People enjoy the beach at Lowdermilk Park in Naples on Friday, Feb. 3, the first day the park opened since it was damaged by Hurricane Ian. There is still damage from the storm. The city of Naples says the showers, main restrooms, concessions and some play areas are not open. There are portable restrooms available for use. The city asks visitors to use caution in the water and when digging in the sand because there’s still debris in the water and below the top layer of sand. Photos by Darron R. Silva
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PARKS & RECREATION
Lowdermilk Park reopens following damage from Hurricane Ian
“We have the opportunity to come in and make some changes that perhaps we wanted to make before.”
Sand and dunes washed away, scattered benches and damaged concesion stands. That’s what Lowdermilk Beach, a popular beachfront park off Gulf Shore Boulevard North, had to contend with after Hurricane Ian. Four months later it reopened—at noon Friday, Feb. 3.
