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ManualNo. 1110-1-400

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMYU.S. Army Corps o EngineersWashington, D.C. 20314-1000

Engineering and Design

EM 1110-1-400

1 November 2004

RECREATION FACILITY AND CUSTOMER SERVICES STANDARDS

1 This Manual 1110-1-400 supercedes previous guidance for the rehabilitation o

existing and the design and construction o new recreation areas and facilities, theprovision o customer services, and recreation program evaluation activities at recreationareas managed by the U.S. Army Corps ofEngineers.

2. Replace the existing EM 1110-1-400, dated 31 July 1987 with the attachedpublication.

3. File this sheet in front o this publication for reference purposes.

FOR THE COMMANDER:

19 AppendicesSee Table o Contents) Colonel, Corps ofEngineers

Chief o Staff

This manual supersedes EM 1110-1-400, dated 31 July 87.

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E n g i n e e r i n g and Design

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

C h a p t e r 1 . G e n e r a l C o n s i d e r a t i o n sPurposeA p p l i c a b i l i t yD i s t r i b u t i o n S t a t e m e n tR e f e r e n c e sG l o s s a r yDrawingsPho tosBackgroundS t a n d a r d i z a t i o nDesign Exempt ions f o r R e q u i r e d

S t a n d a r d sC o n c e p t u a l Plan

P r o j e c t Management B u s i n e s sProcess PMBP)Guid ing P r i n c i p l e s f o r t h e

Design o f R e c r e a t i o n Areasand F a c i l i t i e s

Maste r PlansS u s t a i n a b l e Design and

Development (SD D) andEnvi ronmen ta l ManagementSystem (EMS)

C a r r y i n g C a p a c i t yRevenue G e n e r a t i o nC u l t u r a l H i s t o r i c and

Envi ronmen ta l ResourcesU n i v e r s a l A c c e s s i b i l i t y (UA)Codes and Other Requ i r emen t s

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C h a p t e r 2. G e n e r a l GuidanceI n t r o d u c t i o nG e n e r a l C o n s i d e r a t i o n s f o r

R e c r e a t i o n a l F a c i l i t i e sS i t e Survey and MappingI n c o r p o r a t i o n o f E x i s t i n g

F e a t u r e s and Ve g e t a t i o nGrad ingS u c c e s s i o n Tree P l a n t i n g

G u i d e l i n e sLandscap ingRoads and Park ingB i c y c l e RoutesP e d e s t r i a n AccessU t i l i t i e sTr a s h Removal S e r v i c e sP r o t e c t i o n and C o n t r o lSignsWater S a f e t y A l e r t s

Chap te r 3 . S t r u c t u r e sI n t r o d u c t i o nU n i v e r s a l A c c e s s i b i l i t yE n t r a n c e S t a t i o n s

Group S h e l t e r sRest room and Shower House

B u i l d i n g sChange HousesF i s h C l e a n i n g S t a t i o n sS a n i t a r y ump S t a t i o n s

C h a p t e r 4 Suppor t I t emsI n t r o d u c t i o nU n i v e r s a l A c c e s s i b i l i t yP i c n i c TablesU t i l i t y TablesF i r e Rings G r i l l sL a n t e r n HangersWater Hydran t sTr a s h S e r v i c e sBenchesS e l f P a y S t a t i o n sOther Suppor t F a c i l i t i e s

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C h a p t e r 5. S p e c i f i c AreasI n t r o d u c t i o nG e n e r a l C o n s i d e r a t i o n sCampgroundsDay Use A r e a s

C h a p t e r 6. Cus tomer S e r v i c e S t a n d a r d sPurposeP o l i c yCus tomer O u t r e a c hI n t e r a c t i o n With Our Cus tomer sCommunica t ion Channe l sCus tomer Feed b a ckL o c a l L e v e l s o f S e r v i c e

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Chapt er 1. Gener al Consi der at i ons Pur pose 1. 1 1- 1Appl i cabi l i t y 1. 2 1- 1Di st r i but i on St at ement 1. 3 1- 1Ref er ences 1. 4 1- 1Gl ossar y 1. 5 1- 1Dr awi ngs 1. 6 1- 1Phot os 1. 7 1- 1Backgr ound 1. 8 1- 1St andar di zat i on 1. 9 1- 2Desi gn Exempt i ons f or Requi r ed

St andar ds1. 10 1- 2

Concept ual Pl an 1. 11 1- 2Pr oj ect Management Busi ness

Pr ocess ( PMBP)1. 12 1- 3

Gui di ng Pr i nci pl es f or t heDesi gn of Recr eat i on Ar easand Faci l i t i es

1. 13 1- 3

Mast er Pl ans 1. 14 1- 4Sust ai nabl e Desi gn and

Devel opment ( SD&D) andEnvi r onment al ManagementSyst em ( EMS)

1. 15 1- 4

Car r yi ng Capaci t y 1. 16 1- 5

Revenue Gener at i on 1. 17 1- 5Cul t ur al , Hi s tor i c, andEnvi r onment al Resour ces

1. 18 1- 5

Uni ver sal Accessi bi l i t y ( UA) 1. 19 1- 5Codes and Ot her Requi r ement s 1. 20 1- 6

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Commer ci al Pr oduct s 1. 21 1- 7

Chapt er 2. Gener al Gui danceI nt r oduct i on 2. 1 2- 1Gener al Consi der at i ons f or

Recr eat i onal Faci l i t i es2. 2 2- 1

Si t e Sur vey and Mappi ng 2. 3 2- 2I ncor por at i on of Exi s t i ng Si t e

Feat ur es and Veget at i on2. 4 2- 2

Gr adi ng 2. 5 2- 3Successi on Tr ee Pl ant i ng

Gui del i nes2. 6 2- 4

Landscapi ng 2. 7 2- 5Roads and Par ki ng 2. 8 2- 7Bi cycl e Rout es 2. 9 2- 12

Pedest r i an Access 2. 10 2- 12 Ut i l i t i es 2. 11 2- 13 Tr ash Removal Ser vi ces 2. 12 2- 16 Pr ot ect i on and Cont r ol 2. 13 2- 16 Si gns 2. 14 2- 17 Wat er Saf et y Al er t s 2. 15 2- 17 Chapt er 3. St r uct ur es

I nt r oduct i on 3. 1 3- 1Uni ver sal Accessi bi l i t y 3. 2 3- 1Ent r ance St at i ons 3. 3 3- 1Gr oup Shel t er s 3. 4 3- 3Rest r oom and Shower House

Bui l di ngs 3. 5 3- 5Change Houses 3. 6 3- 11

Fi sh Cl eani ng St at i ons 3. 7 3- 11 Sani t ar y Dump St at i ons 3. 8 3- 12 Chapt er 4. Suppor t I t ems

I nt r oduct i on 4. 1 4- 1Uni ver sal Accessi bi l i t y 4. 2 4- 1Pi cni c Tabl es 4. 3 4- 1

Ut i l i t y Tabl es 4. 4 4- 2Fi r e Ri ngs & Gr i l l s 4. 5 4- 2Lant er n Hanger s 4. 6 4- 3Wat er Hydr ant s 4. 7 4- 4

Tr ash Ser vi ces 4. 8 4- 5Benches 4. 9 4- 6Sel f - Pay St at i ons 4. 10 4- 6Ot her Suppor t Faci l i t i es 4. 11 4- 8

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Chapt er 5. Speci f i c Ar easI nt r oduct i on 5. 1 5- 1Gener al Consi der at i ons 5. 2 5- 1Campgr ounds 5. 3 5- 1Day Use Ar eas 5. 4 5- 8

Chapt er 6. Cust omer Ser vi ce St andar ds Pur pose 6. 1 6- 1Pol i cy 6. 2 6- 1Cust omer Out r each 6. 3 6- 1I nt er act i on Wi t h Our Cust omer s 6. 4 6- 1Communi cat i on Channel s 6. 5 6- 2Cust omer Feedback 6. 6 6- 2Local Level s of Ser vi ce 6. 7 6- 4

Chapt er 7. Eval uat i on of Recr eat i on Pr ogr amand Faci l i t i es

Pur pose 7. 1 7- 1Pol i cy 7. 2 7- 1Eval uat i on Pr ogr am 7. 3 7- 1Budget Request s 7. 4 7- 4

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APPENDI X A REFERENCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A- 1

APPENDI X B GLOSSARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B- 1

APPENDI X C DRAWI NGS – CAMPGROUNDS AND ENTRANCE STATI ONS . C- 1

APPENDI X D DRAWI NGS – DAY USE AND PARKI NG OVERVI EWS . . . D- 1

APPENDI X E DRAWI NGS – BOAT RAMPS . . . . . . . . . . . . E- 1

APPENDI X F DRAWI NGS – COURTESY DOCKS AND FI SHI NG PI ERS . F- 1

APPENDI X G DRAWI NGS – SWI M AREAS . . . . . . . . . . . . G- 1

APPENDI X H DRAWI NGS – PI CNI C FACI LI TI ES . . . . . . . . . H- 1

APPENDI X I PHOTOS - SUPPORT AND ACCESS I TEMS . . . . . . I - 1

APPENDI X J PHOTOS - ENTRANCE STATI ONS . . . . . . . . . . J - 1

APPENDI X K PHOTOS - RESTROOMS, SHOWER HOUSES, AND CHANGEHOUSES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K- 1

APPENDI X L PHOTOS – FI SH- CLEANI NG AND SEWAGE DUMPSTATI ONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L- 1

APPENDI X M PHOTOS - CAMPGROUNDS . . . . . . . . . . . . M- 1

APPENDI X N PHOTOS - BOAT RAMPS, DOCKS, AND PI ERS . . . . N- 1

APPENDI X O PHOTOS - SWI M AREAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . O- 1

APPENDI X P PHOTOS - PI CNI C FACI LI TI ES . . . . . . . . . P- 1

APPENDI X Q PHOTOS - PLAYGROUNDS AND OPEN- FI ELD PLAY AREAS Q- 1

APPENDI X R SAMPLE DESI GN EXEMPTI ON . . . . . . . . . . . R- 1

APPENDI X S CORPS OF ENGI NEERS FACI LI TY AND SERVI CESCUSTOMER DI SCUSSI ON GUI DE . . . . . . . . . . S- 1

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Dr awi ng No. Page Appendi x C DRAWI NGS – CAMPGROUNDS AND ENTRANCE STATI ONSC- 1 Campgr ound Over vi ew . . . . . . . . . . . . . C- 1C- 2 Ent r ance St at i on Si t e . . . . . . . . . . . . C- 2C- 3 Ent r ance St at i on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C- 3C- 4 Typi cal Back- I n Camps i t e . . . . . . . . . . . C- 4C- 5 Typi cal Back- I n Campsi t e Sect i on . . . . . . . C- 5C- 6 Pul l - t hr ough Campsi t e Exampl es . . . . . . . . C- 6C- 7 Typi cal Mul t i - Uni t Camps i t e . . . . . . . . . C- 7C- 8 Sewage Dump St at i on . . . . . . . . . . . . . C- 8C- 9 Shower Faci l i t y and Par ki ng Over vi ew . . . . . C- 9C- 10 Amphi t heat er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C- 10 Appendi x D DAY USE AND PARKI NG OVERVI EWSD- 1 Day Use Ar ea Over vi ew No. 1 . . . . . . . . . D- 1D- 2 Day Use Ar ea Over vi ew No. 2 . . . . . . . . . D- 2D- 3 Par ki ng Over vi ew – Per pendi cul ar Spaces . . . D- 3D- 4 Par ki ng Over vi ew – Angl ed Spaces . . . . . . . D- 4

Appendi x E BOAT RAMPSE- 1 Ramp & Par ki ng Over vi ew . . . . . . . . . . . E- 1E- 2 Boat Ramp Over vi ew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E- 2E- 3 Boat Ramp Sect i on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E- 3E- 4 Boat Ramp - 2 Lanes . . . . . . . . . . . . . E- 4E- 5 Boat Ramp Mul t i - Lane . . . . . . . . . . . . . E- 5E- 6 Launch Ramp Ret ai ni ng Wal l . . . . . . . . . . E- 6

Appendi x F COURTESY DOCKS AND FI SHI NG PI ERSF- 1 Cour t esy Dock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F- 1F- 2 Cour t esy Dock wi t h Gui de Pi l e . . . . . . . . F- 2F- 3 Fi shi ng Pi er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F- 3F- 4 Handr ai l and Guar dr ai l . . . . . . . . . . . . F- 4

Appendi x G SWI M AREASG- 1 Swi m Ar ea Par ki ng and Suppor t Faci l i t y

Over vi ew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G- 1G- 2 Swi m Ar ea Over vi ew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G- 2

G- 3 Des i gnat ed Swi m Ar ea . . . . . . . . . . . . . G- 3G- 4 Desi gnat ed Swi m Ar ea Sect i on . . . . . . . . . G- 4

Appendi x H PI CNI C FACI LI TI ESH- 1 Gr oup Shel t er Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . H- 1H- 2 Accessi bl e Pi cni c Si t e Sect i on . . . . . . . . H- 2

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Phot o No. Page Appendi x I SUPPORT AND ACCESS I TEMSI - 1 UA Ramp Combi ned wi t h St eps . . . . . . . . . I - 2I - 2 Sol ar - Power ed Li ght i ng . . . . . . . . . . . . I - 2I - 3 Landscape Feat ur es, Exampl e 1 . . . . . . . . I - 3I - 4 Landscape Feat ur es, Exampl e 2 . . . . . . . . I - 3I - 5 Landscape Feat ur es , Exampl e 3. . . . . . . . . I - 3I - 6 Tr ash Recept acl e Pr ovi ded Cl ose t o Hi gh- Use

Faci l i t i es, Exampl e 1 . . . . . . . . . . .I - 4

I - 7 Tr ash Recept acl e Pr ovi ded Cl ose t o Hi gh- UseFaci l i t i es, Exampl e 2 . . . . . . . . . . .

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I - 8 Low- Cost Recycl e Cont ai ner , Exampl e 1 . . . . I - 5I - 9 Low- Cost Recycl e Cont ai ner , Exampl e 2 . . . . I - 5I - 10 Two- Compar t ment Recycl e Cont ai ner . . . . . . I - 5I - 11 Ut i l i t y Tabl e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I - 6I - 12 Ut i l i t y Tabl e wi t h El ect r i cal Out l et and

Lant er n Hanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .I - 6

I - 13 Fr ee- St andi ng Lant er n Hanger . . . . . . . . . I - 7I - 14 Lant er n Hanger I ncor por at ed i nt o Rai l i ng . . . I - 7I - 15 Honor Vaul t – Day Use Ar ea, Exampl e 1 . . . . I - 8I - 16 Honor Vaul t - Day Use Ar ea, Exampl e 2 . . . . I - 8I - 17 Honor Vaul t at Ent r ance St at i on, Exampl e 1 . . I - 9I - 18 Honor Vaul t at Ent r ance St at i on, Exampl e 2 . . I - 9I - 19 Aut omat ed Pay St at i on . . . . . . . . . . . . I - 10I - 20 Aut omat ed Pay St at i on – Funds Ret r i eval . . . I - 10I - 21 Aut omat ed Pay St at i on – Wheel chai r Access I - 11 Appendi x J ENTRANCE STATI ONS

J - 1 Ent r ance St at i on I sl and . . . . . . . . . . . J - 2 J - 2 Ent r ance St at i on Feat ur es . . . . . . . . . . . J - 2 J - 3 Dual Lanes, Exampl e 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . J - 3 J - 4 Dual Lanes, Exampl e 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . J - 3 J - 5 Cust omer Par ki ng, Ent r ance Vi ew. . . . . . . . J - 4 J - 6 Cust omer Par ki ng, Exi t Vi ew. . . . . . . . . . J - 4 J - 7 Cust omer Ser vi ce Wi ndow and Wal k- I n Ar ea . . . J - 5

J - 8 Cust omer Wal k- I n Ar ea . . . . . . . . . . . . J - 5 J - 9 Cust omer Ser vi ce Wi ndow Over hang, Exampl e 1 . J - 6 J - 10 Cust omer Ser vi ce Wi ndow Over hang, Exampl e 2 . J - 6 J - 11 Aut omat i c Gat e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J - 7 J - 12 I nt er i or Wor k Ar ea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J - 7

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K- 1 Uni s ex Vaul t Res t r oom . . . . . . . . . . . . . K- 2K- 2 Uni sex Rest r oom wi t h Fami l y Room . . . . . . . K- 2K- 3 Pr ef ab Res t r oom Bui l di ng . . . . . . . . . . . K- 3K- 4 Pr ef ab Uni sex Shower House . . . . . . . . . . K- 3K- 5 Uni sex Shower House wi t h Fami l y Room. . . . . K- 4K- 6 Si nks I ncor por at ed i nt o Count er t ops. . . . . . K- 4K- 7 Si nks and Cust omer Conveni ence I t ems. . . . . K- 5K- 8 Shower St al l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K- 5K- 9 I ndi vi dual Dr es si ng Ar ea. . . . . . . . . . . K- 6K- 10 Cl ot hi ng Hooks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K- 6K- 11 I nt er i or Col or Cont r as t . . . . . . . . . . . . K- 7K- 12 Change Hous e. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K- 7K- 13 Change House Out door Shower . . . . . . . . . . K- 8K- 14 Beach Ar ea Out door Shower . . . . . . . . . . . K- 8

