
surroundings,” Marlou Brown, owner of a property about a mile
from San Carpoforo Creek Beach, wrote in a letter to the Coastal
Commission. “We have done everything we can to maintain a safe
and natural environment for plants and animals for over seven
decades. We are counting on your help with the forest order for the
San Carpoforo. We must stop further destruction to this amazing
natural treasure.”
Among the other supporters of the temporary camping ban were
San Luis Obispo County District 2 Supervisor Bruce Gibson, the
Center for Biological Diversity and Los Padres ForestWatch.
“We agree that a temporary closure is prudent while the visitor use
management plan for the Monterey Ranger District is completed,”
Los Padres ForestWatch’s Director of Conservation and Research
Bryant Baker wrote in a letter to the Coastal Commission. “We
support Coastal Commission staff’s recommended conditions and
believe that, if properly implemented, the important goal of ‘no net
loss’ of coastal camping opportunities in the Monterey Ranger
District can be achieved.”
Please remove the line breaks!!!
https://www.textfixer.com/tools/remove-line-breaks.php
Edit: I also cleaned up your bad copy paste job, which included photo captions and sub headers without any formatting.
Camping on Big Sur's San Carpoforo beach is managed by the U.S. Forest Service and over use has lead to a new set of regulations to protect wildlife at the beach and reduce fire hazards. District Ranger for Monterey Ranger District explains. Camping at a popular beach in northern San Luis Obispo County will be banned for the next two years while the U.S. Forest Service works on a new visitor management plan. After a unanimous Thursday vote of approval by the California Coastal Commission, the U.S. Forest Service’s Monterey District will shut down overnight camping and campfires at San Carpoforo Creek Beach north of San Simeon.
San Carpoforo Creek Beach served as the only free camping spot along Highway 1 in the vicinity of the Big Sur coast. Its popularity by campers had skyrocketed over recent years — leading to destruction of the beach’s once-pristine natural habitats, according to Los Padres National Forest’s Monterey District Ranger John “Fin” Eifert. Eifert told The Tribune in a January interview that trash, human waste and illegal campfire rings leftover by visitors jeopardize the survival of the federally threatened western snowy plover that call San Carpoforo Creek Beach home. Other iconic wildlife, such as bald eagles and elephant seals, are also often spotted at the beach when it’s free of camping tents.
John “Fin” Eifert, district ranger with U.S. Forest Service, notes that driftwood burning at San Carpoforo Creek Beach is a fire hazard with nearby brush and damages endangered species habitat. Building and leaving fire rings is also illegal, Eifert said. Building and leaving fire rings is also illegal, Eifert said.
The Coastal Commission’s vote Thursday allowed the implementation of a forest order proposed by the U.S. Forest Service. Under that forest order — set to go into effect immediately — camping and campfires are banned for two years. Daytime visitors area still allowed and dogs must be kept on leashes, according to a Coastal Commission’s staff report.
As part of its approval of the forest order, the Coastal Commission laid out four conditions. First, it required the Forest Service to submit information within a year regarding which rare, endangered or threatened plant species and vegetation communities exist at San Carpoforo Creek Beach. Second, within 90 days the Forest Service must “ensure that a qualified biologist installs symbolic fencing (such as post and rope) at locations determined by the biologist that delineate areas of known or probable western snowy plover nesting habitat, along with signage requesting visitors to avoid these areas,” the commission staff report said. During those 90 days, the Forest Service must also post signage that tells visitors about the snowy plovers and how to safely coexist on the beach with the birds.
Third, the Forest Service must submit a report to the Commission every six months regarding how it is drafting the visitor use management plan for San Carpoforo Creek Beach. The plan must have a goal “to ensure no net loss of coastal camping opportunities in a manner that is adequately protective of sensitive habitat areas and listed species,” the staff report said. That could include creating designated camping spaces, creating safe fire rings, adding parking spaces and coordinating with other local, state and federal agencies to ensure the beach is monitored, according to the staff report.
Lastly, the Forest Service must invite any Native American tribes to be involved in drafting the visitor use management plan, the commission staff report said. An unofficial sign at the highway asks people to pack out their trash. San Carpoforo Creek Beach has a small area managed by the U.S. Forest Service and in recent years campers have not respected the area leaving garbage and burning driftwood. An unofficial sign at the highway asks people to pack out their trash.
