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New Pier Opens At Santa Cruz Island In Channel Islands National Park

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December 7, 2016

A new landing pier has been installed at Channel Islands National Park/NPS

Channel Islands National Park Superintendent Russell Galipeau has announced the damaged pier at Scorpion Anchorage on Santa Cruz Island in California has been replaced and is open for visitor landings.

The pier was closed last December due to damages caused by high surf. It was a flatbed railcar that had been installed as a temporary pier in 2000 and had deteriorated due to wave action and saltwater corrosion.

Last Wednesday, the flatbed railcar was removed and replaced with an elevated aluminum gangway. This is a short-term solution as the park expects to construct a new pier in approximately two years. The elevated gangway will be reused as part of the new pier.

Scorpion Anchorage is the most visited destination in the park, with more than 65,000 people coming ashore each year to enjoy recreational activities such as hiking, picnicking, camping, kayaking, and swimming.

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Comments

Submitted by Dan Wakelee on December 7, 2016 - 4:44pm.

This pier is on Santa Cruz Island (as stated in the text of the article) not Santa Rosa as stated in the headline


Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on December 7, 2016 - 4:48pm.

Good catch, Dan. We got it fixed. Thanks.


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