GULF BREEZE, Fla. - Gulf Islands National Seashore will be reopening Fort Pickens Road today, April 2, 2021 at noon. Registered campers may enter and exit the area prior to noon. Recent weather and associated sustained high winds hindered the park’s ability to clear sand from this roadway over the last 48 hours.
J. Earle Bowden Way, Highway 399, is open to passenger vehicles, and remains temporarily closed to oversized vehicles. Passenger vehicles traveling this road should also exercise caution due to sand covering sections of roadway.
The Perdido Key area remains temporarily closed to oversized vehicles to include RVs and vehicles towing trailers, due to reduced parking area resulting from increased sand in the primary parking lot. Walkers and bicycles should use caution as sand is covering the road beyond the main parking lot in areas.
Current closure information: www.nps.gov/guis/planyourvisit/tempclosures.htm.www.nps.govAbout Gulf Islands National Seashore: Created in 1971, the national seashore stretches 160 miles along the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico in Florida and Mississippi, and includes barrier islands, maritime forests, historic forts, bayous, and marine habitat. Visit us at www.nps.gov/GulfIslands, on Facebook www.facebook.com/GulfIslandsNPS, Twitter www.twitter.com/GulfIslandsNPS, and Instagram www.Instagram.com/GulfIslandsNPS.
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Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
