and the Douglas County Sheriff's Office
and the Douglas County Sheriff's Office
present...
Winchester Bay Dune Reports
***2007 Reports starting April 2007***
Sept 21st, 2006
The weather is predicted to be in the 60's - 70's.
As has been happening lately, there are some vicious
witches eyes (facing the west) down below 3rd beach
or the 3rd staging area.
The sand is hard from the recent rain.
Just about everywhere has spots available, including
the NEW Campground.
A reminder....
The Douglas County Sheriff's Dept. would also like to remind everyone
that they need to Stay Out Of The Closure - the ticket is $242.00
NO Drag Racing - ticket $427.00
The speed limit from Discovery Point to the sand access is
posted 10 MPH.
They would also like to add that there is NO ALCOHOL allowed on the dunes.
A special Thank You to Deputy Rich Patten
with the Douglas County Sheriff's Office
for his weekly reports.
Sept. 14th - 17th, 2006
Sorry, there is no report this weekend.
The Sheriff's (well, at least two) are currently working on the sandrail in Washington. Finally more pictures can be taken and posted this next week.
The final Dunes Report will be Sept. 21st, 2006
Sept. 7th - 10th, 2006
Forest Service still has available sites for this weekend
Windy Cove B 1st come/ 1st serve
Douglas County sand camping and
Half Moon Bay (new campground) are both CLOSED
Weather is expected to be in the 60's
The wind has been blowing strangely causing very treacherous dunes
below 3rd beach with witches eyes facing the south and west.
The Douglas County Sheriff's Dept. would also like to remind everyone
that they need to Stay Out Of The Closure - the ticket is $242.00
NO Drag Racing - ticket $427.00
The speed limit from Discovery Point to the sand access is
posted 10 MPH.
They would also like to add that there is NO ALCOHOL allowed on the dunes.
Labor
Day Weekend
2006
All reservation sites are FULL.
However, Douglas County sand camping
and the NEW Campground are open for
this (Labor Day) weekend.
These sites are all 1st come/ 1st serve.
The weather is expected to be nice with temps in the 70's.
The sheriff's dept. would like everyone to know that the Dunes are fairly treacherous right now with more razor backs and witches eyes.
and as always a friendly reminder...
The Douglas County Sheriff's Dept. would also like to remind everyone
that they need to Stay Out Of The Closure - the ticket is $242.00
NO Drag Racing - ticket $427.00
The speed limit from Discovery Point to the sand access is
posted 10 MPH.
They would also like to add that there is NO ALCOHOL allowed on the dunes.
PLEASE HELP MAKE THIS A SAFE AND FUN WEEKEND!
August 24th - 27th 2006
Sorry about the past few weeks....
We had time conflicts on both sides
ALL reservation sites are FULL
The weather has been in the mid 60's and sunny
The sheriff's would like to remind everyone to
Please BE CAUTIOUS!
Look the area where you are riding over carefully.
Many of the witches eyes are hard to see and have caused a number of accidents in the past few weeks
also... remember
The Douglas County Sheriff's Dept. would also like to remind everyone
that they need to Stay Out Of The Closure - the ticket is $242.00
NO Drag Racing - ticket $427.00
The speed limit from Discovery Point to the sand access is
posted 10 MPH.
They would also like to add that there is NO ALCOHOL allowed on the dunes.
July 27th - 30th 2006
Sand is still smooth.... Wind has been blowing
Watch out for the little razor backs...there are plenty
Discovery Point campground is Full
Forest Service camping has 9 spots available (as of Thurs. morning)
5 above 3rd beach/ 4 below
Mornings have been foggy with temperatures in the mid 60's
The Douglas County Sheriff's Dept. would also like to remind everyone
that they need to Stay Out Of The Closure - the ticket is $242.00
NO Drag Racing - ticket $427.00
The speed limit from Discovery Point to the sand access is
posted 10 MPH.
They would also like to add that there is NO ALCOHOL allowed on the dunes.
July 22-23, 2006
Sand is smooth and nice...again!
Sand Camping - 3 spots avail below 3rd beach
3 above 3rd beach
Windy Cove B Campground is full
The sun has been shining. The temperatures are around high 60's /low70's
it's worth repeating...
The Douglas County Sheriff's Dept. would also like to remind everyone
that they need to Stay Out Of The Closure - the ticket is $242.00
NO Drag Racing - ticket $427.00
The speed limit from Discovery Point to the sand access is
posted 10 MPH.
They would also like to add that there is NO ALCOHOL allowed on the dunes.
July 14 - 15, 2006
Sand is smooth and nice
The weather is forecast to be in the mid 60's with part sun.
ALL RESERVATION CAMPGROUNDS ARE FULL!
The Douglas County Sheriff's Dept. would also like to remind everyone
that they need to Stay Out Of The Closure - the ticket is $242.00
NO Drag Racing - ticket $427.00
The speed limit from Discovery Point to the sand access is
posted 10 MPH.