Appendi x L FI SH- CLEANI NG AND SEWAGE DUMP STATI ONSL- 1 Fi sh- Cl eani ng St at i on. . . . . . . . . . . . . L- 2L- 2 I nt er i or Vi ew of Fi sh- Cl eani ng St at i on. . . . L- 2L- 3 Cust omer Usi ng Fi sh- Cl eani ng St at i on. . . . . L- 3L- 4 Sewage Dump St at i on. . . . . . . . . . . . . . L- 3L- 5 RV Cust omer Usi ng Sewage Dump St at i on. . . . . L- 5

Appendi x M CAMPGROUNDS

M- 1 Shaded and Wat er - Or i ent ed Campsi t e. . . . . . M- 2M- 2 Shaded UA Campsi t e. . . . . . . . . . . . . . M- 2M- 3 Camps i t e Ameni t i es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M- 3M- 4 Har dened Li vi ng Ar ea. . . . . . . . . . . . . M- 3M- 5 Desi gnat ed UA Si t e, Exampl e 1 . . . . . . . . M- 4M- 6 Desi gnat ed UA Si t e, Exampl e 2 . . . . . . . . M- 4M- 7 Campgr ound Spur Fol l ows Ter r ai n – Exampl e 1 . M- 5M- 8 Campgr ound Spur Fol l ows Ter r ai n – Exampl e 2 . M- 5M- 9 Back- i n Si t e – Mul t i pl e Vehi c l es . . . . . . . M- 6M- 10 Pul l - t hr ough Si t e – Mul t i pl e Vehi cl es. . . . . M- 6M- 11 Pul l - t hr ough Si t e - Doubl e. . . . . . . . . . M- 7M- 12 Gr oup Campi ng Ar ea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . M- 7

M- 13 Par k At t endant Campsi t e . . . . . . . . . . . M- 8M- 14 Gr oup Shel t er i n Campgr ound . . . . . . . . M- 8M- 15 El ect r i cal Pedes t al . . . . . . . . . . . . . M- 9M- 16 Low- Mai nt enance Amphi t heat er . . . . . . . . M- 9

Appendi x N BOAT RAMPS, DOCKS, AND PI ERSN- 1 Mul t i - l ane Boat Launchi ng Ramp . . . . . . . . N- 2N- 2 Two- l ane Boat Launchi ng Ramp . . . . . . . . . N- 2

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N- 4 Boat Ti e- down Lane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N- 3N- 5 Cour t esy Dock, Exampl e 1 . . . . . . . . . . . N- 4N- 6 Cour t esy Dock, Exampl e 2 . . . . . . . . . . . N- 4N- 7 Cour t esy Dock, Exampl e 3 . . . . . . . . . . . N- 5N- 8 Cour t esy Dock, Exampl e 4 . . . . . . . . . . . N- 5N- 9 Cour t esy Dock, Exampl e 5 . . . . . . . . . . . N- 6N- 10 Cour t esy Dock, Exampl e 6 . . . . . . . . . . . N- 6N- 11 UA Boat Loadi ng Pl at f or m, Exampl e 1 . . . . . N- 7N- 12 UA Boat Loadi ng Pl at f or m, Exampl e 2 . . . . . N- 7N- 13 Fi shi ng Pi er , Exampl e 1 . . . . . . . . . . . N- 8N- 14 Fi shi ng Pi er , Exampl e 2 . . . . . . . . . . . N- 8N- 15 Fi shi ng Pi er , Exampl e 3 . . . . . . . . . . . N- 9N- 16 Fi shi ng Pi er , Exampl e 4 . . . . . . . . . . . N- 9N- 17 Fi shi ng Pi er , Exampl e 5 . . . . . . . . . . . N- 10N- 18 Fi shi ng Rod Not ches . . . . . . . . . . . . . N- 10 Appendi x O SWI M AREASO- 1 Beach Del i neat i on and Dept h Mar ker . . . . . O- 2O- 2 UA Ramp t o Swi m Ar ea . . . . . . . . . . . . O- 2

Appendi x P PI CNI C FACI LI TI ESP- 1 Pl aza Appr oach f or Pi cni c Shel t er Pl acement . P- 2P- 2 Pi cni c Shel t er Concr et e Pad . . . . . . . . . P- 2P- 3 Pi cni c Shel t er Roof Tr us ses . . . . . . . . . P- 3P- 4 Pi cni c Shel t er Par ki ng . . . . . . . . . . . P- 3P- 5 Pi cni c Shel t er Feat ur es , Vi ew 1 . . . . . . P- 4P- 6 Pi cni c Shel t er Feat ur es , Vi ew 2 . . . . . . P- 4P- 7 Pi cni c Shel t er Feat ur es and Ameni t i es, Vi ew 1 P- 5P- 8 Pi cni c Shel t er Feat ur es and Ameni t i es, Vi ew 2 P- 5P- 9 Pi cni c Shel t er Ameni t i es . . . . . . . . . . P- 5P- 10 Smal l Shel t er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P- 6P- 11 Cover ed Tabl e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P- 7P- 12 UA Cover ed Tabl e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P- 7P- 13 Si ngl e Pi cni c Si t e . . . . . . . . . . . . . P- 8P- 14 Mul t i - t abl e Si t e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P- 8

Appendi x Q PLAYGROUNDS AND OPEN PLAY AREASQ- 1 Pl aygr ounds Separ at ed f r om Ot her Uses . . . . Q- 2Q- 2 UA Pl aygr ound, Exampl e 1 . . . . . . . . . . . Q- 2Q- 3 UA Pl aygr ound, Exampl e 2 . . . . . . . . . . . Q- 3Q- 4 Pl aygr ound Feat ur es . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q- 3Q- 5 Open- f i el d Pl ay Ar ea, Exampl e 1 . . . . . . . Q- 4Q- 6 Open- f i el d Pl ay Ar ea, Exampl e 2 . . . . . . . Q- 4

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2. 1 Sl opes For New Par k Faci l i t i es – Campgr oundsand Day Us e Ar eas . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2- 3

2. 2 Roadway Desi gn Gui del i nes . . . . . . . . . . 2- 82. 3 Par ki ng Ar ea Gener al Desi gn Gui del i nes . . . . 2- 102. 4 Faci l i t y Par ki ng Gui de f or Pl anni ng Pur poses . 2- 112. 5 Bi cycl e Rout es Desi gn Feat ur es . . . . . . . . 2- 122. 6 Pedest r i an Access Desi gn Feat ur es . . . . . . 2- 132. 7 Li ght i ng Cons i der at i ons . . . . . . . . . . . 2- 152. 8 Tr ash Recept acl es Consi der at i ons . . . . . . . 2- 163. 1 Ent r ance St at i on Desi gn Feat ur es . . . . . . . 3- 13. 2 Gr oup Shel t er Desi gn Feat ur es . . . . . . . . 3- 43. 3 Rest r oom and Shower House Bui l di ngs Locat i ons

and Par ki ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 53. 4 Common Bui l di ng Feat ur es f or Al l Rest r ooms and

Shower Houses Wher e Wat er and Sewage Tr eat ment Ar e Avai l abl e . . . . . . . . . . 3- 7

3. 5 Speci f i c Bui l di ng Feat ur es f or Al l Rest r oomsand Shower Houses Wher e Wat er and Sewage

Tr eat ment Ar e Avai l abl e . . . . . . . . . . 3- 73. 6 Bui l di ng I nt er i or Fi ni shes . . . . . . . . . . 3- 93. 7 Bui l di ng Fl oor s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 93. 8 Bui l di ng Li ght i ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 103. 9 Change Hous es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 11

3. 10 Fi s h- cl eani ng St at i ons . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 123. 11 Sani t ar y Dump St at i ons . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 124. 1 Pi cni c Tabl e Checkl i st . . . . . . . . . . . . 4- 24. 2 Fi r e Ri ng/ Gr i l l Checkl i st . . . . . . . . . . 4- 34. 3 Lant er n Hanger Checkl i s t . . . . . . . . . . . 4- 44. 4 Wat er Hydr ant Checkl i s t . . . . . . . . . . . 4- 44. 5 Tr as h Ser vi ces Checkl i s t . . . . . . . . . . . 4- 54. 6 Sel f - pay St at i ons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4- 75. 1 Campgr ounds – Gener al Consi der at i ons . . . . . 5- 25. 2 Campsi t e Ameni t i es and Suppor t I t em Checkl i st 5- 35. 3 Campsi t e Desi gn Gui del i nes . . . . . . . . . . 5- 55. 4 Campsi t e Har dened Li vi ng Ar eas Checkl i st . . . 5- 7

5. 5 Ut i l i t i es Checkl i st . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5- 85. 6 Tent Pads Checkl i s t . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5- 85. 7 Day Use Ar eas – Gener al Consi der at i ons . . . . 5- 95. 8 Boat Launch Ramps/ Lake and Ri ver Access Desi gn

Feat ur es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5- 95. 9 Cour t esy Dock and Fi shi ng Pi er / Dock Desi gn

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5- 145. 11 Swi m Ar ea Desi gn Gui del i nes . . . . . . . . 5- 155. 12 Swi m Ar ea Ameni t i es Checkl i s t . . . . . . . . 5- 185. 13 Pi cni c Si t e Des i gn Gui del i nes . . . . . . . . 5- 195. 14 Pi cni c Si t e Ameni t i es Checkl i s t . . . . . . . 5- 195. 15 Pl aygr ound Desi gn Gui del i nes . . . . . . . . 5- 205. 16 Open- f i el d Pl ay Ar ea Gui del i nes . . . . . . . 5- 215. 17 Amphi t heat er Desi gn Gui del i nes . . . . . . . . 5- 225. 18 Ki osk Des i gn Gui del i nes . . . . . . . . . . . 5- 245. 19 Bul l et i n Boar d Desi gn Gui del i nes . . . . . . . 5- 245. 20 Waysi de Exhi bi t s and Over l ooks Desi gn

Gui del i nes 5- 256. 1 Cust omer Communi cat i ons Channel s f or Pr oj ect

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CHAPTER 1

Gener al Consi der at i ons

1. 1 Pur pose. Thi s document pr ovi des gener al gui dance f or t her ehabi l i t at i on of exi s t i ng and t he desi gn and const r uct i on ofnew r ecr eat i on ar eas and f aci l i t i es, t he pr ovi si on of cust omerser vi ces, and r ecreat i on pr ogr am eval uat i on act i vi t i es atr ecr eat i on ar eas managed by t he U. S. Ar my Cor ps of Engi neer s( USACE) . The over al l pur pose of t hi s document i s t o est abl i sh auni f or m l evel of qual i t y nat i onwi de by whi ch Cor ps- managed par kswi l l meet t he needs of cur r ent and f ut ur e par k cust omer s. Thecr i t er i on her ei n appl i es t o bot h new r ecr eat i on ar eas and t her ehabi l i t at i on of exi st i ng ar eas, and ser ves pr i mar i l y as aconcept ual desi gn document f or use by oper at i ons per sonnel whendevel opi ng t hese publ i c f aci l i t i es. However , t hi s document i snot i nt ended t o ci r cumvent t he pr epar at i on of det ai l ed f i naldesi gn pl ans f or ar chi t ect ur al / engi neer i ng f eat ur es i naccor dance wi t h appl i cabl e engi neer i ng or t echni cal manual s anddesi gn st andar ds.

1. 2 Appl i cabi l i t y. Thi s manual appl i es t o al l Ci vi l Wor ksf i el d ac t i vi t i es responsi bl e f or t he eval uat i on, des i gn,const r uct i on, r enovat i on, r ehabi l i t at i on, management , andadmi ni st r at i on of al l new or exi st i ng recreat i on devel opment s onGover nment l ands. Appl i cat i on of t hese st andar ds i n conj unct i onwi t h i ni t i al devel opment , maj or mai nt enance, or r ehabi l i t at i onof Cor ps oper at ed ar eas, i ncl udi ng t he repl acement of i ndi vi dualsi t es or suppor t i t ems wi t hi n a r ecr eat i on ar ea, shal l pr ovi desyst em- wi de consi st ency f or pl anni ng, desi gn and i mpl ement at i onof i mpr ovement s, as wel l as pr ovi de a consi st ent l evel andqual i t y of cust omer ser vi ce.

1. 3 Di st r i but i on St at ement . Appr oved f or publ i c r el ease,di s t r i but i on i s unl i mi t ed.

1. 4 Ref er ences. Ref er ences ar e at Appendi x A .

1. 5 Gl ossary. A gl ossary of t er ms i s at Appendi x B.

1. 6 Dr awi ngs. Dr awi ngs ar e at Appendi xes C - H.

1. 7 Phot os. Phot os ar e at Appendi xes I - Q.

1. 8 Backgr ound. As avai l abl e l and becomes mor e of a pr eci ouscommodi t y, i t s cr eat i ve use and mai nt enance becomes cr uci al t opr eser vi ng and enhanci ng our qual i t y of l i f e. Out door spaces

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ar e evol vi ng t o assume a mor e pr omi nent and i nt egr al par t of ourdai l y exi st ence. These f act s di ct at e t he need f or qual i t yout door r ecreat i onal f aci l i t i es t hat enhance t he publ i cenj oyment of t he abundant nat ur al , cul t ur al , and hi st or i calr esour ces of t he Uni t ed St at es. The publ i c desi r es r ecr eat i onalspaces t hat al l ow cont act and enj oyabl e exper i ences wi t h t heser esour ces yet ar e not det r i ment al t o f r agi l e nat ur al syst ems ora danger t o i mpor t ant ecosyst ems, or si gni f i cant cul t ur al andhi s tor i cal r esour ces .

1. 9 St andar di zat i on. The Cor ps of Engi neer s i s a maj orpr ovi der of out door r ecreat i on nat i onwi de. I t i s t he i nt ent oft hi s gui dance t o pr omot e consi st ency i n t he pr ovi si on off aci l i t i es and ser vi ces to cus t omer s , yet al l ow f l exi bi l i t y t omeet r egi onal r equi r ement s based on envi r onment al condi t i ons andcust omer needs. Thr ee l evel s of gui del i nes ar e pr esent ed her ei nf or desi gn, cust omer ser vi ce, and eval uat i on pr ocedur es:

1. 9. 1 Requi r ed. Feat ur es t hat shal l be i ncl uded.

1. 9. 2 Recommended. Feat ur es t hat shoul d be i ncl uded i fpossi bl e.

1. 9. 3 Opt i onal . Feat ur es t hat may be i ncl uded f or cust omerconveni ence. The opt i ons of f er ed f or consi der at i on ar e by nomeans an al l - i ncl usi ve l i st of t he f eat ur es t hat may be appl i ed.

1. 10 Desi gn Exempt i ons f or Requi r ed St andar ds. I t i sr ecogni zed t hat ci r cumst ances may exi st wher e appl i cat i on ofcer t ai n r equi r ed desi gn st andar ds may be i mpr act i cal f or r easonssuch as l egal or pol i t i cal consi der at i ons. Desi gn opt i ons thatdo not meet “r equi r ed” st andar ds may be used wi t h appr oval f r omt he Di st r i ct Chi ef of Oper at i ons. Exempt i ons shoul d onl y beused i n r ar e si t uat i ons, must be f ul l y j ust i f i ed, and t he r easonf or t he devi at i on cl ear l y document ed i n wr i t i ng. Copi es of suchexempt i ons shal l be kept on f i l e by t he request i ng of f i ce andt he Di st r i ct Of f i ce. A sampl e exempt i on i s at Appendi x R.

1. 11 Concept ual Pl an. Al l t ypes of devel opment shoul d begi n

wi t h a concept ual pl an. The concept ual pl an shoul d cover t heent i r e par k, i ncl udi ng f ut ur e pl ans, r at her t han consi der i ngwor k i t ems on a pi ecemeal basi s. The concept ual pl an can bephased t o accommodat e budget r equi r ement s and shoul d show t hegener al l ayout of pr oposed wor k and i ncl ude i t ems such as t hel ocat i ons of r oads and par ki ng l ot s , s t r uctur es , ut i l i t y buf f erar eas, and ot her f aci l i t i es such as pl aygr ounds, pl ayf i el ds, andswi m ar eas. Gener al l y, t he Oper at i ons Manager and onsi t e

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oper at i ons st af f shoul d pr ogr am/ budget t he wor k and ensur ecompl i ance wi t h t he Oper at i onal Management Pl an ( OMP) and Mast erPl an or Gener al Desi gn Memor andum. Ot her Di st r i ct el ement s wi l lbe consul t ed dur i ng t hi s ear l y phase.

