Oyster Dome
May 26, 2012
by
Charlie B
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last modified
May 29, 2012 09:55 PM
- Type of Outing
- Day hike
- Read More in our Hiking Guide
- Hike: Oyster Dome
- Region: Puget Sound and Islands -- North Sound
- Agency: Department of Natural Resources, Northwest Region
- Avg Rating: 3.81
- Hiking Companions
- Hiked with kids
- Hiked with a dog
Notice posted at Oyster Dome trail cutoff
We hiked up from Chuckanut Drive only to find at the junction to the Oyster Dome this notice that the Oyster Dome and the bat caves are CLOSED TO THE PUBLC DUE TO STRESS TO THE BAT POPULATION AND A WHITE-NOSE SYNDROME AFFECTING THE BATS BROUGHT IN BY HIKERS!!!. We really wished this sign was posted at the bottom near Chuckanut before we started the hike.
Disappointed after hiking this far, we continued up the the new Samish outlook with a very fine view. There we were treated to watching a father and son jump off the cliff with their hang gliders. Here again there was no sign that the Oyster Dome is closed if you start at this trailhead. We ran into another hiker who said she checked WTA that morning and there was not notice that the Oyster Dome area is closed. I checked tonight and see she did not post so I am, a couple days late.
Disappointed after hiking this far, we continued up the the new Samish outlook with a very fine view. There we were treated to watching a father and son jump off the cliff with their hang gliders. Here again there was no sign that the Oyster Dome is closed if you start at this trailhead. We ran into another hiker who said she checked WTA that morning and there was not notice that the Oyster Dome area is closed. I checked tonight and see she did not post so I am, a couple days late.
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Hang Glider taking off from nearby Samish Viewpoint.
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Hang glider soaring over the water.
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