They would also like to add that there is NO ALCOHOL allowed on the dunes.
July 7th - 9th 2006
After the 4th of July weekend the sand is still a bit rough. A light wind has been blowing
(maybe it will help smooth things out).
The sky is partly cloudy with temperatures forecast in the 60's.
Forest Service sand camping has 5 sites that are not reserved available
on a 1st come/1st serve basis.
Windy Cove A & B - all reserve sites are taken, the non-reserved sites are
available on a 1st come/1st serve.
All in All the holiday weekend went fairly smoothly.
The Douglas County Sheriff's Dept. would also like to remind everyone
that they need to Stay Out Of The Closure - the ticket is $242.00
NO Drag Racing - ticket $427.00
The speed limit from Discovery Point to the sand access is
posted 10 MPH.
Having a great vacation ...priceless ... sorry got carried away
No rain in the forecast however, it is still Windy.
The afternoons have had winds that are 20 - 30 mph.
This is making for some dangerous conditions with razor backs and witches eyes.
The sheriff recommends that everyone scout out the area that they will be riding beforehand.
The sand conditions are making it tough to get to Forest Service sand camping spots.
The Forest Service Sand Camping spots are all booked.
Windy Cove A & B Reservation spots are all filled.
The first come/ 1st serve spots are mostly filled.
Douglas County Parks has opened sand camping for this weekend only
it is 1st come/ 1st serve.
Here it comes...
The Douglas County Sheriff's Dept. would also like to remind everyone
that they need to Stay Out Of The Closure - the ticket is $242.00
NO Drag Racing - ticket $427.00
The speed limit from Discovery Point to the sand access is
posted 10 MPH.
June 22nd - 25th 2006
Sand is Dry and Soft with a few wet areas (nothing major).
The wind has been blowing hard and is forecast to blow throughout the weekend but no rain!
As a consequence there are small razor backs and witches eyes.
Forest Service Camping is mostly full. Above 3rd beach as of Thursday spots 38 & 39 are available
Below 3rd beach only 4 spots available as of Thursday , these are 1st come/ 1st serve.
Windy Cove B - all reserved spots are full.
Windy Cove A - 50% full but come early filling fast!
Dare I say it....
The Douglas County Sheriff's Dept. would also like to remind everyone
that they need to Stay Out Of The Closure - the ticket is $242.00
NO Drag Racing - ticket $427.00
The speed limit from Discovery Point to the sand access is
posted 10 MPH.
June 16th - June 19th 2006
Sand is still wet and pretty choppy from last weekend.
As of Thursday afternoon the sun had come out and the wind was blowing. Hopefully
it will smooth out for the weekend... Saturday has a prediction of rain though.
Windy Cove A & B are both pretty full but has quite a few spots that are first come/ first serve.
Forest Service camping spots 31 - 47 have 8 reserved.
From the third beach south to the closure spots 48 - 57 have 6 reserved.
Please don't forget...
The Douglas County Sheriff's Dept. would also like to remind everyone
that they need to Stay Out Of The Closure - the ticket is $242.00
NO Drag Racing - ticket $427.00
The speed limit from Discovery Point to the sand access is
posted 10 MPH.
June 9th - 12th 2006
The sand has smoothed out once again and is soft. However, new witches eyes are forming.
The weather is expected to be nice.
Windy Cove A has 26 sites available - 1st come/ 1st serve
Windy Cove B - has 18 open sites w/ NO hook-ups ( All hook-up sites are reserved)
Tent area is open. All are 1st come/ 1st serve.
Forest Service Sand Camping has 8 sites reserved
from Banshee hill to 3rd Beach parking lot:
sites 31-47 has 5 reserved
48-57 has 3 reserved.
As always....
The Douglas County Sheriff's Dept. would also like to remind everyone
that they need to Stay Out Of The Closure - the ticket is $242.00
NO Drag Racing - ticket $427.00
The speed limit from Discovery Point to the sand access is
posted 10 MPH.
June 1st - 4th 2006
Sand is rough, choppy and hard (left over from Memorial weekend)
The weather has been overcast however the weatherman
is calling for things to clear over the weekend.
Douglas County has NO sand camping.
NO camping at Triangle Road
Forest Service land from Banshee Hill to the Southern closure
has only 3 spots reserved in sites 31 - 47 and
only 2 reserved in spots 48 -57 - the rest are 1st come/ 1st serve.
The Douglas County Sheriff's Dept. would also like to remind everyone
that they need to Stay Out Of The Closure - the ticket is $242.00
NO Drag Racing - ticket $427.00
The speed limit from Discovery Point to the sand access is
posted 10 MPH.
Oops...didn't quite make it for Memorial Weekend
Going to shoot for June 1st - 4th as the first message for the summer
Made possible by the Douglas County Sheriff's Dept own Rich Patten
(if you see him out patrolling the dunes stop by and say Hi!)