1. 12 Pr oj ect Management Busi ness Pr ocess . The desi gn of al lpar ks shal l be accompl i shed t hr ough a f ul l y coor di nat ed t eamappr oach. A successf ul par k desi gn depends on t he t eam’ sanal ysi s and r ef i nement of t he i ni t i al concept ual pl an i nt o acompl et ed desi gn f or i mpr ovement s. The Pr oj ect Del i ver y Team( PDT) shoul d be f ul l y empower ed and i ncl ude pr of essi onal s wi t hexper t i se i n t he Pr oj ect Management pr ocess, Engi neer i ng,Pl anni ng, and Oper at i ons, and t echni cal di sci pl i nes such asl andscape ar chi t ect ur e, ci vi l engi neer i ng, r ecr eat i on ar eamanagement , envi r onment al st ewar dshi p, oper at i ons andmai nt enance, and publ i c saf et y. I t i s essent i al t hat a par kst af f r epr esent at i ve ser ve on t he desi gn t eam f r om i ncept i on t ocompl et i on, and t hat t he PDT conduct si t e vi si t s dur i ng t hedesi gn and const r uct i on phases. Cust omer s and st akehol der sshoul d al so be i nvol ved i n t he pl anni ng phase t hr ough sur veys ori nt er vi ews. An exampl e of a f or mat t hat may be used f orcust omer i nput i s i ncl uded as Appendi x S .

1. 13 Gui di ng Pr i nci pl es f or t he Desi gn of Recr eat i on Ar eas andFaci l i t i es. Al t hough some of t hese i t ems ar e di scussed i ngr eat er det ai l i n l at er sect i ons, gener al consi der at i ons t hateach PDT shal l addr ess i ncl ude:

1. 13. 1 Consi der i ng f unct i onal use, cr eat i ve desi gn,envi r onment al har mony, and economy of const r uct i on.

1. 13. 2 Mai nt ai ni ng heal t h, saf et y, secur i t y, and comf or t oft he cust omer s i n al l aspect s.

1. 13. 3 Meet i ng l ocal and r egi onal r ecr eat i onal needs,consi der i ng t he pr esent r equi r ement s as wel l as r ecr eat i ont r ends and pot ent i al f ut ur e needs.

1. 13. 4 Cr eat i ng user f r i endl y ar eas and f aci l i t i es t o ser ve

al l popul at i ons. Thi s i ncl udes i ncor por at i on of uni ver salaccess desi gn pr i nci pl es t o addr ess accessi bi l i t y and userdi ver s i t y.

1. 13. 5 Consi der i ng economy of scal e and l i f e cycl e cost s.I t i s gener al l y mor e cost ef f ect i ve t o devel op, oper at e andmai nt ai n a l ar ge compr ehensi ve si t e t han sever al smal l er si ngl euse ar eas.

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1. 13. 6 Enhanci ng r evenue gener at i on.

1. 13. 7 Basi ng t he desi gn of f aci l i t i es on an ar ea’ sant i ci pat ed aver age weekend day vi si t at i on dur i ng t he peakseason of oper at i on.

1. 13. 8 Pr ot ect i ng r esour ces f r om physi cal and aest het i cdegr adat i on. Thi s i ncl udes cor r ect i on of exi st i ng envi r onment alpr obl ems such as er osi on, si l t at i on, soi l compact i on andveget at i on l oss.

1. 13. 9 I ncor por at i ng of f - t he- shel f pr oduct s wheneverpr act i cal .

1. 13. 10 Cor r ect i ng exi st i ng desi gn pr obl ems. Thi s i ncl udesel i mi nat i ng conf l i ct i ng uses cr eat ed by ol der desi gns t hatcombi ned day use and campi ng wi t hi n an ar ea.

1. 13. 11 Pr ovi di ng f or ease and economy i n cl eanup andmai nt enance.

1. 13. 12 Meet i ng st at ed management , r esour ce use andsust ai nabl e devel opment goal s.

1. 14 Mast er Pl ans. Devel opment s shal l be i n accor dance wi t h t heOMP and appr oved pr oj ect mast er pl ans. I f t he pr oposeddevel opment i s not i ncl uded i n t he mast er pl an, a mast er pl ansuppl ement i s r equi r ed.

1. 15 Sust ai nabl e Desi gn and Devel opment ( SD&D) andEnvi r onment al Management Syst em ( EMS) . Al l par k moder ni zat i onand r ehabi l i t at i on ef f or t s shal l empl oy a hol i st i c appr oach t ot he desi gn, const r uct i on, and oper at i ons of t he engi neer edenvi r onment and shal l be i ncor por at ed i n an envi r onment al l yr esponsi bl e and ener gy- ef f i ci ent manner . Faci l i t i es shal l meetcur r ent needs wi t hout compr omi si ng t he abi l i t y of f ut ur egener at i ons t o meet t hei r needs.

1. 15. 1 SD&D i ncl udes ef f i ci ent use of nat ur al r esour cesal ong wi t h bet t er per f or mi ng, mor e desi r abl e, and mor eaf f or dabl e i nf r ast r uct ur e and bui l di ngs. Some exampl es of SD&Dt echni ques i ncl ude i ncor por at i ng nat ur al l i ght i ng ( skyl i ght s) ,sol ar heat i ng and cool i ng uni t s wher e ef f i ci ent , nat ur alvent i l at i on, wat er - ef f i ci ent pl umbi ng f i xt ur es, mi ni maldi st ur bance of veget at ed soi l s, i ndi genous pl ant s t o l i mi ti r r i gat i on r equi r ement s, and l ong- l ast i ng and/ or r ecycl ed

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mat er i al s and equi pment . Cont r act i ng Di vi si on shoul d becont act ed f or cur r ent pr ocur ement r equi r ement s. Addi t i onal SD&Dgui dance may be obt ai ned t hr ough USACE Engi neer Techni cal Let t er 1110- 3- 491, “Sust ai nabl e Desi gn f or Mi l i t ar y Faci l i t i es. ”

1. 15. 2 Al l new and r enovat ed f aci l i t i es shal l compl y wi t hEMS st andar ds. Envi r onment al per f or mance and cont i nuali mpr ovement wi l l be consi der ed f or al l par k ar ea oper at i on andmai nt enance act i vi t i es. Fur t her i nf or mat i on i s post ed on t heNRM Gat eway Websi t e on t he “Envi r onment al Management Syst em( EMS) ” page, atht t p: / / cor psl akes. usace. ar my. mi l / empl oyees/ envcomp/ ems. ht ml

1. 16 Car r yi ng Capaci t y. The PDT shal l det er mi ne t he car r yi ngcapaci t y t o accommodat e t he ant i ci pat ed number of user s whi l emi ni mi zi ng i mpact s on t he r esour ces. Gener al l y, geogr aphi calcondi t i ons, cust omer needs , and oper at i onal consi der at i ons wi l ldet er mi ne t he car r yi ng capaci t y. Faci l i t i es shoul d be desi gnedf or ant i ci pat ed aver age vi si t at i on on a weekend day dur i ng t hepeak season of oper at i on. Fut ur e use t r ends shoul d beconsi der ed t o ensur e adequat e scal e of devel opment andant i ci pat ed changes i n demogr aphi cs and cust omer desi r es.

1. 17 Revenue Gener at i on. Speci al desi gn consi der at i on shal l begi ven t o ar eas wher e use f ees wi l l be char ged. Thi s gener al l yr el at es t o conveni ent f ee col l ect i on and t he pr oper separ at i onof f ee act i vi t i es f r om nonf ee act i vi t i es .

1. 18 Cul t ur al , Hi st or i c, and Envi r onment al Resour ces. Desi gnsshal l mi ni mi ze t he i mpact of devel opment on cul t ur al , hi st or i c,and envi r onment al qual i t i es of t he si t e. Coor di nat i on wi t hr epr esent at i ves f r om f eder al and s t at e cul t ur al , hi s t or i c , andenvi r onment al agenci es i n t he ear l y st ages of eval uat i on anddesi gn i s encour aged. The PDT shoul d become f ami l i ar wi t h l ocalenvi r onment al condi t i ons and devel opment r equi r ement s t opr ecl ude di f f i cul t i es i n obt ai ni ng cer t ai n per mi t s andcl ear ances pr i or t o t he const r uct i on phase.

1. 19 Uni ver sal Accessi bi l i t y ( UA) . Empl oyi ng UA pr i nci pl es i n

f aci l i t y desi gn and del i ver y of cust omer ser vi ces pr ovi desgr eat er benef i t t o a wi der r ange of user s, enhances publ i cpar t i ci pat i on, pr omot es choi ce and al t er nat i ves, l essens hazar dr i sk t o t he user , mi ni mi zes physi cal ef f or t , and pr ovi des t hesame oppor t uni t y f or al l user s. I t shoul d not be assumed t hatf eat ur es s uch as accessi bl e pi cni c t abl es ar e needed onl y atf ul l y accessi bl e pi cni c s i t es . I f a per son wi t h a di sabi l i t yhas t he st r engt h or can get assi st ance i n r eachi ng what woul d

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appear t o be an i naccessi bl e si t e, i t wi l l be a benef i t t o haveappr opr i at e equi pment and f aci l i t i es at t he si t e once t heyar r i ve. Desi gni ng f aci l i t i es t o be UA f r om t he begi nni nggener al l y has mi ni mal i mpact on t he t ot al const r uct i on cost s ofa new f ac i l i t y.

1. 19. 1 Appl i cabl e UA St andar ds. The t er m “Uni ver salAccessi bi l i t y” i n t hi s document r ef er s t o t he most st r i ngentcur r ent st andar ds t hat appl y. Cur r ent Cor ps pol i cy and accesst o t hese st andar ds ar e post ed on t he NRM Gat eway Websi t e on t he“ Acces si bi l i t y ” page, “ Pol i cy and Pr ocedur es ” atht t p: / / cor psl akes. usace. ar my. mi l / empl oyees/ pol i cy. cf m?I d=acce ss&Code=Al l .

1. 19. 2 UA Faci l i t i es . UA f aci l i t i es i ncl ude al l r out esbet ween accessi bl e f aci l i t i es and al l t ypes of f aci l i t y suppor tameni t i es. Al l new and updat ed f aci l i t i es shal l be desi gned t obe uni ver sal l y accessi bl e. Any new r ecr eat i on f aci l i t ypur chases, such as pi cni c t abl es, gr i l l s, pl aygr ound equi pment ,ut i l i t y t abl es , and wat er f ount ai ns shal l speci f y uni ver sal l yaccessi bl e i t ems.

1. 19. 3 UA Pr ogr ams. UA al so i ncl udes pr ogr ammat i c accessso t hat cust omer s have f ul l access t o cust omer ser vi ces such asi nt er pr et i ve pr ogr ams and publ i c i nf or mat i on post i ngs.

1. 20 Codes and Ot her Requi r ement s. The PDT shal l compl y wi t hal l appl i cabl e l ocal , s t at e, and f eder al codes , pol i c i es , andr egul at i ons t hr oughout t he desi gn of r ecr eat i on ar eas orf aci l i t i es. Many l ocal and st at e codes such as bui l di ng codes,f i r e codes , el ec t r i c codes , and uni ver sal access i bi l i t yr equi r ement s ar e mor e st r i ngent t han f eder al codes andst andar ds. The mor e st r i ngent code or st andar d shal l beut i l i zed. Mor e r ecent l y dat ed st andar ds shal l super cede t hoseci t ed her ei n, and such updat es onl y need t o be document edappr opr i at el y i n t he pr oj ect f i l es. Codes and r equi r ement s t hatwi l l be f ol l owed i ncl ude, but ar e not l i mi t ed t o:

• Occupat i onal Saf et y and Heal t h Admi ni st r at i on ( OSHA) . • Nat i onal El ect r i c Code ( NEC) . • Nat i onal Fi r e Pr event i on Code. • Amer i can Nat i onal St andar ds I nst i t ut e ( ANSI ) . • USACE Engi neer Pamphl et ( EP) 310- 1- 6a and 6b, “Si gn

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• USACE Techni cal I nst r uct i ons ( TI ) 811- 16, Li ght i ng Desi gn.

• Uni ver sal Accessi bi l i t y Requi r ement s .

1. 21 Commer ci al Pr oduct s. Emphasi s shoul d be pl aced on

pur chase and i ncor por at i on of of f - t he- shel f commer ci al pr oduct swhen avai l abl e. Vi r t ual l y al l t ypes of r ecr eat i on f aci l i t i es ,st r uct ur es, and equi pment of f er i ng mul t i pl e desi gn opt i ons,dur abi l i t y, and qual i t y ar e avai l abl e t hr ough commer ci al vendor sor t hr ough Gener al Ser vi ces Admi ni st r at i on . Most f aci l i t i es,st r uct ur es, and equi pment can be made t o or der t o i ncl ude st yl e,mat er i al s, t ext ur e, col or , and numer ous ot her opt i ons t hat havebeen pr oven i n t he mar ket pl ace acr oss t he count r y. Benef i t s ofusi ng of f - t he- shel f commer ci al pr oduct s i ncl ude:

1. 21. 1 Reduct i on of desi gn cost .

1. 21. 2 Pr oven desi gn and dur abi l i t y.

1. 21. 3 Reduced const r uct i on t i me.

1. 21. 4 Lower cost .

1. 21. 5 Or der s f or pr ef abr i cat ed f aci l i t i es can be pl acedat any t i me of t he year and change or der s can be made pr i or t oshi pment .

1. 21. 6 Many of t he pr oduct s ar e modul ar i n desi gn and canbe expanded or modi f i ed i f t he need occur s.

1. 21. 7 Most commer ci al pr oduct s come wi t h a war r ant y.

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CHAPTER 2

Gener al Gui dance

2. 1 I nt r oduct i on. Thi s chapt er pr ovi des gener al gui dance f orel ement s t hat shal l be consi der ed when conduct i ng si t e anal ysi sand pr epar i ng desi gns f or new const r uct i on or r ehabi l i t at i on ofal l Cor ps- managed r ecr eat i on ar eas.

2. 2 Gener al Consi der at i ons f or Recreat i onal Faci l i t i es. Agener al di scussi on of r ecreat i on f aci l i t y consi der at i ons t hatshoul d be addr essed f or al l r ecr eat i on ar eas i s i ncl uded bel ow.Mor e speci f i c gui del i nes f or t hese and a var i et y of ot herr ecr eat i onal f aci l i t i es ar e i ncl uded i n Chapt er s 3 - 5.

2. 2. 1 Seasonal Fl uct uat i ons. Seasonal f l uct uat i ons i nwat er l evel s shal l be t aken i nt o consi der at i on when desi gni ngand devel opi ng l ake and r i ver si de f aci l i t i es t o avoi d t hepl acement of f aci l i t i es i n hazar dous or hi gh mai nt enance ar eas.

The 5- year f l ood f r equency i s a good gener al gui del i ne whenpl anni ng l akesi de devel opment , al t hough t her e ar e ot her f act or st o consi der , i . e. t he r equi r ement s of EO 11988 and ER 1165- 2- 26.

2. 2. 2 Separ at i on of Uses.

2. 2. 2. 1 To pr eser ve t hei r i nt egr i t y, campgr ounds shal l bephysi cal l y separ at ed f r om day use ar eas and ot her pot ent i al l yconf l i ct i ng uses .

2. 2. 2. 2 Typi cal day use act i vi t i es, whi ch i ncl udepi cni cki ng, swi mmi ng and boat l aunchi ng, shal l be physi cal l ysepar at ed f r om campgr ounds, mar i nas, or ot her t ypes ofpot ent i al l y conf l i ct i ng uses .

2. 2. 2. 3 Pl aygr ounds shoul d be l ocat ed away f r omi nt er pr et i ve f aci l i t i es , r oadways, and near by campsi t es due t onoi se consi der at i ons.

2. 2. 3 Pl aygr ounds. Pl aygr ounds ar e an i mpor t ant and

necessary f eat ur e t hat shoul d be cent r al l y l ocat ed wi t hi n anyr ecr eat i on ar ea. Topogr aphy, exi st i ng veget at i on, and t he t ypeof pl aygr ound equi pment pr ovi ded shal l gover n t he speci f i cl ayout and shape of each pl aygr ound. Pl aygr ounds shoul d f i t t hedi ver se needs of al l chi l dr en. Oppor t uni t i es shoul d be pr ovi dedf or a var i et y of exper i ences i ncl udi ng i magi nat i ve and physi calpl ay wi t hout di st ur bi ng t he nat ur al , par k- l i ke set t i ng of t hear ea i n whi ch i t i s l ocat ed.

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2. 2. 4 I nt er pr et i ve Faci l i t i es . I nt er pr et i ve f aci l i t i esshal l be consi der ed i n t he desi gn of ever y r ecr eat i on ar ea.I nt er pr et i ve f aci l i t i es i ncl ude but ar e not l i mi t ed t o vi s i t orcent er s, bul l et i n boar ds, and ki osks. They assi st user s i nunder st andi ng t he nat ur al , hi st or i c, and/ or cul t ur al val ues of apr oj ect s i t e. I nt er pr et i ve exhi bi t s may gi ve i ns i ght i nt onat ur al or si gni f i cant cul t ur al f eat ur es of an ar ea, or expl ai nt he si gni f i cance and hi st or y of t he pr oj ect si t e sur r oundi ng t her ecr eat i on ar ea. Addi t i onal i nt er pr et at i on shoul d i ncl ude t hehi st or y of t he Cor ps of Engi neer s and t he Cor ps’ mi ssi on as anagency. Knowl edge of t he r ecr eat i on ar ea and i t s si gni f i canceencour ages t he user s’ sense of r esponsi bi l i t y and appr eci at i onf or an ar ea and may hel p devel op speci f i c i nt er est s s uch asecol ogy and hi st or y. I nt er pr et i ve f aci l i t i es shoul d pr ovi del ear ni ng t hr ough physi cal i nt er act i on and obser vat i on.