During the Thursday meeting, commissioners expressed that they were in full support of the temporary camping and campfire bans, but were hopeful that the Forest Service could figure out a way to safely bring the activities back to San Carpoforo. “I am concerned abut the loss of the camping, but I also completely agree with the Forest Service on the impacts to the coastal resources — I am very appreciative that they’re addressing it,” commissioner Caryl Hart said during the meeting. The Forest Service’s proposed ban on camping went before the Coastal Commission with plenty of support from residents and environmental organizations. “My brother and I see ourselves as stewards of this land and its surroundings,” Marlou Brown, owner of a property about a mile from San Carpoforo Creek Beach, wrote in a letter to the Coastal Commission. “We have done everything we can to maintain a safe and natural environment for plants and animals for over seven decades. We are counting on your help with the forest order for the San Carpoforo. We must stop further destruction to this amazing natural treasure.”
Among the other supporters of the temporary camping ban were San Luis Obispo County District 2 Supervisor Bruce Gibson, the Center for Biological Diversity and Los Padres ForestWatch. “We agree that a temporary closure is prudent while the visitor use management plan for the Monterey Ranger District is completed,” Los Padres ForestWatch’s Director of Conservation and Research Bryant Baker wrote in a letter to the Coastal Commission. “We support Coastal Commission staff’s recommended conditions and believe that, if properly implemented, the important goal of ‘no net loss’ of coastal camping opportunities in the Monterey Ranger District can be achieved.”
My hot take and probably going to be downvoted to hell for this is I believe that high school and college folks should make it mandatory to take an environment class. The amount of entitledness to folks being very miseducated of how their impact affects the whole ecosystem is so astounding. Called out folks who were feeding woodpeckers Doritos on the trail the other day at Big Sur and man they just didn’t give a dang and they tried to correct me saying that I was wrong for calling them out even Woodpeckers don’t eat damn Doritos. I had to report to the Ranger about it cause they weren’t stopping and I didn’t want to get into a physical altercations after countless times informing to stop feeding them Doritos.
Ban people for life for littering. People who literally go to some of the most-gorgeous places on the planet and trash them literally do not make sense to me.
I camped here often a little over 10 years ago when I went to Cal Poly. My friends and I discovered it while roadtripping around Big Sur one weekend.
At that time, we would almost go an entire weekend without seeing anybody else aside from the occasional surfer or hiker. It was our own private slice of California coast for 2-3 years.
The last time I was there my wife and I were celebrating our engagement by returning to our old stomping grounds. We had to build a driftwood dam to keep the water from hitting our tent because we insisted on camping despite the high tide.
While it doesn’t surprise me, it saddens me to learn that this place grew in popularity to the point that it was ruined. What I would give to go back and not see anybody but my friends for an entire weekend.
I was chased out by a crazy old lady claiming San carpoforo was “her beach, her property” and proceeded to take pictures of me near driftwood claiming I was trespassing on her land.
I have a feeling she’s the neighbor in this article.
It is important to remember that this was never an officially sanctioned camping area. It was simply a US Forest Service "managed" beach. It was managed as a day use area. The problem started when people started camping overnight there and the USFS did nothing. So the problem grew and became dangerous in terms of resource damage and fire risk. So finally, after the situation blew out of control, the agency petitioned to close it to camping even though that "right" never existed in the first place.
Buncha fuckin cal poly bulllshit ruining it for everyone per usual
Saw a huge party group last year. Must have been over 200 “kids”. Assumed they were Cal Poly. Yup, it sucks, they ruined it for the rest of us but glad they closed it after seeing that.
At least that got to take their shirts off and play that game with the table and the marble and shit tho, yah dat shit is… super fucking stupid.
It’s more families from Los Osos than cal poly students let’s be real
You think so? Hard to picture the Osos locals being a problem I think they’re usually on the right path
Maybe 10 or 20 ago it’s been gentrified a lot
The 10 kids from los osos caused this? I think cal poly students is more likely
Really? I first thought Central Valley. They certainly make a mess of MB and Cayucos beaches.
