Thirty-eighth Annual Sand Sculpture Contest at Drakes Beach on Sunday, August 25, 2019

Thirty-eighth Annual Sand Sculpture Contest at Drakes Beach on Sunday, August 25, 2019

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service on Aug. 21, 2019. It is reproduced in full below.

Point Reyes Station, Calif. - Point Reyes National Seashore invites you to join the Thirty-eighth Annual Sand Sculpture Contest. We welcome all ages at this free community event located at Drakes Beach. Create your own sand sculpture or marvel at the works made by participants.

Categories include: Children (fourteen years of age and under) Individual, Children Group, Adult Individual, and Adult Group.

Three prizes will be awarded in each of those categories, along with prizes for the sculpture with the most recycled plastic included. Only materials found on Drakes Beach may be incorporated into the structure. Do not pick plants or pull rocks or gravel from the cliffs. Build above the high tide line and away from the cliffs for your safety.

Please be aware that parking will be extremely limited during the contest and Drakes Beach will be heavily impacted with contest participants.

The Point Reyes National Seashore Association will have the Drakes Beach Bookstore open on that day and will have pre-packaged food and drink for sale. This event is family based, but please remember that no dogs are allowed on this designated swimming beach (no lifeguard on duty). Judges will make the call on creativity and originality. Bring a picnic and spend the day!

Schedule

9 am - Registration begins at the Kenneth C. Patrick Visitor Center, Drakes Beach

12 noon - Judging begins

3:30 pm - Prizes awarded

Prizes donated by the Point Reyes National Seashore Association.

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on the park’s webpage at www.nps.gov/pore

- NPS -

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Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service

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