2. 3 Si t e Sur vey and Mappi ng. Maj or pr oj ect s r equi r e an accur at et opogr aphi c map t hat l ocat es i mpor t ant s i t e f eat ur es. Sur veycr i t er i a ar e not absol ut e but shoul d pr ovi de a vi sual basi s t oai d i n t he desi gn of t he ar ea. Onsi t e per sonnel must par t i ci pat ei n t hi s pr ocess f r om t he begi nni ng. I t i s r ecommended t hat t hemap and sur vey i nf or mat i on be i ncor por at ed i nt o exi st i ng GI Ssyst ems. The mi ni mum i nf or mat i on t hat maps and si t e sur veysshoul d pr ovi de i ncl udes:

• Cor ps boundar y l i mi t s.• Const r uct i on l i mi t s .• Pool f l uctuat i on el evat i ons that woul d af f ect f ac i l i t i es

wi t hi n t he ar ea.• Shor el i ne ar eas r equi r i ng pr ot ect i on/ s t abi l i zat i on.• Maj or nat ur al f eat ur es i ncl udi ng l ar ge t r ees or unusual

r ock f or mat i ons t hat can be desi gned i nt o t he f aci l i t y.• Cul t ur al r esour ces.• Hi s tor i c pr oper t i es .• Roads.• Ut i l i t i es.• Exi s t i ng bui l di ngs and f ac i l i t i es t hat wi l l r emai n or

whose demol i t i on and/ or r emoval ar e par t of t he pl an.• Faci l i t i es t o be const r uct ed - cur r ent and f ut ur e.

2. 4 I ncor por at i on of Exi st i ng Si t e Feat ur es and Veget at i on.Exi st i ng si t e f eat ur es, veget at i on of si gni f i cance, andaest het i c vi ews s houl d be pr eser ved and i ncor por at ed i nt o t hedesi gns f or si t e i mpr ovement s. Recr eat i on ar ea desi gn shoul d

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l ocat e f aci l i t i es and r oadways among exi st i ng t r ees andveget at i on wi t h mi ni mum di st ur bance. Feat ur es such as r ockout cr oppi ngs, r i par i an ar eas, and over l ooks shoul d bei ncor por at ed i nt o desi gns as nat ur al ameni t i es and poi nt s ofi nt er es t .

2. 5 Gr adi ng.

2. 5. 1 Sl ope Recommendat i ons. New par k f aci l i t i es shoul d besi t ed t o bl end wi t h exi st i ng cont our s and t he l ay of t he l and.

Tabl e 2. 1 summar i zes sl ope r ecommendat i ons i n new par kf aci l i t i es. Mi ni mi zi ng t he amount of cut s and f i l l s r equi r edf or a pr oj ect r educes const r uct i on and mai nt enance cost s. Ar easwi t h sl opes over 15 per cent wi l l r equi r e excessi ve ear t hwor k andshoul d be avoi ded, unl ess t her e i s no accept abl e al t er nat i ve .

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Sl opes f or New Par k Faci l i t i es – Campgr ounds & Day Use Ar easAl l owabl e Range 2% - 15%

Most Economi cal Range 2% - 7%Range Requi r i ng Ext r a Cut & Fi l l 8% - 15%

AVOI D: Sl opes Requi r i ng Excess i ve Cut & Fi l l +15%

2. 5. 2 Cut and Fi l l Ar eas . Sl ope f ac i ng of al l cut and f i l lshoul d be desi gned f or ease of mai nt enance and passage bypedest r i an par k cust omer s. Cut and f i l l sl opes i n excess of 3: 1may r equi r e t he i ncor por at i on of t er r aces, r et ai ni ng wal l s,st one r i pr ap, or ot her measur es t o hol d t he soi l i n pl ace.Heavi l y sl oped or t er r aced ar eas adj acent t o pedest r i anf oot pat hs or r out es r equi r e bar r i er s t o pr ohi bi t access or t hei ncor por at i on of pat hs pr ovi di ng saf e passage acr oss t he sl ope.

2. 5. 3 Gr adi ng Adj acent t o Bui l di ngs. Gr adi ng adj acent t obui l di ngs shal l sl ope away f r om t he bui l di ngs f or a mi ni mumdi st ance of 10 f eet t o ensur e posi t i ve dr ai nage and t o el i mi nat est andi ng wat er .

2. 5. 4 Mi ni mum Sl ope f or Nonpaved Ar eas. To avoi d pr obl emscaused by st andi ng wat er , t he mi ni mum al l owabl e sl ope f or non-paved ar eas, swal es, or dr ai nage i s 1 per cent .

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gr aded t o al l ow t he nat ur al f l ow of sur f ace wat er . Whenpossi bl e, sur f ace f l ows may be concent r at ed and col l ect ed i nunobt r usi ve ar eas away f r om par k cust omer s and vehi cul ar orpedest r i an t r af f i c. Dr ai nage syst em desi gns shoul d i ncor por at et he use of smal l er i nl et s t r uct ur es at cl oser i nt er val s wi t hi n acol l ec t i on bas i n i n l i eu of a f ew l ar ger i nl et s t r uctur es t hatwi l l concent r at e f l ows and t her eby i nt er f er e wi t h t he use oraest het i cs of an ar ea.

2. 5. 6 Gr adi ng Ar ound Exi st i ng Tr ees. Gr adi ng shoul d notoccur wi t hi n t he dr i p l i ne of exi st i ng t r ees si nce i mpact edt r ees usual l y r equi r e r emoval i n 5 t o 10 year s. I t i sr ecommended t hat a pr of ess i onal l andscape ar chi t ect and/ orf or est er be consul t ed t o assess t he pot ent i al i mpact s pr i or t ogr adi ng ar ound exi st i ng t r ees. Wher e gr ade changes under t hedr i p l i ne ar e unavoi dabl e:

2. 5. 6. 1 Car e shoul d be t aken t o mi ni mi ze t he di st ur bedar ea.

2. 5. 6. 2 I mpact ed t r ees t hat do not pose hazar ds may r emai ni n pl ace t o al l ow r epl acement t r ees t o have a good gr owt h st ar t .

2. 5. 6. 3 Repl acement t r ees shoul d be pl ant ed at t he t i me ofdi st ur bance at a mi ni mum of 2: 1 r epl acement r at i o t o mi t i gat ei mpact s t o par k user s and enhance aest het i cs ( al so see par agr aph2. 6 bel ow) .

2. 6 Successi on Tr ee Pl ant i ng Gui del i nes. Thr ough successi onpl ant i ng a nat ur al under st or y can be cr eat ed t hat mi mi cs nat ur eand cont i nual l y r epl eni shes t he canopy. Recommended act i ons t oachi eve goal s of successi on t r ee pl ant i ng i ncl ude:

2. 6. 1 Begi n r epl ant i ng bef or e t he ol d pl ant i s r emoved.

2. 6. 2 Ar r ange r epl acement t r ees t o t ake advant age ofcont r ast s i n t ext ur e and col or and make t he par k mor ei nt er est i ng. I nt egr at e shr ubs wi t h upr i ght pl ant s t o cr eat e amosai c ef f ect and an under st or y.

2. 6. 3 Avoi d monocul t ur es by pl ant i ng a var i et y of t r eeswi t hi n an ar ea.

2. 6. 4 Desi gn pl ant canopi es t o t ouch when t he t r ee i smat ur e. I t i s desi r abl e t o have a cont i nuous l eaf canopy t hatshades t he gr ound, moder at es t he t emper at ur e, conser ves

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moi st ur e, and di scour ages weeds. Thi s can be achi eved bypl anni ng l ayout accor di ng t o each t r ee’ s:

• Gr owi ng habi t s.• Root spr ead.• Mat ur e si ze.• Li ght and shade t ol er ance.• Wat er and nut r i ent needs.

2. 6. 5 Use cl ose spaci ng t o cr eat e a sol i d l eaf canopy, butdo not cr owd pl ant i ng t o t he poi nt t hat di sease pr obl ems orst unt i ng r esul t . Avoi d over cr owdi ng by i nt er pl ant i ng f ast -gr owi ng common shade speci es wi t h sl ow- t o- mat ur e speci es.

2. 7 Landscapi ng. Landscapi ng can gener al l y be used t o i mpr ovepar k aest het i cs, cont r ol er osi on, i mpr ove saf et y, and r educemai nt enance cost s. Aest het i c i mpr ovement s i ncl ude use ofl andscape mat er i al s t o scr een undesi r abl e vi ews s uch as s er vi ceand st or age ar eas, par ki ng l ot s, dumpst er and t r ash r ecept acl el ocat i ons, el ect r i cal t r ansf or mer s, and ot her negat i ve f eat ur es.

2. 7. 1 Pr eser ve Nat ur al Appear ance of Si t e wi t h Use ofI ndi genous Landscape El ement s. Landscape desi gns and pl ant i ngsat Cor ps r ecr eat i on ar eas shoul d cont r i but e t o t he nat ur alappear ance of t he si t e. Many Cor ps l ocat i ons have an abundanceof exi st i ng l andscape el ement s t hat can be used i n newconst r uct i on or r ehabi l i t at i on pr oj ects , i nc l udi ng t r ees ,

shr ubs, gr oundcover s, gr asses, f l ower s, boul der s, st ones, r ocks,soi l , and wat er . Use of i ndi genous l andscape mat er i al spr eser ves t he char act er of t he r ecr eat i on ar ea and may r esul t i nl ower mai nt enance cost s. The f ol l owi ng st eps shal l be used t opr eser ve nat ur al appear ance and make maxi mum use of i ndi genousmat er i al s:

2. 7. 1. 1 Conduct an i nvent or y of exi st i ng pl ant and si t ef eat ur es pr i or t o commencement of desi gn act i vi t i es. The PDTshoul d use t hi s i nvent or y t o document whi ch f eat ur es ar e mostconduci ve t o t he pr oposed devel opment .

2. 7. 1. 2 Desi gn f or l ar ge expanses of undevel oped ar eas t or emai n undi st ur bed. Thi s avoi ds habi t at f r agment at i on andenhances user s’ exper i ences wi t hi n nat ur al ar eas.

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2. 7. 2 Landscape Desi gn Cr i t er i a. The f ol l owi ng r equi r eddesi gn cri t er i a shal l be appl i ed ( Phot os I - 3, I 4, and I - 5) :

2. 7. 2. 1 Obt ai n i nf or mat i on on pl ant mat er i al s,avai l abi l i t y, sui t abi l i t y, and qual i t y t hr ough l ocal and s t at enur ser y associ at i ons , agr i cul t ur al ext ens i on of f i ces , or s t at ef or es t r y of f i ces .

2. 7. 2. 2 Speci f y r epl ant i ng of t he si t e wi t h a var i et y andr ange of pl ant s i ndi genous t o t he ar ea.

2. 7. 2. 3 Avoi d t he i nt r oduct i on of exot i c pl ant s.

2. 7. 2. 4 Avoi d t he use of t oxi c or t hor ny pl ant s, especi al l yi n ar eas of hi gh pedest r i an t r af f i c .

2. 7. 2. 5 Pr ovi de vi sual i nt er est wi t h l andscape mat er i al s,par t i cul ar l y at par k ent r ances.

2. 7. 2. 6 Pr ovi de seasonal i nt er est by speci f yi ng a var i et yof t r ees, shr ubs, and f l ower s.

2. 7. 2. 7 Addr ess seasonal mai nt enance r equi r ement s t oi ncl ude:

• Wat er i ng r equi r ement s f or di f f er ent t ypes of veget at i on.• Weed cont r ol .• Tr i mmi ng of t r ees and shr ubs.

2. 7. 2. 8 Cr eat e buf f er s t o i mpr ove t r af f i c cont r ol , pr ovi descreeni ng, or t o separ at e di f f er i ng uses and act i vi t i es.

2. 7. 2. 9 Pr omot e secur i t y and saf et y t hr ough pr operpl acement of l andscape mat er i al s.

2. 7. 2. 10 Emphasi ze l ow mai nt enance desi gn consi der at i onssuch as mi ni mi zi ng mowi ng and mai nt enance r equi r ement s andl andscapi ng wi t h dr ought - t ol er ant pl ant s.

2. 7. 3 Mi ni mi ze Mowi ng Requi r ement s. Mowi ng i s t ypi cal l yt he cost l i est and most t i me- consumi ng veget at i ve managementact i vi t y. Desi gn f eat ur es t hat s houl d be i ncl uded t o r educemowi ng ef f or t s i ncl ude ( Phot os I - 3, I 4, and I - 5) :

2. 7. 3. 1 Keep gr assed ar eas t o t he mi ni mum r equi r ed f oraes thet i c s, l i ne- of - s i ght vi s i bi l i t y, and f i r e and er os i oncont r ol . Al t er nat i vel y, maxi mum consi der at i on shoul d be gi ven

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t o cr eat i ng nat ur al or l ow mai nt enance ar eas t hat do not r equi r emowi ng.

2. 7. 3. 2 Speci f y gr ass t hat r equi r es mowi ng on gent l e sl opesonl y.

2. 7. 3. 3 Do not speci f y gr ass i n i sol at ed, har d- t o- r eachl ocat i ons .

2. 7. 3. 4 Wher e mowi ng i s r equi r ed, speci f y edgi ng mat er i alset f l ush wi t h t he gr ass, and use of ot her l andscape mat er i al st o cont r ol gr ass gr owt h.

2. 7. 4 I r r i gat i on. Pl ant i ng and i r r i gat i on shoul d r ef l ectt he goal s of sust ai nabl e desi gn wi t h mi ni mal veget at i ve andmechani cal mai nt enance, i ncl udi ng l andscapi ng wi t h dr ought -t ol er ant pl ant s. Pl ant i ng and i r r i gat i on shoul d al so bedesi gned t o wi t hst and par k and cl i mat i c condi t i ons and conser vewat er .

2. 7. 4. 1 Commer ci al qual i t y i r r i gat i on equi pment , syst ems,mat er i al , and met hods s houl d be used.

2. 7. 4. 2 I r r i gat i on component s such as val ves andcont r ol l er s t hat r equi r e r egul ar mai nt enance shoul d be pr ot ect edusi ng devi ces such as val ve boxes wi t h secur ed cover s.

2. 7. 4. 3 Val ves shoul d be cl ust er ed and easi l y accessi bl ef or ease of mai nt enance.

2. 7. 4. 4 Aut omat ed i r r i gat i on syst ems and r emot e cont r oloper at i on shoul d be used when possi bl e t o mi ni mi ze cost andal l ow f or ef f ect i ve wat er management .

2. 8 Roads and Par ki ng. EM 1110- 2- 410, Desi gn of Recr eat i onAr eas and Faci l i t i es - Access and Ci r cul at i on, cont ai ns det ai l ed speci f i cat i ons f or r oadway desi gns ( Chapt er 2 ) and par ki ng ar eas( Chapt er 7 ) . Access i nt o a r ecr eat i on ar ea shoul d be l i mi t ed t oa si ngl e r oad whenever possi bl e t o pr omot e t he saf et y and

secur i t y of t he vi si t i ng publ i c and f or ease of management oft he r ecr eat i on ar ea. Addi t i onal gui dance f or r oads and par ki ngf aci l i t i es i s pr ovi ded bel ow.

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avai l abl e, and i nst al l at i on of one appr opr i at e t o r egi onalcl i mat i c condi t i ons i s t he st andar d.

2. 8. 2 Roads and Par ki ng Pl acement t o Mai nt ai n Par kChar act er . Roadways and par ki ng ar eas hel p cr eat e t hecust omer s’ f i r st i mpr essi on r egar di ng t he qual i t y and r ecr eat i onexper i ence an ar ea of f er s. The desi gn, l ayout , and or i ent at i onof r oads and par ki ng ar eas s houl d:

2. 8. 2. 1 Pr eser ve a par k- l i ke char act er wi t h mi ni mal i mpacton t he si t e, avoi di ng t he appear ance of a t hor oughf ar e.

2. 8. 2. 2 Avoi d di st ur bance of si gni f i cant par k f eat ur es andveget at i on.

2. 8. 2. 3 Pr ovi de conveni ent , enj oyabl e, and saf e access t of aci l i t i es.

2. 8. 2. 4 Avoi d si gni f i cant bar r i er s t o pedest r i ans t r avel i ngbet ween act i vi t y ar eas.

2. 8. 3 Roadway Desi gn Gui del i nes. Tabl e 2. 2 summar i zesr oadway desi gn gui del i nes f or var i ous r oad t ypes.

