Press Release

For Immediate Release, Wed., March 25, 2020

Railroad Bridge Park facilities including parking lots, picnic shelters, amphitheater, and restrooms are closed to the public effective Wed., March 25, until further notice. 

Although the park is on private land, its closure is in accordance with Washington State Governor Inslee’s closure of all state parks during the covid-19 pandemic.

The Dungeness River Audubon Center, located at the park, closed one week ago, and will remain closed until an “all clear” is announced by the Governor. Two park hosts, who live on-site, will continue to oversee the property 24-hours a day.

The Olympic Discovery Trail, which crosses the Dungeness River over the historic “Railroad Bridge” trestle, remains open. 

The Discovery Trail is part of the North Olympic Peninsula’s emergency network for use by responders should other bridges fail, and must remain open at all times. The bridge is owned and maintained by the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe. 

The park was closed by River Center director, Powell Jones, in cooperation with Jamestown S’Klallam Tribal staff. 

Jones strongly recommends that bicyclers and walkers keep six-feet apart when using the trail and bridge, and, for safety’s sake, suggests walkers consider finding another route due to heavy foot traffic on the bridge.