A view from the Peter Behr Overlook of Drakes Beach during the 2015 Annual Sand Sculpture Contest. The National Park Service said on its website that in addition to its campgrounds and visitors centers being closed through April 7, gates to Limantour Access Road, Mt. Vision Road, Drakes Beach and Drake Estero will be shuttered to the public. (Photo courtesy of the National Park Service)

Officials with the National Park Service and Point Reyes National Seashore announced late Saturday night that most areas of the Marin County national preserve would be closed for a little more than two weeks.

The closures come after visitors inundated the area earlier in the day during a statewide shelter-in-place order due to the global novel coronavirus pandemic.

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