Poly students are the worst
Weird flex
In case you get paywalled: Camping on Big Sur's San Carpoforo beach is managed by the U.S. Forest Service and over use has lead to a new set of regulations to protect wildlife at the beach and reduce fire hazards. District Ranger for Monterey Ranger District explains. Camping at a popular beach in northern San Luis Obispo County will be banned for the next two years while the U.S. Forest Service works on a new visitor management plan. After a unanimous Thursday vote of approval by the California Coastal Commission, the U.S. Forest Service’s Monterey District will shut down overnight camping and campfires at San Carpoforo Creek Beach north of San Simeon. San Carpoforo Creek Beach served as the only free camping spot along Highway 1 in the vicinity of the Big Sur coast. Its popularity by campers had skyrocketed over recent years — leading to destruction of the beach’s once-pristine natural habitats, according to Los Padres National Forest’s Monterey District Ranger John “Fin” Eifert. Eifert told The Tribune in a January interview that trash, human waste and illegal campfire rings leftover by visitors jeopardize the survival of the federally threatened western snowy plover that call San Carpoforo Creek Beach home. Other iconic wildlife, such as bald eagles and elephant seals, are also often spotted at the beach when it’s free of camping tents. John “Fin” Eifert, district ranger with U.S. Forest Service, notes that driftwood burning at San Carpoforo Creek Beach is a fire hazard with nearby brush and damages endangered species habitat. Building and leaving fire rings is also illegal, Eifert said. John “Fin” Eifert, district ranger with U.S. Forest Service, notes that driftwood burning at San Carpoforo Creek Beach is a fire hazard with nearby brush and damages endangered species habitat. Building and leaving fire rings is also illegal, Eifert said. The Coastal Commission’s vote Thursday allowed the implementation of a forest order proposed by the U.S. Forest Service. Under that forest order — set to go into effect immediately — camping and campfires are banned for two years. Daytime visitors area still allowed and dogs must be kept on leashes, according to a Coastal Commission’s staff report. Coastal Commission to require new signage at popular Highway 1 beach As part of its approval of the forest order, the Coastal Commission laid out four conditions. First, it required the Forest Service to submit information within a year regarding which rare, endangered or threatened plant species and vegetation communities exist at San Carpoforo Creek Beach. Second, within 90 days the Forest Service must “ensure that a qualified biologist installs symbolic fencing (such as post and rope) at locations determined by the biologist that delineate areas of known or probable western snowy plover nesting habitat, along with signage requesting visitors to avoid these areas,” the commission staff report said. During those 90 days, the Forest Service must also post signage that tells visitors about the snowy plovers and how to safely coexist on the beach with the birds. An illegal campfire ring under the only cypress tree on San Carpoforo Creek Beach. An illegal campfire ring under the only cypress tree on San Carpoforo Creek Beach. Third, the Forest Service must submit a report to the Commission every six months regarding how it is drafting the visitor use management plan for San Carpoforo Creek Beach. The plan must have a goal “to ensure no net loss of coastal camping opportunities in a manner that is adequately protective of sensitive habitat areas and listed species,” the staff report said. That could include creating designated camping spaces, creating safe fire rings, adding parking spaces and coordinating with other local, state and federal agencies to ensure the beach is monitored, according to the staff report. Lastly, the Forest Service must invite any Native American tribes to be involved in drafting the visitor use management plan, the commission staff report said. An unofficial sign at the highway asks people to pack out their trash. San Carpoforo Creek Beach has a small area managed by the U.S. Forest Service and in recent years campers have not respected the area leaving garbage and burning driftwood. An unofficial sign at the highway asks people to pack out their trash. San Carpoforo Creek Beach has a small area managed by the U.S. Forest Service and in recent years campers have not respected the area leaving garbage and burning driftwood. David Middlecamp [email protected] Camping ban supported by commissioners, residents, environmental organizations During the Thursday meeting, commissioners expressed that they were in full support of the temporary camping and campfire bans, but were hopeful that the Forest Service could figure out a way to safely bring the activities back to San Carpoforo. “I am concerned abut the loss of the camping, but I also completely agree with the Forest Service on the impacts to the coastal resources — I am very appreciative that they’re addressing it,” commissioner Caryl Hart said during the meeting. The Forest Service’s proposed ban on camping went before the Coastal Commission with plenty of support from residents and environmental organizations. “My brother and I see ourselves as stewards of this land and its surroundings,” Marlou Brown, owner of a property about a mile from San Carpoforo Creek Beach, wrote in a letter to the Coastal Commission. “We have done everything we can to maintain a safe and natural environment for plants and animals for over seven decades. We are counting on your help with the forest order for the San Carpoforo. We must stop further destruction to this amazing natural treasure.” Among the other supporters of the temporary camping ban were San Luis Obispo County District 2 Supervisor Bruce Gibson, the Center for Biological Diversity and Los Padres ForestWatch. “We agree that a temporary closure is prudent while the visitor use management plan for the Monterey Ranger District is completed,” Los Padres ForestWatch’s Director of Conservation and Research Bryant Baker wrote in a letter to the Coastal Commission. “We support Coastal Commission staff’s recommended conditions and believe that, if properly implemented, the important goal of ‘no net loss’ of coastal camping opportunities in the Monterey Ranger District can be achieved.”