Tabl e 2. 2Roadway Desi gn Gui del i nes

Feature Two-WayRoad

One-WayRoad

ServiceRoad

Paved or har denedsur f ace sui t abl e f ori nt ended pur pose

Requi r ed Requi r ed Requi r ed

Mi ni mum paved wi dt h 24 f t( 7. 3 m)

Requi r ed

14 f t( 4. 3 m)

Requi r edWi dt h of shoul der basemat er i al on each si de

2 f t( 0. 6 m)

Requi r ed

2 f t( 0. 6 m)

Requi r ed

1. 5 f t( 0. 5 m)

Requi r edMi ni mum cl ear i ng wi dt hf or const r uct i on

30 f t( 9. 1 m)

Requi r ed

20 f t( 6. 1 m)

Requi r edCr owned cr oss sect i onspr ovi di ng adequat e sl opef or dr ai nage

Requi r ed Requi r ed

Mi ni mum over headcl ear ance

16 f t( 4. 9 m)

Requi r ed

16 f t( 4. 9 m)

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Roadway Desi gn Gui del i nesFeature Two-Way

RoadOne-Way

RoadService

RoadMi ni mum cent er l i net ur ni ng r adi us f or

cur ves and t ur nout s

50 f t( 15. 2 m)

Requi r ed

50 f t( 15. 2 m)

Requi r edNo t r ees wi t hi n:

• 3 f t ( 0. 9 m) ofpavi ng

• di t ches• back sl ope ar eas

Requi r ed Requi r ed

Wi dened t o pr ovi depar al l el , angl ed orper pendi cul ar par ki ngwher e needed

Opt i onal Opt i onal

Tur nar ound pr ovi ded RecommendedSpeci al car e t aken t oavoi d bei ngenvi r onment al l y oraest het i cal l y obt r usi ve

Recommended

2. 8. 4 Par ki ng f aci l i t i es. Par ki ng ar ea desi gn shoul dpr omot e:

• Publ i c saf et y.•

Ef f or t l es s vehi cl e ci r c ul at i on.• Conveni ent f aci l i t y access and ease of par ki ng by t heuser .

• The goal t hat a f i r st t i me user can easi l y under st andaccess i nt o and out of t he ar ea.

2. 8. 5 Par ki ng Ar ea Desi gn Gui del i nes. Par ki ng ar eas shal lbe desi gned f or cust omer conveni ence, saf et y, and ease ofpar ki ng wi t h wel l - def i ned st r i pi ng, cur bs, bar r i er s, and si gnaget o encour age or der l y and pr oper par ki ng. Ci r cul at i on pat t er nsshoul d be si mpl e, di r ect , and obvi ous t o t he dr i ver . Pul l -

t hr ough par ki ng shal l be ut i l i zed t o t he maxi mum ext ent possi bl ef or RV uni t s , buses, and vehi cl es pul l i ng t r ai l er s t o el i mi nat et he need f or backi ng. Par ki ng spaces angl ed t o t he f l ow oft r af f i c ar e encour aged f or saf et y and user f r i endl y aspect s f oral l vehi cl es. I n cer t ai n ar eas t her e may be a demonst r at eddemand f or par ki ng spaces l ar ger t han t he st andar d. Si t ef act or s and act ual demand wi l l det er mi ne t he number and l ocat i onof t hese spaces. Tabl e 2. 3 summar i zes par ki ng ar ea desi gn

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gui del i nes. Desi gns t hat exceed mi ni mum engi neer i ng desi gnst andar ds ar e r ecommended based on cust omer exper i ences at Cor pspar ks and t r ends t owar d l ar ger vehi cl es and equi pment .

2. 8. 6 Faci l i t y Par ki ng Requi r ement s. Par ki ng ar ea desi gnsshal l con s i der vi s i t or needs speci f i c t o t he f aci l i t y of f er ed.

Tabl e 2. 4 summar i zes r ecr eat i onal f aci l i t y par ki ng r equi r ement sf or pl anni ng pur poses.

2. 8. 7 Di r ect i onal Mar ki ngs. Di r ect i onal mar ki ngs i ncl udest r i pi ng t hat meet s cur r ent AASHTO ( Amer i can Associ at i on ofSt at e Hi ghway Tr anspor t at i on Of f i ci al s) r equi r ement s and si gnageconf or mi ng t o t he Cor ps’ “Si gn St andar ds Manual . ”

Tabl e 2. 3

Par ki ng Ar ea G ener al Des i gn Gui de l i nes( Dr awi ngs D- 3 , D- 4, E- 1 , E- 2 )

Item Recommended Minimum RequirementPar ki ng ar ea As cl ose as

pr act i cal t oact i vi t y ser ved

No mor e t han 500 f t ( 152m) f r om act i vi t y ser ved

Par ki ng gr ade 1- 5% 8% maxi mum gr adeManeuver i ng ai sl esand access ar eas

One way

Two way

20 f t( 6. 1 m)

30 f t( 9. 1 m)

15 f t ( 4. 6 m) ( wi derr ecommended f orper pendi cul ar ai sl es)

24 f t ( 7. 3 m)

I nsi de t ur ni ngr adi us

30 f t ( 9. 1 m)al l vehi cl es

30 f t ( 9. 1 m) over si zedvehi cl e

Par ki ng space, car ,st andar d

Per pendi cul ar

Angl ed

Par al l el

9 f t x 20 f t( 2. 7 m x 6. 1 m)

9 f t x 20 f t( 2. 7 m x 6. 1 m)

( 45- 60 deg)

9 f t x 20 f t( 2. 7 m x 6. 1 m)

9 f t x 16 f t( 2. 7 m x 4. 9 m)

9 f t x 18 f t( 2. 7 m x 5. 5 m)

8 f t x 20 f t( 2. 4 m x 6. 1 m)

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Par ki ng Ar ea Gener al Desi gn Gui del i nes( Dr awi ngs D- 3, D- 4, E- 1, E- 2 )

Item Recommended Minimum RequirementPar ki ng space,over si ze vehi cl e

Angl ed

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2. 8. 7. 1 Requi r ed St r i pi ng. Asphal t over l ay or concr et er oads and par ki ng ar eas shal l i ncl ude st r i pi ng as f ol l ows:

• Paved l ot s t o i ndi cat e par ki ng spaces and del i neat eaccess ai s l es .

• Roads i n heavy t r af f i c ar eas, wher e t opogr aphi ccondi t i ons such as hi l l s and cur ves di ct at e, t o desi gnat ebi cycl e r out es, and t o addr ess saf et y i ssues.

2. 8. 7. 2 Requi r ed Si gns. Di r ect i onal si gns and mar ki ngs f ort r af f i c ci r cul at i on wi l l be pl aced when necessar y f or cont r oland saf et y.

2. 8. 7. 3 Opt i onal Mar ki ngs. Wheel st ops or cur bs may beused as a vi sual al i gnment i ndi cat or i n unpaved par ki ng ar eas.

Tabl e 2. 4Faci l i t y Par ki ng Gui de f or Pl anni ng Pur poses

Facility No. and Typeof Spaces

Per

Launch r amp 30 Over si ze5 St andar d

Each l aunch l aneEach l aunch l ane

Swi m ar ea 1 St andar d1 Over si ze

Ever y t hr ee swi mmer sPar ki ng l ot spaces may bei ncr eased based on l ocal usagepat t er n

Pi cni c ar ea 2 St andar d Each t abl eCampsi t e 1- 3 St andar d Each campsi t e

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Faci l i t y Par ki ng Gui de f or Pl anni ng Pur posesFacility No. and Type

of SpacesPer

Rest r oom # Of St andar dSpaces That

Wi l l Fi t I nt oAr ea

Par ki ng ar ea equal t o l engt h ofr est r oom f aci l i t y at a mi ni mum

Pl aygr ound # Of St andar dSpaces That

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Par ki ng ar ea equal t o l engt h ofpl aygr ound i mpact ar ea

Fi sh cl eani ngst at i on

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Amphi t heat er 1 St andar d Ever y f our seat s

2. 9 Bi cycl e Rout es. Bi cycl e r out es or l anes shoul d beconsi der ed i n t he desi gn of new r oads due t o t he i ncr easi ngnumber of cycl i st s wi t hi n Cor ps r ecr eat i on ar eas. I mpr ovement st o exi st i ng r oadways can al so cr eat e l anes f or cycl i st s i n ar easwher e bi cycl e use i s pr eval ent . Consi der at i ons f or bi cycl er out es ar e summar i zed i n Tabl e 2. 5.

Tabl e 2. 5

Bi cycl e Rout e Desi gn Feat ur esCompl y wi t h t he AASHTO’ s “Gui de To TheDevel opment Of Bi cycl e Faci l i t i es”

Requi r ed

Pavement mar ki ngs and si gns t hat adhe re tot he Feder al Hi ghway Admi ni st r at i on’ s “Manual on Uni f or m Tr af f i c Cont r ol Devi ces” and t heCor ps “Si gn St andar ds Manual ”

Requi r ed

I ncor por at e bi cycl e par ki ng near accesspoi nt s and hi gh use f ac i l i t i es

Recommended

Conveni ent t o dr i nki ng wat er and r est r oomf aci l i t i es

Recommended

2. 10 Pedest r i an Access . Pedest r i an wal kways, r amps, and st epspr ovi de access and ci r cul at i on i n r ecr eat i on ar eas. Al ong wi t ha UA r amp, l i mi t ed use of st epped desi gns may be i ncor por at edi nt o some har dened ar eas, pi cni c si t es, par ki ng l ot s, and accesst o new bui l di ngs when necessar y t o f i t wi t hi n t he exi st i ngt opogr aphy, f aci l i t i es and pat hways ( Phot o I - 1 ) . Det ai l edspeci f i cat i ons ar e cont ai ned i n Chapt er 5 of EM 1110- 2- 410,

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“Desi gn of Recr eat i on Ar eas and Faci l i t i es - Access andCi r cul at i on. ” Addi t i onal gui dance i s pr ovi ded i n Tabl e 2. 6.

Tabl e 2. 6

PEDESTRI AN ACCESS DESI GN FEATURES Walkways and RampsDesi gned wi t h aest het i cs i n mi nd Requi r edUsed t o connect hi gh usage r ecr eat i onf aci l i t i es

Requi r ed

Does not i mpede ser vi ce vehi cl e access t of aci l i t i es

Requi r ed

Mi ni mum wi dt h of 60 i n. ( 1. 5 m) Requi r edConst r uct ed of concr et e or ot her har dsur f ace t ypes wher e appl i cabl e

Requi r ed

Ramps used f or gr ade changes r equi r i ng l ess

t han t hr ee st eps

Requi r ed

Whenever possi bl e, r amps used i n l i eu ofst eps

Recommended

Use pr ef er r ed l ongi t udi nal sl ope of l esst han 1: 20 f or ease of access

Recommended

StepsI ncl ude t op and bot t om st eps of cont r ast i ngcol or

Requi r ed

Be desi gned wi t h aest het i cs i n mi nd Requi r edHave a mi ni mum wi dt h of 60 i n. ( 1. 5 m) Requi r edHandr ai l pr ovi ded Requi r ed

2. 11 Ut i l i t i es . Ut i l i t i es ar e gener al l y r equi r ed f orr ecr eat i on ar eas and shal l be desi gned t o meet exi st i ng andant i ci pat ed f ut ur e demands. Ut i l i t i es shoul d be desi gned t o bef unct i onal , aest het i c, economi cal , easy t o mai nt ai n, and userf r i endl y.

2. 11. 1 I dent i f y Ut i l i t y Ser vi ces Sour ces . Ut i l i t i espl anni ng i ncl udes i dent i f yi ng adequat e and af f or dabl e sour ces oft he ut i l i t i es needed, whi ch t ypi cal l y i ncl ude:

2. 11. 1. 1 Pot abl e Wat er . Muni ci pal or r ur al wat er syst emsshal l be ut i l i zed when avai l abl e. The devel opment of wat ersyst ems must addr ess st at e and l ocal r egul at i ons. Wat er suppl ymust be adequat e i n quant i t y and qual i t y t o handl e peak f l owr equi r ed t o f ur ni sh wat er t o rest r ooms, shower f aci l i t i es,sani t ar y dump st at i ons, dr i nki ng f ount ai ns, and i r r i gat i on f orl andscaped ar eas.

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2. 11. 1. 2 Sewage Tr eat ment Faci l i t i es. Muni ci pal s ewagesyst ems shal l be ut i l i zed when avai l abl e. The devel opment ofsewage sys t ems must addr ess st at e and l ocal r egul at i ons. Sewagef aci l i t i es must be desi gned t o handl e peak sewage di schar ge f r omr est r ooms, f i sh cl eani ng, and sani t ar y dump st at i ons. Whenf easi bl e, one wast ewat er t r eat ment f aci l i t y may ser vi ce mul t i pl er ecr eat i on ar eas.

2. 11. 1. 3 El ect r i cal Ser vi ces . Pr i vat e power ut i l i t i esser vi ng t he f aci l i t y shal l be cont act ed at t he concept st age t oensur e power i s avai l abl e i n t he vi ci ni t y and t o ensur e t hatut i l i t y connect i on char ges ar e i ncl uded i n cost est i mat es.Wher e f easi bl e, al l el ect r i c power l i nes shoul d be pl acedunder gr ound i nsi de r ecr eat i on ar eas. Li nes bet ween use ar easand l i nes f r om si t e boundar i es t o use ar eas can be pl aced abovegr ound onl y i f t hey do not i nt er f er e wi t h saf et y, mai nt enance,or aest het i cs. Over head l i nes shoul d be pl aced wher e t hey donot become a saf et y hazar d t o sai l boat s and shal l not be pl acedover access r oads t o boat l aunchi ng r amps or par ki ng l ot s( r ef er ence ER 1110- 2- 4401 , “Engi neer i ng and Desi gn - Cl ear ancesf or El ect r i c Power Suppl y Li nes and Communi cat i on Li nes OverReser voi r s” ) . Over head power l i nes shoul d be al i gned behi ndf or est cover out of vi ew wher e f easi bl e. Cl ear ances shal l bet hor oughl y checked i n accor dance wi t h cur r ent codes andr egul at i ons .

2. 11. 1. 4 Commer ci al Tel ephone Ser vi ces. Access i bl et el ephone or emer gency cal l box ser vi ce shal l be pr ovi ded i npubl i c use ar eas. At l east one t el ephone or cal l box shoul dal l ow f or emer gency cal l s t o be made wi t hout coi ns.I nt er nat i onal symbol si gns shal l be used t o denot e phone or cal lbox l ocat i ons. Suppor t ameni t i es s houl d i ncl ude adequat epar ki ng, l i ght i ng, and shel t er f r om t he el ement s. Phone ser vi ceshoul d be pr ovi ded at al l ent r ance st at i ons and mai nt enancef aci l i t i es. I nf or mat i on on UA ameni t i es such as vol ume cont r olshoul d be obt ai ned t hr ough t he l ocal ser vi ce pr ovi der .

2. 11. 1. 5 Ot her Sour ces i f Needed. Fuel s such as pr opaneor nat ur al gas f uel syst ems may be used, but t hose syst ems and

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ensur e t hat t he cor r i dor wor ks i n concer t wi t h ot her par ksyst ems. I deal compl ement ar y syst ems ar e open pl ay ar eas,campgr ound per i met er s, r oadways, t r ai l s, or l ar ge dr ai nagesyst ems. Ut i l i t y cor r i dor s shoul d be kept open and f r ee oft r ees and br ush. A good al t er nat i ve use f or ut i l i t y cor r i dor scoul d be wi l dl i f e pl ant i ngs .

2. 11. 3 Consi der Aest het i cs of Ut i l i t i es Pl acement . Powerand communi cat i on l i nes i nsi de r ecr eat i on ar eas shoul d be pl acedunder gr ound. Car e shoul d be t aken t o mai nt ai n good as- bui l tdr awi ngs of under gr ound ut i l i t i es. Conspi cuous ut i l i t i es suchas st or age t anks and onsi t e wast ewat er t r eat ment syst ems s hal lbe f enced and scr eened. Odor - gener at i ng ut i l i t i es shoul d ber emot e t o and downwi nd of par k user act i vi t i es.

2. 11. 4 Pr ovi de Adequat e Li ght i ng. Adequat e l i ght i ng f orsaf et y, secur i t y, and access i bi l i t y shal l be des i gned i nt o al lf aci l i t i es and r ecr eat i on ar eas when avai l abl e at r easonabl ecost . Thi s i ncl udes l i ght i ng access t o bui l di ngs and maj orf aci l i t i es. Ref er ence USACE Techni cal I nst r uct i ons ( TI ) 811- 16, Li ght i ng Desi gn, a nd t he USACE Saf et y and Heal t h Requi r ement sManual , EM 385- 1- 1 , f or r ecommended l i ght i ng l evel s. Li ght i ngconsi der at i ons ar e summar i zed i n Tabl e 2. 7.

