Last updated: May 17, 2022
Place
Rodeo Beach Interpretive wayside
Linda Coldiron
Quick Facts
Location:
Rodeo Beach
Amenities
1 listed
Trash/Litter Receptacles
Most of the year this beach separates the brackish water of the lagoon from the ocean. In winter, storm waves wash over the beach into the lagoon. The lagoon, swelled by rainwater, overflows, and breaks through the beach to meet the oncoming waves. The resulting mix of fresh and salt water in the lagoon support a wide variety of plant and birds. Milder surf, laden with suspended sand, helps to rebuild the beach.
Rodeo Beach AD
WAYSIDE TITLE: Rodeo Beach
VIEW FROM WAYSIDE: You are observing the entryway of a coastal lagoon. In front of you is an open wooden deck. A series of trash receptacles and recycling bins line the left side of the deck. A wooden boardwalk constructed with wooden railings begins at the end of the open deck. The boardwalk spans the mouth of incoming Rodeo Lagoon. At the end of the approximately 30-yard foot bridge is Rodeo Beach.
To your left, Rodeo Lagoon broadens. A loop trail borders the lagoon, giving visitors an opportunity to explore this fragile ecosystem. A low fenced area surrounds the lagoon, providing habitat protection for migrating birds, plants, and animals. Hill formations and precipitous cliffs can be seen in the distance.
To your immediate right is a row of handicapped parking lots located next to Mitchell Road.
Directly behind you is Fort Cronkite, a series of two-story buildings that were formerly used by the United States Army but are now maintained by the National Park Service.
TEXT: Most of the year this beach separates the brackish water of the lagoon from the ocean. In winter, storm waves wash over the beach into the lagoon. The lagoon, swelled by rainwater, overflows, and breaks through the beach to meet the oncoming waves. The resulting mix of fresh and salt water in the lagoon support a wide variety of plant and birds. Milder surf, laden with suspended sand, helps to rebuild the beach. The Rodeo Lagoon, wetland and dune system is home to numerous sensitive, threatened, and endangered species.
IMAGE LAYOUT: This wayside displays an aerial view of Fort Cronkite and Rodeo Beach, along with view of Rodeo Lagoon and a series of hills and precipitous cliffs in the background. At the bottom of the panel is a series of three diagrams.
DESCRIPTION OF IMAGE: At the lower left, an illustration, labelled June, shows the beach separating the brackish water of the lagoon from the ocean.
DESCRIPTION OF IMAGE: At the lower middle, an illustration, labelled December, shows winter storm waves washing over the beach into the lagoon.
DESCRIPTION OF IMAGE: At the lower right, an illustration, labelled February, swelled by rainwater, overflows, and breaks through the beach to meet the oncoming waves.
Rodeo Beach AD
WAYSIDE TITLE: Rodeo Beach
VIEW FROM WAYSIDE: You are observing the entryway of a coastal lagoon. In front of you is an open wooden deck. A series of trash receptacles and recycling bins line the left side of the deck. A wooden boardwalk constructed with wooden railings begins at the end of the open deck. The boardwalk spans the mouth of incoming Rodeo Lagoon. At the end of the approximately 30-yard foot bridge is Rodeo Beach.
To your left, Rodeo Lagoon broadens. A loop trail borders the lagoon, giving visitors an opportunity to explore this fragile ecosystem. A low fenced area surrounds the lagoon, providing habitat protection for migrating birds, plants, and animals. Hill formations and precipitous cliffs can be seen in the distance.
To your immediate right is a row of handicapped parking lots located next to Mitchell Road.
Directly behind you is Fort Cronkite, a series of two-story buildings that were formerly used by the United States Army but are now maintained by the National Park Service.
TEXT: Most of the year this beach separates the brackish water of the lagoon from the ocean. In winter, storm waves wash over the beach into the lagoon. The lagoon, swelled by rainwater, overflows, and breaks through the beach to meet the oncoming waves. The resulting mix of fresh and salt water in the lagoon support a wide variety of plant and birds. Milder surf, laden with suspended sand, helps to rebuild the beach. The Rodeo Lagoon, wetland and dune system is home to numerous sensitive, threatened, and endangered species.
IMAGE LAYOUT: This wayside displays an aerial view of Fort Cronkite and Rodeo Beach, along with view of Rodeo Lagoon and a series of hills and precipitous cliffs in the background. At the bottom of the panel is a series of three diagrams.
DESCRIPTION OF IMAGE: At the lower left, an illustration, labelled June, shows the beach separating the brackish water of the lagoon from the ocean.
DESCRIPTION OF IMAGE: At the lower middle, an illustration, labelled December, shows winter storm waves washing over the beach into the lagoon.
DESCRIPTION OF IMAGE: At the lower right, an illustration, labelled February, swelled by rainwater, overflows, and breaks through the beach to meet the oncoming waves.