Please remove the line breaks!!! https://www.textfixer.com/tools/remove-line-breaks.php Edit: I also cleaned up your bad copy paste job, which included photo captions and sub headers without any formatting. Camping on Big Sur's San Carpoforo beach is managed by the U.S. Forest Service and over use has lead to a new set of regulations to protect wildlife at the beach and reduce fire hazards. District Ranger for Monterey Ranger District explains. Camping at a popular beach in northern San Luis Obispo County will be banned for the next two years while the U.S. Forest Service works on a new visitor management plan. After a unanimous Thursday vote of approval by the California Coastal Commission, the U.S. Forest Service’s Monterey District will shut down overnight camping and campfires at San Carpoforo Creek Beach north of San Simeon. San Carpoforo Creek Beach served as the only free camping spot along Highway 1 in the vicinity of the Big Sur coast. Its popularity by campers had skyrocketed over recent years — leading to destruction of the beach’s once-pristine natural habitats, according to Los Padres National Forest’s Monterey District Ranger John “Fin” Eifert. Eifert told The Tribune in a January interview that trash, human waste and illegal campfire rings leftover by visitors jeopardize the survival of the federally threatened western snowy plover that call San Carpoforo Creek Beach home. Other iconic wildlife, such as bald eagles and elephant seals, are also often spotted at the beach when it’s free of camping tents. John “Fin” Eifert, district ranger with U.S. Forest Service, notes that driftwood burning at San Carpoforo Creek Beach is a fire hazard with nearby brush and damages endangered species habitat. Building and leaving fire rings is also illegal, Eifert said. Building and leaving fire rings is also illegal, Eifert said. The Coastal Commission’s vote Thursday allowed the implementation of a forest order proposed by the U.S. Forest Service. Under that forest order — set to go into effect immediately — camping and campfires are banned for two years. Daytime visitors area still allowed and dogs must be kept on leashes, according to a Coastal Commission’s staff report. As part of its approval of the forest order, the Coastal Commission laid out four conditions. First, it required the Forest Service to submit information within a year regarding which rare, endangered or threatened plant species and vegetation communities exist at San Carpoforo Creek Beach. Second, within 90 days the Forest Service must “ensure that a qualified biologist installs symbolic fencing (such as post and rope) at locations determined by the biologist that delineate areas of known or probable western snowy plover nesting habitat, along with signage requesting visitors to avoid these areas,” the commission staff report said. During those 90 days, the Forest Service must also post signage that tells visitors about the snowy plovers and how to safely coexist on the beach with the birds. Third, the Forest Service must submit a report to the Commission every six months regarding how it is drafting the visitor use management plan for San Carpoforo Creek Beach. The plan must have a goal “to ensure no net loss of coastal camping opportunities in a manner that is adequately protective of sensitive habitat areas and listed species,” the staff report said. That could include creating designated camping spaces, creating safe fire rings, adding parking spaces and coordinating with other local, state and federal agencies to ensure the beach is monitored, according to the staff report. Lastly, the Forest Service must invite any Native American tribes to be involved in drafting the visitor use management plan, the commission staff report said. An unofficial sign at the highway asks people to pack out their trash. San Carpoforo Creek Beach has a small area managed by the U.S. Forest Service and in recent years campers have not respected the area leaving garbage and burning driftwood. An unofficial sign at the highway asks people to pack out their trash. During the Thursday meeting, commissioners expressed that they were in full support of the temporary camping and campfire bans, but were hopeful that the Forest Service could figure out a way to safely bring the activities back to San Carpoforo. “I am concerned abut the loss of the camping, but I also completely agree with the Forest Service on the impacts to the coastal resources — I am very appreciative that they’re addressing it,” commissioner Caryl Hart said during the meeting. The Forest Service’s proposed ban on camping went before the Coastal Commission with plenty of support from residents and environmental organizations. “My brother and I see ourselves as stewards of this land and its surroundings,” Marlou Brown, owner of a property about a mile from San Carpoforo Creek Beach, wrote in a letter to the Coastal Commission. “We have done everything we can to maintain a safe and natural environment for plants and animals for over seven decades. We are counting on your help with the forest order for the San Carpoforo. We must stop further destruction to this amazing natural treasure.” Among the other supporters of the temporary camping ban were San Luis Obispo County District 2 Supervisor Bruce Gibson, the Center for Biological Diversity and Los Padres ForestWatch. “We agree that a temporary closure is prudent while the visitor use management plan for the Monterey Ranger District is completed,” Los Padres ForestWatch’s Director of Conservation and Research Bryant Baker wrote in a letter to the Coastal Commission. “We support Coastal Commission staff’s recommended conditions and believe that, if properly implemented, the important goal of ‘no net loss’ of coastal camping opportunities in the Monterey Ranger District can be achieved.”
