Cape Point opens to pedestrians

  Cape Point is open to pedestrians on the east side, according to Mike Murray, National Park service superintendent.

  Access is via a pedestrian access corridor that begins about 100 meters south of Ramp 44. Although the remaining piping plover chicks in the Cape Point area had fledged by last week, access to the Point has remained closed due to a closure for the unfledged American oystercatcher chicks south of Ramp 44. The AMOY chicks, which are provided a 200 meter buffer under the conssent decree, have now fledged, and the access corridor has reopened to pedestrian access.  Pets are not allowed in the pedestrian corridor. Young AMOY fledglings are relatively large birds and weak flyers and are less capable of getting out of the way of moving vehicles or pets off leash.

  There is a two-week waiting period after AMOY chicks fledge before an area is reopened to ORVs or pets. It is expected that the access corridor to the Point will reopen to ORV access and pets in about two weeks, provided no new resource closures occur in the area. (From the NPS)