Posted on 03/16/2024 5:29:59 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
California Central Coast residents are losing overnight access to the only free beach campsite in the Big Sur area because visitors wouldn’t clean up after themselves.
On Thursday, the California Coastal Commission announced that overnight camping and campfires will be banned at San Carpoforo Beach, located off Highway 1 in northern San Luis Obispo County, for up to two years.
San Carpoforo Beach has no restrooms or trash cans, which became a major issue as the area got more popular. The report said, “visitors have sometimes left large amounts of trash, debris, and human waste at the beach.”
The camping ban is planned to allow the U.S. Forest Service to “reset” conditions at the beach and create a plan for visitor use moving forward.
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that is interesting history
I had no idea that indoor toilets have been around for almost 250 years
Not when it’s human and it’s FRESH, my FRiend. My gardens ROCK, thanks to ‘composted materials’ from my mule and the beef steer. ;)
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