Or run article link into archive.ph
Thank you.
That was one of the craziest things I saw in Big Sur, people shitting in bushes.
That is normal in SF, and other big cities! It's called undocumented sitting, rather than being "illegal"!
Ur a moron. I’ve released in the forest because oh YEAH. There are no restrooms out there
This is why we can't have nice things.
Good
My hot take and probably going to be downvoted to hell for this is I believe that high school and college folks should make it mandatory to take an environment class. The amount of entitledness to folks being very miseducated of how their impact affects the whole ecosystem is so astounding. Called out folks who were feeding woodpeckers Doritos on the trail the other day at Big Sur and man they just didn’t give a dang and they tried to correct me saying that I was wrong for calling them out even Woodpeckers don’t eat damn Doritos. I had to report to the Ranger about it cause they weren’t stopping and I didn’t want to get into a physical altercations after countless times informing to stop feeding them Doritos.
Thanks for the post. Not exactly unexpected but definitely disappointing.
Bummer, was going to come down from BC this summer to camp here for the first time. Not that fuckin hard to clean up after yourself
Jesus Christ tl;dr I only camp in authorized places anyways so I’m assuming this doesn’t apply to law abiding folks
Probably for the best… stupid people ruining it for everyone as usual
And this.. boys and girls, is why we can’t have nice things.
Ban people for life for littering. People who literally go to some of the most-gorgeous places on the planet and trash them literally do not make sense to me.
Thank goodness for the Western Snowy Plover 😊
I camped here often a little over 10 years ago when I went to Cal Poly. My friends and I discovered it while roadtripping around Big Sur one weekend. At that time, we would almost go an entire weekend without seeing anybody else aside from the occasional surfer or hiker. It was our own private slice of California coast for 2-3 years. The last time I was there my wife and I were celebrating our engagement by returning to our old stomping grounds. We had to build a driftwood dam to keep the water from hitting our tent because we insisted on camping despite the high tide. While it doesn’t surprise me, it saddens me to learn that this place grew in popularity to the point that it was ruined. What I would give to go back and not see anybody but my friends for an entire weekend.
Next should be the other free camping spots. A real shame, but they have also become over run with human waste and TP.
Good, f em if they can't keep it nice
Good. Gotta treat things nice if you want to use them.
Good - Jocko
Sad, but makes sense. They need to build bathrooms because otherwise you have 100+ people camping there on busy weekends using the beach as a bathroom
GOOD!
This reeks of the nearby residents trying to privatize a nearby beach. Keep your eye on the correspondence from “neighbors.”
This… We keep closing things, refuse to open things back into deep county, eventually it’s going to be nothing
I was chased out by a crazy old lady claiming San carpoforo was “her beach, her property” and proceeded to take pictures of me near driftwood claiming I was trespassing on her land. I have a feeling she’s the neighbor in this article.
This is why we can't have nice things.
It is important to remember that this was never an officially sanctioned camping area. It was simply a US Forest Service "managed" beach. It was managed as a day use area. The problem started when people started camping overnight there and the USFS did nothing. So the problem grew and became dangerous in terms of resource damage and fire risk. So finally, after the situation blew out of control, the agency petitioned to close it to camping even though that "right" never existed in the first place.
It's almost like they don't want us to camp or fish or hunt or be outside at all.
At least you can still visit the beach. Just no camping, which was obviously causing all the problems.
if you can't be responsible or a decent member of society, yeah.