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Update: Folly Field opens; some Hilton Head beaches, parks still closed after Matthew

Dreissen Beach Park on Bradley Beach Road, photographed on Monday, is one of several Hilton Head Island public beach access points that has remained closed since Hurricane Matthew hit on Oct. 8.
Dreissen Beach Park on Bradley Beach Road, photographed on Monday, is one of several Hilton Head Island public beach access points that has remained closed since Hurricane Matthew hit on Oct. 8. jkarr@islandpacket.com

Several Hilton Head parks remain closed to the public three weeks after Hurricane Matthew.

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According to the Town of Hilton Head’s website, the following parks are still closed:

Beach parks

▪  Burkes Beach

▪  Driessen Beach Park

▪  Islanders Beach Park

Community parks

▪  Betsy Jukofsky Xeriscape Garden

▪  Fish Haul Creek Park

▪  Jarvis Creek Park

▪  Honey Horn

▪  Green Shell

▪  Rowing and Sailing Center at Squire Pope Community Park

Docks and public boat ramps

▪  Old House Creek Dock

▪  Broad Creek Boat Ramp

▪  Marshland Road Boat Landing

Recreational Parks

▪  Barker Field

▪  Bristol Sports Arena

▪  Chaplin Community Park

▪  Cordillo Tennis Courts

▪  Crossings Park

▪  Hilton Head Park (Old Schoolhouse Park)

 

As of Oct. 29, the following Hilton Head parks have been reopened, according to the town’s website:

▪  Coligny Beach Park

▪  Cordillo Courts

▪  Folly Field Beach Park

▪  Alder Lane beach access

▪  Shelter Cove Community Park

▪  Compass Rose Park

▪  Barker Field Expansion

▪  Veteran’s Memorial at Shelter Cove Community Park

▪  Mitchelville Beach Park

Mandy Matney: 843-706-8147, @MandyMatney

This story was originally published October 31, 2016 at 3:53 PM with the headline "Update: Folly Field opens; some Hilton Head beaches, parks still closed after Matthew."

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