I am navigationally challenged. I want to head over to Lincoln Park one of these days and check out the the beach which I hear is good for driftwood. I don't know how good signage is. Can someone tell me how to find the beach. Landmarks would be helpful. Also where to park.
thanks! Wren
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Go down Fauntleroy toward the ferry dock. You'll see the park on your right after you pass a stoplight with a gas station on your right. About an eighth of a mile before you reach the the dock is a pedestrian crossing light. On your right is a parking lot. Park there, walk out of the end of the lot toward the ferry, get on the asphalt path and walk down toward the water. you'll find plenty of beach next to the water. :)
Wren -- here is a link to the Parks Dept website; if you click on 'hiking trails' in the Parks Features box, there is a nice, printable trail map (when you click on the map, it opens a .pdf file.) Have fun exploring ...
http://www.seattle.gov/parks/park_detail.asp?ID=460
Also, the Route 54 goes right past the park if you don't want to drive.
Wren, the parking lots at Lincoln Park are both known for being high car prowl areas. Just make sure to leave nothing of value in your car.
Looking at driftwood, or taking it? It's always been my understanding that it's illegal to remove it.
anonyme...this says it in a rather circuitous way..
Nope, collecting driftwood not allowed - critters & other humans alike would like to enjoy it on the beach :)
http://www.seattle.gov/parks/faq.htm#Q33
Thanks every body - the detailed directions help.
Regarding driftwood, etc. Wow municipal code such and such - it seems a bit extreme. I guess people down on the beach either don't know or pretend they don't know. A lot of my art uses natural materials.
I think there are a lot of people who do not realize you can't remove things from the beach. I used to always think it was OK until someone educated me about the importance of leaving things where they are. As GenHillOne said, it's for the benefit of animals and other people. It is a hard habit to break and there are, unfortunately, people who continue to do it even though it's not the proper, or legal thing to do.
I am sure there are private beach owners that would love to have someone cart away excess driftwood.
All you have to do is some door knocking.
Driftwood helps protect against erosion and provides habitat for shore and marine life. Take too much of it away and you might not have a beach anymore...
I'm also an artist who uses natural materials, but I am aware that I am only one of many thousands who do so. There is no shortage of humans; however, natural habitats (including beaches, and the wildlife associated with them) are extremely threatened. I can change what I do - beach fauna cannot. Since use of the materials would seem to indicate a reverence for the natural world, I would think it a small sacrifice to eliminate driftwood from my palette.
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