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Clallam County adopts Dungeness Trails as county park, earmarks funds for signage and gravel parking
Summary
The county approved a master-plan amendment to make Dungeness Trails an official county park to allow enforcement of park rules and to pay for immediate life-safety work: $60,000 for signage and $265,000 (REIT) for gravel parking lots and perimeter barriers. Public commenters urged broader planning coordination and raised concerns about river-management trade-offs.
Clallam County commissioners voted Dec. 16 to adopt an amendment to the county parks master plan that designates the newly acquired Dungeness Trails property as a county park, enabling enforcement of park code and authorizing limited near-term capital work to reduce safety risks.
Parks staff said the parcel has long-standing passive recreational use (horse, hiking and biking trails) but lacked a formal park designation that would let the sheriff enforce park…
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