Dam road attracts public

The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) reopened Dam Crest Road—which runs along the ridge of Oroville Dam, the tallest dam in the United States—to pedestrian and bicycle traffic on Saturday (June 29).

There, residents—including Rep. Doug LaMalfa, who was spotted riding a bike—got a bird’s-eye view of Lake Oroville and the repaired main spillway.

Also reopened was the Upper Overlook parking area. Public access had been closed since the failure of the dam’s infrastructure, including an adjacent emergency spillway, back in February 2017. DWR anticipates reopening its Spillway Boat Ramp in August, according to a press release from the agency.