Tabl e 2. 7

LI GHTI NG CONSI DERATI ONSLocations to be Lighted

Boat r amps Requi r edPar ki ng l ot s wi t h ni ght t i me use Requi r edMaj or r oad i nt er sect i ons Requi r edI nf or mat i on f aci l i t i es wi t h ni ght t i me use Requi r edPubl i c phones Requi r edMai nt enance ar eas Requi r edSer vi ce f ac i l i t i es Requi r ed

Installation ConsiderationsA mi ni mum of t wo l i ght sour ces s hal l be usedf or i nt er i or l i ght i ng ( Tabl e 3. 8)

Requi r ed

Mount ed hi gh enough t o mi ni mi ze t he ef f ect ofgl ar e and t o pr event vandal i sm

Recommended

Spi l l over l i ght pol l ut i on such as sky gl ow,l i ght t r espass and gl ar e shoul d be addr essedt hr ough hei ght , shi el ds f or upl i ght anddi r ect i onal ai m

Recommended

Br eakaway post s used al ong r oadways Recommended




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Use of bat t er y- or sol ar - power ed l i ght s wher eel ect r i cal ser vi ce i s not avai l abl e ( Phot o I -2)

Opt i onal

2. 11. 5 Pr ovi de Adequat e Dr i nki ng Wat er . Adequat e f ount ai ns

and hydr ant s shal l be pr ovi ded i n r ecr eat i on ar eas. Dr i nki ngwat er shal l be conveni ent t o gr oup act i vi t y ar eas and maj orf aci l i t i es. Fount ai ns and communal hydr ant s shal l meetaccessi bi l i t y r equi r ement s.

2. 12 Tr ash Removal Ser vi ces. Tr ash ser vi ces shal l be pr ovi dedf or al l r ecreat i on ar eas. Each r ecept acl e shal l be easi l yaccessi bl e by par k user s and ser vi ce vehi cl es. Recept acl edi st ance f r om user act i vi t i es shoul d be consi der ed due t o t hepot ent i al f or odor . The gui dance i n Tabl e 2. 8 i s r el at i ve t ot he t ype and l ocat i on of t r ash r ecept acl es.

Tabl e 2. 8

TRASH RECEPTACLES CONSI DERATI ONSLarge Receptacles (Dumpsters)

Set on a l evel , wel l - dr ai ned gr avel orconcr et e pad

Requi r ed

Have a ser vi ce ar ea f or r ecept acl es desi gnedt o suppor t wei ght and maneuver spacer equi r ement s of ser vi ce vehi cl es

Requi r ed

Locat ed near t he par k exi t or cent r al t o t hepar k

Recommended

Small ReceptaclesSecur ed t o pr event over t ur ni ng or t hef t Requi r edHave l i ds secur ed t o t he r ecept acl e Requi r edLocat ed near hi gh usage ar eas s uch as gr oupshel t er s, r est r ooms, par ki ng ar eas, and al ongmaj or wal kways ( Phot os I - 6 and I - 7)

Recommended

Gr ouped wher e pr act i cal RecommendedScr eened when pr act i cal Recommended

Recycle ContainersPr ovi ded f or t he publ i c t o deposi t r e cycl abl emat er i al s ( Phot os I - 8, I - 9, and I - 10)

Opt i onal

2. 13 Pr ot ect i on and Cont r ol . Access t o r ecr eat i on ar eas shoul dbe cont r ol l ed t o pr ot ect t he gener al publ i c and pr oj ectr esour ces. A cont r ol l ed ent r ance wi l l i mpr ove saf et y, r educevandal i sm, and pr ovi de f or cont r ol l i ng t he hour s or season anar ea i s avai l abl e f or use. Speci al consi der at i on shal l be gi vent o each f ee ar ea, whi ch shoul d have a si ngl e, wel l - desi gned

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ent r ance l ayout whenever possi bl e t o enhance or der l y f eecol l ect i on whi l e cont r ol l i ng ent r ance and exi t t o t he ar ea.

2. 13. 1 Gat es and Bar r i cades. Cont r ol gat es and bar r i cadeswi l l gener al l y be l ocat ed at mai n par k ent r ances and ot heraccess poi nt s t hat must be t empor ar i l y cl osed f or mai nt enance,qui et hour s, or seasonal cl osur e.

2. 13. 2 Fenci ng. Fenci ng shoul d gener al l y onl y beconst r uct ed f or access cont r ol , t r af f i c cont r ol , screeni ng, andsaf et y pur poses. Car e must be exer ci sed i n det er mi ni ng t he t ypeand l ocat i on of f enci ng. Wher e f enci ng i s necessar y i t shoul dbe of t he mi ni mum hei ght and desi gn possi bl e t o be unobt r usi veand st i l l accompl i sh t he r equi r ed f unct i on.

2. 14 Si gns. Si gns shal l be pr ovi ded onl y wher e needed t or egul at e t r af f i c, war n of hazar dous condi t i ons, est abl i shr est r i ct i ons, and pr ovi de i nf or mat i on. The number of si gnsshoul d be kept at a mi ni mum. Symbol si gns shal l be usedwhenever f easi bl e. Det ai l ed gui dance on al l t r af f i c, war ni ngand i nf or mat i on si gns and t hei r pl acement shal l conf or m t o EP310- 1- 6a and 6b, t he Cor ps’ “Si gn St andar ds Manual . ”

2. 15 Wat er Saf et y Al er t s. Buoys, buoy l i nes, mar ker s, si gnsand ot her means shal l be pr ovi ded t o al er t user s t o rest r i ct edar eas, swi mmi ng ar eas, danger zones, sl ow speed ar eas, boatl anes , et c . , and shal l conf or m t o t he U. S. Coast Guar d’ s “U. S.Ai ds t o Navi gat i on Syst em” and EP 310- 1- 6a and 6b, t he Cor ps’“Si gn St andar ds Manual . ”

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CHAPTER 3

St r uct ur es

3. 1 I nt r oduct i on. Thi s chapt er pr ovi des desi gn gui dance f orst r uct ur es i n Cor ps- managed r ecr eat i onal ar eas when t hey ar ei ncl uded i n new const r uct i on or r ehabi l i t at i on of f ac i l i t i es .

3. 2 Uni ver sal Accessi bi l i t y ( UA) . Al l newl y const r uct ed orr ehabi l i t at ed s t r uctur es shal l be uni ver sal l y accessi bl e i naccor dance wi t h par agr aph 1. 19. Due t o t hi s bl anket r equi r ement ,t he need f or uni ver sal accessi bi l i t y wi l l appl y t o, but not bement i oned wi t h, each speci f i c i t em cover ed i n t hi s chapt er . Somespeci f i c ment i ons of UA have been added f or emphasi s on cer t ai ni t ems.

3. 3 Ent r ance St at i ons. Ent r ance st at i ons ar e bui l di ngs l ocat edat par k ar ea ent r ances and desi gned f or f ee col l ect i on, secur i t y,and di spensi ng cust omer i nf or mat i on. Tabl e 3. 1 cont ai ns gu i danceon ent r an ce st at i on d esi gn f eat ur es. Dr awi ngs C- 1 and C- 2 andphot os i n Appendi x J demonst r at e some suggest ed l ayout s.

Tabl e 3. 1

Ent r ance St at i on Desi gn Feat ur esLocation

Pl aced t o pr ovi de one si ngl e poi nt of ent r yt o t he r ecr eat i on ar ea

Requi r ed

Locat ed t o accommodat e i ncomi ng and out goi ngt r af f i c f l ows , as di ct at ed by l ocalcondi t i ons i ncl udi ng t er r ai n and t r af f i cvol ume

Requi r ed

Locat ed i n t he cent e r of t he r oad wheneverpossi bl e ( Phot o J - 1)

Recommended

Locat ed a mi ni mum of 200 f t ( 61 m) f r om t hei nt er sect i on of t he par k access r oad and t hemai n hi ghway

Recommended

Pl aced t o accommodat e dual ent r y l anes t oal l ow ent r y and exi t by vehi cl es not r equi r edto stop at th e ent r ance st at i on ( Phot os J - 2,

J - 3, and J - 4)

Opt i onal

Appearance & MaintenanceDesi gned so t hat t he ext er i or appear ance oft he ent r ance st at i on bui l di ng i s i n keepi ngwi t h t he t heme of t he r ecr eat i on ar ea ( Phot o

J - 2)

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Ent r ance St at i on Desi gn Feat ur es Appearance & Maintenance

Faci l i t y f i ni shes , bot h i nt er i or andext er i or , ar e sel ect ed f or l ow mai nt enanceand a hi gh l evel of dur abi l i t y ( Phot o J - 2)

Requi r ed

Safety and SecurityPr ovi de f or secur e pl acement of a vaul t orsaf e

Requi r ed

Desi gned t o accommodat e dai l y, seasonal , orpar t i al par k c l osur e f or saf et y, secur i t y,and economy

Requi r ed

Have secur i t y gat es t o compl et el y cl ose t hepar k

Recommended

Pr ovi de a t ur nar ound ar ea so t hat vehi cl est hat cannot be accommodat ed c an exi t wi t ho utent er i ng t he f ee ar ea ( Phot os J - 1 and J - 2)

Recommended

Have r oadways mar ked appr opr i at el y t o di r ec tt r af f i c f l ow ( Phot os J - 1 and J - 3) RecommendedPl acement of cust omer ser vi ce par ki ng t oel i mi nat e t he need t o cross t r af f i c f r om t hecust omer ser vi ce par ki ng ar ea t o t he ent r ancest at i on i s encour aged. I f a cros swal k i suna voi dab l e, i t shoul d be mar ked ( Dr awi ng C-3, Phot os J - 5 and J - 6)

Recommended

Desi gn ext er i or wi ndows f or an unobst r uct edvi ew of bot h i ncomi ng and out goi ng t r af f i c

Recommended

Have ext er i or l i ght i ng cover i ng at l east a100- f t ( 30. 5- m) r adi us ar ound t he bui l di ng.I l l umi nat i on may range f r om 5 l ux ( ½ FC) att he edge of t he r adi us t o 20 l ux ( 2 FC)wi t hi n 25 f t ( 7. 6 m) of t he st r uct ur e

Recommended

Pr ovi de publ i c t el ephones out si de or near t heent r ance st at i on

Recommended

Pr ovi de a secur e r oom out of vi ew of t hegener al publ i c f or count i ng f ee col l ect i onsand pr epar i ng voucher s

Opt i onal

Pr ovi de a secur i t y camer a and/ or bur gl aral ar m

Opt i onal

Pr ovi de a power gat e ar m t o r egul at e ent er i ngt r af f i c

Opt i onal

Customer AccommodationsDesi gned t o pr omot e cust omer r ecogni t i on oft he par k ent r y. Vi sual i ndi cat or s besi dest he bui l di ng i t sel f may i ncl ude i t ems such aspar k ent r ance si gns and gat ed access poi nt s

Requi r ed

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Ent r ance St at i on Desi gn Feat ur esCustomer Accommodations

Desi gned f or ease i n col l ect i ng f ees anddi st r i but i ng i nf or mat i on t o par k cust omer s.

Thi s i ncl udes pr ovi si on of a cust omer ser vi ce

par ki ng ar ea l ocat ed out of t he f l ow oft r af f i c. The par ki ng ar ea shal l be si zed t oaccommodat e f ul l - l engt h RV uni t s pl us t oweduni t s

Requi r ed

Ent r ance st at i on shal l be UA f or cust omer s Requi r edPr ovi de an out si de ser vi ce wi ndow, a cust omerwal k- i n ar ea, or bot h ( Phot os J - 7 and J - 8 )

Requi r ed

Pr ovi de wal k- i n ar ea ( Phot o J - 8) RecommendedWhen an out si de wi ndow i s pr ovi ded, i t wi l li ncl ude an over hang or por ch f or cust omerpr ot ect i on dur i ng i ncl ement weat her . The

over hang or por ch shal l be pl aced t o pr ovi deadequat e cl ear ance t o pr event i nj ur y t ocust omer s or damage t o t hei r equi pment( Phot os J - 9 and J - 10)

Recommended

Aut omat i c gat es t hat can be oper at ed f r omi nsi de t he ent r ance st at i on and t hat al l owaf t er - hour s depar t ur es ( Phot o J - 11)

Recommended

Pr ovi de sel f - pay capabi l i t y such as honorvaul t or aut omat ed pay st at i on

Recommended

Pr ovi de I nt er net hookup t o cust omer s i n cl osepr oxi mi t y

Opt i onal

Entrance Station Worker AccommodationsEnt r ance st at i on shal l be UA f or at t endant s Requi r edPr ovi de i nt er i or wor k ar ea si zed t oaccommodat e al l r equi r ed equi pment( comput er s, pr i nt er s, r adi os, weat her r adi os,saf es, et c. ) and pr ovi de an adequat ewor kspace ( Phot o J - 12)

Requi r ed

Pr ovi de adequat e power and l i ght ni ng/ sur gepr ot ect i on f or HVAC, comput er , andcommuni cat i on equi pment

Requi r ed

Pr ovi de a heat i ng and cool i ng syst em adequat et o pr ot ect comput er equi pment and pr ovi decomf or t f or at t endant s and cust omer s

Requi r ed

Pr ovi de a uni sex bat hr oom Recommended

3. 4 Gr oup Shel t er s. Gr oup shel t er s can r ange f r om smal l shadest r uct ur es cover i ng one or t wo pi cni c t abl es, t o l ar ge scr eenedor encl osed st r uct ur es. The char act er and si ze of t he st r uct ur eshoul d be consi st ent wi t h t he desi gn t heme and t ypi cal gr oup

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si zes t hat use t he par k. A pl aza appr oach combi ni ng mul t i pl eshel t er s and r el at ed ameni t i es shoul d be consi der ed t o ser vel ar ge gr oups and ext ended f ami l y gat her i ngs ( Phot o P- 1) .Consi der at i on shoul d be gi ven t o t he use of pr e- manuf act ur edshel t er s f or dur abi l i t y, ease of const r uct i on, and ease ofmai nt enance. Tabl e 3. 2 cont ai ns gui dance on gr oup shel t er desi gnf eat ur es ( Dr awi ng H- 1 ) .

Tabl e 3. 2

Gr oup Shel t er Desi gn Feat ur esLocation

Locat ed no mor e t han 30 t o 50 f t ( 9. 1 t o 15. 2m) f r om par ki ng ar eas, wi t h an opt i onal dr op-of f ar ea i ncl uded adj acent t o t he shel t er t oaccommodat e uni ver sal accessi bi l i t y and f orl oadi ng and unl oadi ng of suppl i es ( Phot o P- 4)

Recommended

Locat ed wi t hi n 500 f t ( 152. 3 m) of a r est r oom RecommendedLocat ed i n cl ose pr oxi mi t y t o an open f i el df or pl ay sp ace wher e t er r ai n per mi t s ( Phot osQ- 5 and Q- 6 )

Recommended

Maintenance and Access ConsiderationsSi t ed on a concr et e pad t hat ext ends ami ni mum of f i ve f t beyond t he edge of t hesuppor t post s t o accommodat e uni ver salaccess, desi gned f or posi t i ve dr ai nage( Dr awi ng H- 1, Phot os P- 2 and P- 5)

Requi r ed

Al l f l oor s and access sur f aces desi gned t opr ovi de adequat e dr ai nage

Requi r ed

Vehi cul ar ser vi ce access f or mai nt enance Requi r edRoof t r usses f l ush agai nst t he r oof t o r educesi t es wher e bi r ds can bui l d nest s ( Phot o P- 3 )

Recommended

Al l i nt er i or sur f aces desi gned f or pr essur ecl eani ng

Recommended

Amenities to be Provided( Phot os P- 5, P- 6 , P- 7, P- 8 and P- 9 )

El ect r i cal out l et s wi t h GFCI Requi r ed Two wat er hydr ant s: one near a pedest algr i l l , one near t he shel t er

Recommended

Gr oup pedest al gr i l l s wi t hi n 15- 20 f t ( 4. 6–6. 1 m) of shel t er

Recommended

Ut i l i t y t abl e ei t her under t he r oof or neart he gr i l l

Recommended

Pi cni c t abl es Requi r edConveni ent t r ash f aci l i t i es Requi r edConveni ent r est r oom f aci l i t i es Requi r ed

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Gr oup Shel t er Desi gn Feat ur es Amenities to be Provided

Rest r ooms bui l t i nt o t he shel t er Opt i onalScr eeni ng or encl osur e of t he shel t er Opt i onalHor seshoe pi t s, vol l eybal l cour t , pl aygr ound

equi pment , et c. pr ovi ded near by

Opt i onal

Lighting to be ProvidedI ns i de t he shel t er , l i ght i ng l evel s f orni ght t i me use shoul d r ange f r om 150 t o 200l ux ( 15 t o 20 FC)

Recommended

Ext er i or l i ght i ng t hat i l l umi nat es t he ar eawi t hi n a 50- f t ( 15. 2- m) r adi us of t hest r uct ur e. I l l umi nat i on l evel s may var y f r om5 l ux ( ½ FC) at t he out er edge of t he r adi ust o 20 l ux ( 2 FC) adj acent t o t he l i ght i ngsour ce

Recommended

Li ght f i xt ur es wi t h vandal - r es i s t antpr ot ect i ve cover s RecommendedLi ght swi t ches, t i mer s, mot i on det ect or s,and/ or phot ocel l s s houl d be used whenpr act i cal

Recommended

3. 5 Rest r oom and Shower House Bui l di ngs. Rest r ooms shal l bepr ovi ded wi t hi n campgr ounds and day use ar eas. Shower housesshal l be pr ovi ded at campgr ounds and at beaches when f easi bl e.

