Point Dume stairs not quite ready to use

It may look bright, shiny, new and ready to be used, but the new staircase at the Point Dume Natural Preserve is not open to the public just yet. Initial looks may be deceiving because although you might glimpse people climbing the stairs to access the beach they are either vandals who ripped down closure signs and barricade fencing or folks unwittingly using the stairs after the signs and closures were removed.