Tabl e 3. 3 descr i bes l ocat i on and par ki ng consi der at i ons.

Tabl e 3. 3

Rest r oom and Shower House Bui l di ngs Locat i ons and Par ki ngFeat ur e Day Use

Ar easRest r ooms

Campgr oundsRest r ooms

ShowerHouses

Locat ed no f ar t her t han500 f t ( 152. 3 m) f r omnor cl oser t han 75 f t( 22. 9 m) t o anycampsi t e, pi cni c s i t e,or swi m ar ea

Recommended Recommended N/ A

Locat ed no f ar t her t han500 f t ( 152. 3 m) f r omnor cl oser t han 75 f t( 22. 9 m) t o t he f ac i l i t yt hey ser ve

N/ A N/ ARecommended

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Ar easRest r ooms

Campgr oundsRest r ooms

ShowerHouses

Locat ed i n cl ose

pr oxi mi t y t o t he accessr oad

Opt i onal Opt i onal Recommended

Locat ed wi t hi n 100 f t( 30. 5 m) of par ki ngar eas

Recommended Opt i onal Opt i onal

Par ki ng spacespr opor t i onat e t o t hesi ze of t he bui l di ng( Dr awi ng C- 9)

Requi r ed Requi r ed Requi r ed

3. 5. 1 Mi ni mum Faci l i t i es. The mi ni mum r est r oom f aci l i t y t hatshal l be pr ovi ded f or user s i s a uni sex r est r oom. Vaul t or sel f -cont ai ned r est r ooms may be used t o suppl ement wat er bor nef aci l i t i es or when sewage t r eat ment f aci l i t i es ar e not avai l abl e( Phot o K- 1) .

3. 5. 2 Uni sex Faci l i t i es. The pr ovi si on of uni sex r est r oomf aci l i t i es shal l be cons i der ed i n t he de s i gn of al l r es t r oom andshower house bui l di ngs ( Phot os K- 1, K- 2, K- 4, and K- 5) .Advant ages of uni sex f aci l i t i es t o our cust omer s i ncl ude t hef ol l owi ng:

3. 5. 2. 1 Car egi ver s can assi st t he el der l y or per sons wi t hdi sabi l i t i es.

3. 5. 2. 2 Cust omer s wi t h secur i t y concer ns can i mmedi at el yvi ew t he f aci l i t y i n i t s ent i r et y when openi ng t he door , i nst eadof wal ki ng i nt o t he t ypi cal mul t i - user f ac i l i t y wi t h par t i t i onst hat make i t di f f i cul t t o det er mi ne i f anyone el se i s i n t her oom.

3. 5. 2. 3 Si ngl e par ent s can ei t her go i nt o t he f aci l i t y wi t ha chi l d of t he opposi t e sex, or can check t he f aci l i t y bef or e t hechi l d ent er s t he r est r oom al one.

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Common Bui l di ng Feat ur es f or Al l Rest r ooms and Shower HousesWher e Wat er and Sewage Tr eat ment Ar e Avai l abl e

Feat ur e

UA Access i bl e Requi r ed Toi l et par t i t i ons const r uct ed f r om sol i d,vandal - r esi st ant panel s

Requi r ed

Pr i vacy l at ches f or st al l s and dr essi ng ar eas Requi r edLi ght i ng ( Tabl e 3. 8 ) Requi r edSi nks Requi r edPot abl e wat er f aucet Requi r ed

Tr ash r ecept acl e Requi r edUr i nal s f or 50% of men’ s t oi l et f i xt ur es atnon- uni sex f aci l i t i es

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Pr ovi de 50% mor e t oi l et f i xt ur es f or women

t han men at non- uni sex f aci l i t i es

Requi r ed

Mi ni mum vent i l at i on r at e of 2 cubi c f t permi nut e ( cf m) per squar e f t ( 9 l i t er persecond per squar e met er ) ( Par a. 3. 5. 9)

Requi r ed

Aut omat i c f l usher s f or st ool s and ur i nal s RecommendedMot i on- act i vat ed f aucet s and hand dr i er s RecommendedWi ndow scr eens wher e i nsect s ar e a nui sance RecommendedDoor har dwar e t hat pr event s s l ammi ng t or educe noi se and wear and t ear

Recommended

Di aper - changi ng st at i on wher e adequat e r oomand usage war r ant

Recommended

Heat i ng and ai r condi t i oni ng wher e war r ant edf or ext ended season use Opt i onal

3. 5. 4 Speci f i c Bui l di ng Feat ur es. Tabl e 3. 5 descr i besbui l di ng f eat ur es s peci f i c t o day use ar ea r est r ooms, campgr oundr est r ooms, and shower houses.

Tabl e 3. 5

Speci f i c Bui l di ng Feat ur es f or Al l Rest r ooms and Shower HousesWher e Wat er and Sewage Tr eat ment Ar e Avai l abl e

Feat ur e Day UseAr eaRest r ooms

Campgr oundRest r ooms ShowerHouses

At l east one r est r oomf aci l i t y wi l l bewat er bor ne

Recommended Recommended N/ A

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Ar eaRest r ooms

Campgr oundRest r ooms

ShowerHouses

Pr ovi de a mi ni mum of 1st ool per gender , per 30par ki ng spaces

Requi r ed Opt i onal Opt i onal

Pr ovi de a mi ni mum of oner es t r oom f i xt ur e pergender , f or each 25campsi t es

N/ ARecommended Recommended

Si nks i nser t ed i nt ocount er s f or i ncr easeduser conveni ence ( Phot o K-6)

Opt i onal Requi r ed Requi r ed

1 si nk per each 25campsi t es per gender

N/ A Recommended Recommended

Addi t i onal s i nks f or women Opt i onal Opt i onal Opt i onalEl ect r i c hand dr yer orpaper t owel di spenser , 1per ever y 2 si nks


Shel vi ng above si nks andcl ot hi n g hoo ks n ear b y( Phot os K- 7 and K- 10 )


Shel f f or t oi l et r i es i nshower st al l ( Phot o K- 8)

N/ A N/ A Requi r ed

GFCI pr ot ect ed el ect r i calout l et s, 1 per ever y 2si nks ( Phot o K- 6)


Mi r r or , vandal pr oof , 1above each si nk


Dr i nki ng f ount ai n Requi r ed Requi r ed Requi r ed

Pr ovi de a mi ni mum of oneshower head per gender , f oreach 25 campsi t es

N/ A N/ A Recommended

I nst al l shower heads sot hat wat er i s di r ect edaway f r om door openi ng

N/ A N/ A Recommended

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Speci f i c Bui l di ng Feat ur es f or Al l Rest r ooms and Shower HousesWher e Wat er and Sewage Tr eat ment Ar e Avai l abl eFeat ur e Day Use

Ar eaRest r ooms

Campgr oundRest r ooms

ShowerHouses

An i ndi vi dual dr essi ngar ea f or each shower st al l( a bench, shel f , andcl ot hi ng hooks ( Phot oK- 9) )


Coi n- oper at ed l aundr yf aci l i t i es . Wher epr ovi ded, shoul d i ncl udewasher s, dr yer s, and af i ber gl ass or har d pl as t i cut i l i t y si nk

N/ A N/ A Opt i onal

3. 5. 5 Bui l di ng I nt er i or Fi ni shes. Tabl e 3. 6 summar i zescons i der at i ons f or bui l di ng i nt er i or f i ni shes .

Tabl e 3. 6

Bui l di ng I nt er i or Fi ni shesSur f aces wi t hout a wat er pr oof i mpenet r abl ef i ni sh pai nt ed wi t h per manent wat er pr oofpai nt , f aci l i t at i ng r emoval of gr af f i t i

Requi r ed

Li ght i n col or RecommendedDesi gned f or pr essur e- wash cl eani ng RecommendedLow mai nt enance, hi ghl y dur abl e mat er i al s Recommended

3. 5. 6 Bui l di ng Ext er i or Fi ni shes . Ext er i or f i ni shes shal lbe neat and cl ean, i n keepi ng wi t h t he t heme of t he r ecr eat i onar ea and bl end wi t h envi r onment . Speci al consi der at i on shoul d begi ven t o f aci l i t y f i ni shes and desi gns t hat ar e l ow mai nt enance,have a hi gh l evel of dur abi l i t y, and ar e i n keepi ng wi t h t het heme of t he r ecr eat i on ar ea and/ or r egi on.

3. 5. 7 Bui l di ng Fl oor s. Tabl e 3. 7 summar i zes consi der at i onsf or bui l di ng f l oor s .

Tabl e 3. 7

Bui l di ng Fl oor sCompr i sed of non- ski d mat er i al s, such as non-ski d por cel ai n or cer ami c t i l e, pour ed- i n-pl ace epoxy f l oor i ng, or any ot her dur abl ewat er pr oof mat er i al

Requi r ed

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Bui l di ng Fl oor sSl oped a mi ni mum of ¼ i n. / f t ( 1: 50) t owar dshower and f l oor dr ai ns f or qui ck andcompl et e dr ai nage of wat er

Requi r ed

Col or choi ce vi sual l y separ at es f l oor s f r om

wal l s , par t i t i ons , and ot her i nt er i orf eat ur es

Requi r ed

Fl oor and wal l have a 70% cont r ast at t hebase ( Phot o K- 11)

Requi r ed

3. 5. 8 Bui l di ng Li ght i ng. Li ght i ng and col or shal l bedesi gned t o pr ovi de consi st ent , uni f or m l i ght i ng l evel s bot hi nsi de and out f or t he saf et y and secur i t y of cust omer s. Tabl e3. 8 cont ai ns l i ght i ng consi der at i ons.

Tabl e 3. 8

Bui l di ng Li ght i ngInterior

Dar k ar eas avoi ded i n al l ar eas of t hef aci l i t y

Requi r ed

A mi ni mum of t wo l i ght sour ces t o accommodat eUA. May be accompl i shed wi t h wi ndows on t wowal l s or a combi nat i on of sour ces, i . e.el ec t r i c l i ght i ng, skyl i ght , or wi ndow

Requi r ed

Li ght and col or suf f i ci ent on f l oor sur f acest hat obj ects ar e vi s i bl e t o al l user s

Requi r ed

Li ght i ng l evel s r ange f r om 100 t o 200 l ux ( 10t o 20 FC)

Recommended

Skyl i ght s i ns t al l ed t o pr ovi de suf f i c i entdayt i me i l l umi nat i on and r educe ut i l i t y cost s

Recommended

Ti mer s, mot i on det ect or s, and/ or phot ocel l scont r ol i nt er i or l i ght i ng when pr act i cal

Recommended

ExteriorVandal - r esi st ant , bug- pr oof ext er i or l i ght i ngbe pr ovi ded

Requi r ed

Ext er i or l i ght i ng i l l umi nat es t he ar ea wi t hi na 50- f t ( 15. 2- m) r adi us of a bui l di ng

Recommended

I l l umi nat i on l evel s var y f r om 5 l ux ( ½ FC) att he out er edge of t he r adi us t o 20 l ux ( 2 FC)adj acent t o t he f ac i l i t y

Recommended

3. 5. 9 Vent i l at i on. A mi ni mum vent i l at i on r at e of 2 cubi cf t per mi nut e ( cf m) per squar e f t ( 9 l i t er per second per squar emet er ) shal l be i ncor por at ed i n r est r ooms and shower houses. Al laspect s of i ndoor ai r qual i t y shoul d be exami ned when det er mi ni ngvent i l at i on r at es . Addi t i onal f ac tor s t hat cont r i but e t o

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adequat e vent i l at i on shoul d al so be consi der ed i n newconst r uct i on and r enovat i on act i vi t i es. Thi s i ncl udesar chi t ect ur al st yl e si nce hi gh, vaul t ed cei l i ngs pr ovi de bet t ercross- vent i l at i on t han l ow and f l at cei l i ngs . Al so, l i ght eri nt er i or wal l col or s t end t o be cool er . Ot her f act or s t oconsi der i ncl ude t he si ze of t he bui l di ng ( squar e f oot age) , t henumber of ur i nal s and/ or st ool s, and l ocal bui l di ng codes.

3. 6 Change Houses. The use of st andal one change houses i sdi scour aged. Whenever poss i bl e, change houses shoul d combi nechange ar eas wi t h sani t ar y f aci l i t i es. Shower houses t hatcombi ne shower f aci l i t i es as wel l as sani t ar y and changef aci l i t i es ar e encour aged, and f r eest andi ng shower f aci l i t i esout si de t he change house shal l be consi der ed wher e a shower housecannot be pr ovi ded. Tabl e 3. 9 summar i zes st andar ds f or changehouses when pr ovi ded:

Tabl e 3. 9

Change HousesExt er i or of t he st r uct ur e i n keepi ng wi t h t het heme of t he r ecr eat i on ar ea

Requi r ed

Locat ed no f ar t her t han 500 f t ( 152. 3 m) f r omt he swi m ar ea ( Phot o K- 12)

Recommended

Fr eest andi ng open- ai r or out door shower s usedwher e pr act i cal t o r educe cost , l ocat edout si de t he change house f or sand r emoval( Phot os K- 13 and K- 14)

Recommended

Shower s ut i l i ze mul t i l evel shower heads( Phot os K- 13 and K- 14)

Recommended

Dr essi ng ar eas i ncl ude i ndi vi dual st al l s wi t hdoor s and pr i vacy l at ches

Recommended

Al l sur f aces desi gned f or pr essur e washcl eani ng

Recommended

A 3- t o 4- f t ( 0. 9- t o 1. 2- m) r oof shel t erconsi der ed f or pr ot ect i on f r om t he r ai n andsun when open- ai r st r uct ur e i s t he onl yf aci l i t y pr ovi ded

Opt i onal

3. 7 Fi sh- Cl eani ng St at i on Desi gn Gui dance. Tabl e 3. 10 pr ovi desconsi der at i ons f or f i sh cl eani ng st at i ons ( Phot os L- 1, L- 2, andL- 3) .

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Fi sh- Cl eani ng St at i onsPot abl e wat er avai l abl e Requi r edI nt er i or l i ght l evel s rangi ng f r om 500 ( 152. 3

m) t o 700 l ux ( 50 t o 70 FC)

Requi r ed

Ext er i or l i ght i ng i l l umi nat es t he ar ea wi t hi na 50- f t ( 15. 2- m) r adi us of t he f i sh cl eani ngst at i on wi t h an out er edge mi ni mum of 5 l ux( ½ FC) , i ncr easi ng t o 50 l ux ( 5 FC) next t ot he st r uct ur e

Requi r ed

Locat ed away f r om ot her user act i vi t i es Recommended Ti es i nt o t he r ecr eat i on ar ea or muni ci palsani t ar y syst ems when possi bl e

Recommended

Al l ows ease of access f or pumpi ng i f a hol di ngt ank i s used

Recommended

Pr ovi des adequat e par ki ng, i ncl udi ng pul l -t hr ough spaces suf f i ci ent t o accommodat e bot hvehi c l es and t r ai l er s

Recommended

Ti mer s, mot i on det ect or s, and/ or phot ocel l sused t o cont r ol i nt er i or l i ght i ng

Opt i onal

3. 8 Sani t ar y Dump St at i ons. Tabl e 3. 11 pr ovi des consi der at i onsf or sani t ar y dump st at i ons ( Dr awi ng C- 8, Phot os L- 4 and L- 5) .

Tabl e 3. 11

Sani t ar y Dump St at i onsSani t ar y dump st at i on pr ovi ded f or each par kcont ai ni ng a campgr ound ( except pr i mi t i vear eas)

Requi r ed

Each st at i on equi pped wi t h a 4- i n. ( 100mm) ( mi ni mum) sewage pi pe wi t h hi nged cap

Requi r ed

Sewage pi pe encased i n a concr et e padext endi ng t o t he di schar gi ng campi ng uni t .

The pad l ocat ed f or access f r om t he dr i versi de of t he vehi cl e ( Dr awi ng C- 8 and Phot osL- 4 and L- 5) .

Requi r ed

Sewage pi pe pad ext ends a mi ni mum of 2- f t( 0. 6 m) on al l si des of t he sewage pi pe andsl opes 2- 3% t owar d t he sewage pi pe f r om al ldi r ec t i ons

Requi r ed

Pr ovi de t wo separ at e wat er suppl i es, eachcl ear l y mar ked: wash down and pot abl e wat er .Wash- down f aucet wi t h ant i - si phon val vel ocat ed at t he dump st at i on.

Requi r ed

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Sani t ar y Dump St at i ons The pot abl e wat er suppl y may be l ocat edsepar at e f r om but near t he dump st at i on

Opt i onal

Si t ed on t he r i ght si de of t he r oad near t hecampgr ound exi t

Recommended

Addi t i onal or dual st at i ons pr ovi ded f orcampgr ounds wi t h mor e t han 125 si t es RecommendedPar ki ng ar ea l evel or sl oped so t hat t hevehi cl e t i l t s sl i ght l y t owar d t he sewage pi pet o hel p empt y t he hol di ng t ank

Recommended

Ar ea paved consi st ent wi t h adj oi ni ng r oadway RecommendedAr ea wi t hi n a 50- f t ( 15. 2- m) r adi us l i ght ed t oan aver age of 20 l ux ( 2 FC)

Recommended

Tr ash r ecept acl es pr ovi ded Recommended

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CHAPTER 4

Suppor t I t ems

4. 1 I nt r oduct i on. Thi s chapt er pr ovi des desi gn gui dance f orsuppor t i t ems i ncl uded i n Cor ps- managed r ecr eat i onal ar eas dur i ngnew const r uct i on or r ehabi l i t at i on of f ac i l i t i es . The qual i t y ofcampi ng, pi cni cki ng, or ot her r ecr eat i onal exper i ences i s of t encont i ngent upon t he qual i t y, t ype, and desi gn of suppor tf aci l i t i es avai l abl e. The chal l enge t o t he desi gner and manageri s t o pr ovi de aes t het i cal l y har moni ous , f unct i onal f ac i l i t i est hat ar e dur abl e, vandal - r esi st ant , and economi cal t o i nst al l andmai nt ai n.

4. 2 Uni ver sal Accessi bi l i t y. Al l suppor t i t ems pr ocur ed f or newcons t r uct i on or r ehabi l i t at i on of f aci l i t i es shal l be uni ver sal l yaccessi bl e. Thi s i s i n accor dance wi t h par agr aph 1. 19 , whi chst at es t hat any new r ecr eat i on f aci l i t i es pur chases, such aspi cni c t abl es , gr i l l s , pl aygr ound equi pment , ut i l i t y t abl es ,wat er f ount ai ns , et c . , shal l speci f y uni ver sal l y access i bl ei t ems. Due t o t hi s bl anket r equi r ement , t he need f or uni ver salaccessi bi l i t y wi l l appl y t o, but not be ment i oned wi t h, eachspeci f i c i t em cover ed i n t hi s chapt er except i n ar eas of speci alemphasi s.

4. 3 Pi cni c Tabl es. Many st andar d desi gns exi st f or const r uct i onof t abl es. Ther e ar e al so commer ci al sour ces of wel l - bui l t ,economi cal , pr ef abr i cat ed uni t s and component s. The choi ce ofdesi gn and const r uct i on mat er i al s s houl d be based on l ong- t er meconomy, si t e- speci f i c f unct i onal r equi r ement s, dur abi l i t y,comf or t , saf et y, aest het i cs, and ease of mai nt enance or r epai r .

Tabl e desi gn wi l l depend on t he i ndi vi dual par k si t e and t ypi calusage. Fact or s t o be consi der ed f or cust omer ser vi ce ar e showni n Tabl e 4. 1 . Some t abl e t ypes and associ at ed consi der at i onsi ncl ude:

4. 3. 1 Por t abl e t abl es f aci l i t at e of f - season st or age andpr ovi de f l exi bi l i t y i n meet i ng var yi ng si t e condi t i ons and publ i c

use demands.

4. 3. 2 Heavy- dut y t abl es ar e dur abl e, mi ni mi ze t hef t , andal l ow r ear r angement t o accommodat e user pr ef er ence.

4. 3. 3 Li ght wei ght t abl es may have t o be secur ed t o pr eventt hef t or l ar ge- scal e di spl acement .

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4. 3. 4 Fi xed t abl es s houl d be consi der ed i n ar eas pr one t of r equent f l oodi ng.

Tabl e 4. 1

Pi cni c Tabl e Checkl i stLocation/PlacementLevel pl acement Requi r edPl aced 10 f t ( 3 m) away f r om a f i r e r i ng orgr i l l

Requi r ed

Si t ed away f r om t he edge of i mpact ar eas,st eep sl opes, or ot her obst acl es

Requi r ed

I deal l y, l ocat ed wher e af t er noon shade i savai l abl e

Recommended

Locat ed on del i neat ed i mpact ar eas r ei nf or cedt o avoi d si t e det er i or at i on ( Phot o P- 13)

Recommended

On pi cni c si t es, may be l ocat ed wi t houti mpact ar ea i n ar eas f r ee of r oot s or st umps,pr ovi ded soi l compact i on and er osi on wi l l notbe a pr obl em

Opt i onal

Construction & Design Features The st andar d t abl e shal l accommodat e UA Requi r edRounded or chamf er ed edges Requi r edNo pr ot r udi ng bol t s or ot her saf et y hazar ds Requi r edWhen anchor ed, anchor i ng met hod el i mi nat essaf et y hazar ds such as pr ot r udi ng st akes andchai ns

Requi r ed

Al l par t s spl i nt er - r es i s t ant and t r eat ed wi t hcoat i ngs appr oved f or human cont act Requi r edAt t ached benches RecommendedRust - r esi st ant met al and har dwar e Recommended

4. 4 Ut i l i t y Tabl es. Ut i l i t y t abl es ar e opt i onal equi pment atcampsi t es and pi cni c si t es. They may be used i n conj unct i on wi t hf i r e r i ng/ gr i l l s and pedes t al gr i l l s ( Phot os I - 11 and I - 12 ) .

4. 5 Fi r e Ri ngs and Gr i l l s. Wher e l ocal condi t i ons per mi tcampf i r es, f i r e r i ngs/ gr i l l s shal l be pr ovi ded at campsi t es andgr oup campi ng ar eas t o cont ai n campf i r es and pr event r andomcampf i r e scar s. At pi cni c ar eas, a pedest al gr i l l may bepr ovi ded. Lar ge gr i l l s ar e desi r abl e f or gr oup use. Tabl e 4. 2pr ovi des gui dance f or l ocat i on and pl acement of f i r e r i ngs andgr i l l s.

4. 5. 1 Fi r e Ri ngs. Fi r e r i ngs can be made of met al ,f i r ebr i ck, or nat ur al s t one. Ci r cul ar uni t s bes t f i t t he shapeof a f i r e and ar e aest het i cal l y at t r act i ve. Combi nat i on f i r e

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r i ngs and gr i l l s shoul d be consi der ed when r epl aci ng exi st i ngequi pment . Common br i cks and masonr y shoul d not be used i n/ underf i r e r i ngs due t o t he pot ent i al t o expl ode.

4. 5. 2 Gr i l l s.

4. 5. 2. 1 I ndi vi dual Gr i l l s . Pedes t al gr i l l s s hal l bepr ovi ded at pi cni c si t es. They may be pr ovi ded at campsi t eswher e campf i r es ar e pr ohi bi t ed and at uni ver sal l y accessi bl ecampsi t es. Pedest al gr i l l s shoul d have adj ust abl e gr at e hei ghtset t i ngs, r ot at i on capabi l i t y, and have a hi nged or r emovabl egr at e f or easy cl eani ng.

4. 5. 2. 2 Gr oup Use Gr i l l s. Lar ge gr i l l s shoul d be pr ovi dedat each gr oup pi cni c shel t er or gr oup pi cni c ar ea ( Phot os P- 5 andP- 8 , P- 10) . Gr oup gr i l l uni t s shoul d meet t he same gener als peci f i cat i ons as i ndi vi dual gr i l l s .

Tabl e 4. 2

Fi r e Ri ng/ Gr i l l Checkl i s tLocation/Placement

Pl aced a mi ni mum of 10 f t ( 3 m) away f r omover hangi ng veget at i on

Requi r ed

Locat ed wi t hi n t he har dened l i vi ng ar ea ori mpact ar ea

Requi r ed

Pl ace d out of t he ci r cul at i on pat hs ( Phot osI - 11 and M- 3)

Requi r ed

Fi r e r i ngs pl aced on a base of gr avel ,pumi ce, f i r e br i ck, or ot her por ous mat er i al ,wi t h dr ai n t i l e i f neces sar y, t o f aci l i t at edr ai nage of r ai nwat er

Requi r ed

Fi r ml y anchor ed t o pr event r el ocat i on Recommended

4. 6 Lant er n Hanger s. A l ant er n hanger i s r equi r ed at al lcampsi t es f or camper conveni ence and t r ee pr ot ect i on. The hangermay be por t abl e t o meet speci f i c camper needs. Hanger s may havesi ngl e or doubl e l ant er n hol der s. At sel ect ed si t es mor e t hanone l ant er n hanger may be pr ovi ded. Tabl e 4. 3 pr ovi de s gui dancef or l ocat i on and pl acement of l ant er n hanger s ( Phot os I - 12, I - 13,and I - 14) .

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Tabl e 4. 3

Lant er n Hanger Checkl i st( Phot os I - 13 and I - 14 )

Location/Placement

Locat ed wi t hi n t he har dened l i vi ng ar ea Requi r edPl aced out of t he access pat h Requi r edPl aced so l ant er ns i l l umi nat e t he t abl e anddoor way of t he campi ng uni t

Requi r ed

Di st ance f r om t he gr ound t o t he l ant er nhol der appr oxi mat el y 6. 5 f t ( 2 m)

Recommended

Pr ovi de moveabl e and/ or swi vel hanger s Opt i onal

4. 0 Wat er Hydr ant s. Tabl e 4. 4 pr ovi des gui dance f or l ocat i on,pl acement , const r uct i on, and desi gn f eat ur es of wat er hydr ant s.

Tabl e 4. 4Wat er Hydr ant Checkl i st

Location/PlacementI ndi vi dual wat er hydr ant s l ocat ed on t hedr i ver s i de of t he campsi t e t o accommodat enor mal RV hookups ( Dr awi ng C- 6)

Requi r ed

Si t ed at l east 5 f t ( 1. 5 m) of f t he camp padand pr ot ect ed t o t he ext ent pr act i cal t omi ni mi ze r i sk f r om vehi cl es

Requi r ed

Campsi t es wi t h el ect r i c hookups s houl d havewat er hydr ant s

Recommended

Construction & Design Features UA l ever handl es st andar d f or al l hydr ant s Requi r edI n col d cl i mat e r egi ons, pr ot ect hydr ant s andt ubi ng agai nst f r eeze wi t h sel f - dr ai ni ng,f r ost - pr oof si l l cock or ot her accept abl edr ai n- back means and pr ovi de l ow- poi ntgr avi t y- f l ow dr ai n l i nes wi t h f or ce ai rconnect i ons

Requi r ed

Back- f l ow pr event i on val ves i nst al l ed i naccor dance wi t h appl i cabl e st at e and l ocall aws

Requi r ed

Feeder l i nes t o i ndi vi dual campsi t es shal lnot exceed 45 psi ( 310 kPa) si nce gr eat erpr essur es may damage r ecr eat i onal vehi cl ewat er l i nes

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Wat er Hydr ant Checkl i stConstruction & Design Features

A s l i p- r es i s t ant , f i r m and s t abl e sur f ace,sl oped t o dr ai n away f r om t he user andconf or mi ng t o UA r equi r ement s, pr ovi ded f or

access t o hydr ant s at UA camp and pi cni cs i t es

Requi r ed

A bor der ed gr avel spl ash bl ock pl aced beneat ht he f aucet of al l communi t y wat er hydr ant s

Requi r ed

Pr ovi de wat er hydr ant s ( val ve box wi t hcover ) t o f ac i l i t at e c l eanup of i nt ens i ve-use ar eas s uch as r est r ooms, gr oup use, andshel t er ar eas

Opt i onal

I ncl ude sel f - cl osi ng hose bi b Opt i onal

4. 8 Tr ash Ser vi ces. Tr ash col l ect i on shal l be pr ovi ded at

r ecr eat i on ar eas. Dumpst er s shoul d be ut i l i zed wher e commer ci alser vi ces ar e avai l abl e, and when i t i s cost - ef f ect i ve.Col l ect i on si t es shoul d be easi l y accessi bl e by t he publ i c andcent r al l y l ocat ed wher e pr act i cal . Tabl e 4. 5 pr ovi des gui danceon l ocat i on and pl acement .

4. 8. 1 I ndi vi dual Recept acl es. Wher e use of a cent r al i zeddumpst er i s not pr act i cal or cost - ef f ect i ve, i ndi vi dualr ecept acl es s houl d be gr ouped and pl aced i n conveni ent l ocat i ons.

4. 8. 2 Car r y I n- Car r y Out . A car r y i n- car r y out t r ashpol i cy may al so be an opt i on at some l ocat i ons.

4. 8. 3 Recycl i ng. Recycl i ng cont ai ner s shoul d be pr ovi dedwher e ser vi ces ar e avai l abl e ( Phot os I - 8, I - 9, and I - 10 ) .Consi st ent wi t h l ocal management pol i cy and goal s, non- pr of i tgr oups may pr ovi de r ecycl e cont ai ner s.

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Tr ash Ser vi ces Checkl i stDumpster Location/Placement

Pl acement l ocat i ons obvi ous and easy t oaccess by par k user s and ser vi ce vehi cl es,gener al l y near t he par k exi t s or at cent r all ocat i ons wi t hi n a par k

Requi r ed

Pr evai l i ng wi nds consi der ed i n l ocat i ng t hes i t e i f odor s ar e l i kel y t o be a pr obl em

Recommended

Locat ed on wel l - dr ai ned concr et e pads Recommended

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Consi der at i on gi ven t o t he r oad sur f ace andt he amount of t r uck maneuver i ng r equi r ed t opr ovi de ease of access and t o pr event

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Recommended

Si t e scr eened by nat ur al veget at i on,at t r act i ve f enci ng or ot her aest het i cal l ypl easi ng scr eeni ng mat er i al

Recommended

Construction & Design Features Gr ouped and l ocat ed at conveni ent l ocat i ons Requi r edSecur ed r ecept acl e hol der s t o pr eventover t ur ni ng and r el ocat i on

Requi r ed

Li ds secur ed t o t he can or hol der Requi r edAni mal - pr oof cover s or hol der s wher e suchdi st ur bances occur

Recommended

Locat ed an adequat e di st ance f r om campsi t esand pi cni c si t es due t o t he pot ent i al odor Recommended

4. 9 Benches. Benches shoul d be pr ovi ded as appr opr i at e at si t essuch as pi cni c ar eas, campgr ounds, pl aygr ounds, over l ooks,vi st as, and r est st ops al ong t r ai l s t o enhance t he r ecr eat i onalexper i ence. They shoul d be st r at egi cal l y l ocat ed near swi m orpl ay ar eas t o enhance adul t super vi si on. As a gener al r ul e,benches shoul d be saf e, comf or t abl e, dur abl e, and at t r act i ve, anddesi gned t o bl end wi t h t he sur r oundi ng set t i ng. At l east 50% ofal l benches shoul d be si t ed f or shadi ng f r om t he af t er noon sun.

4. 10 Sel f - Pay St at i ons. Sel f - pay st at i ons f or col l ect i on of usef ees are opt i onal f aci l i t i es provi ded f or cust omer conveni enceand t o meet l ocal management needs. Sel f - pay st at i ons may st andal one as t he pr i mar y means f or f ee col l ect i on, or compl ementot her f ee col l ect i on met hods. Sel f - pay st at i ons may be si mpl ehonor vaul t s or may be aut omat ed uni t s t hat can be dr i ve- up orgat e aut omat ed, may accept t okens, cr edi t car ds, or cur r ency, mayoper at e t r af f i c l i ght s , et c . The uni t s shoul d be const r uc t ed ofcommer ci al qual i t y vandal - r esi st ant mat er i al s. Tabl e 4. 6cont ai ns gui del i nes f or sel f - pay s t at i ons . Gener al l y, t he sel f -pay st at i on ar ea desi gn shal l accommodat e:

• Cust omer conveni ence, saf et y, and ease of use.• Aest het i cs , economy, and ease of mai nt enance.• Pr ot ect i on f r om vehi cl e t r af f i c.• Good l i ght i ng and vi s i bi l i t y.• Secur i t y of f unds.

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4. 10. 1 Honor Vaul t s. Honor vaul t s ar e commer ci al l yavai l abl e and shal l be set i n concr et e t o pr event t hef t .Gui del i nes on accept abl e honor vaul t sys t ems ar e avai l abl e i nAppendi x O of EP 1130- 2- 550 ( Phot os I - 15, I - 16, I - 17, and I - 18 ) .

4. 10. 2 Aut omat ed Sel f - Pay St at i ons. Aut omat ed sel f - payst at i ons s houl d be f act or y wi r ed, assembl ed, t est ed, andwar r ant ed f or ser vi ce. The avai l abi l i t y of el ect r i c and phoneser vi ce shoul d be conf i r med ear l y i n t he pl anni ng pr ocess.El ect r i cal ser vi ce i s r equi r ed f or ar ea l i ght i ng, aut omat i c gat ear ms, ar ea secur i t y, et c. Use of t el ephoni c r emot e access i sencour aged f or ef f ect i ve management t o ver i f y cr edi t car ds,enabl e r emot e communi cat i on and t r oubl eshoot i ng, change messages,conduct spot audi t s , and ver i f y f aci l i t y al ar ms. The pl anni ngpr ocess f or aut omat ed uni t s s houl d i ncl ude expl or at i on of t hel at est t echnol ogy si nce r api d advancement s may super cede t hi sgui dance.

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Sel f - Pay St at i ons( Phot os I - 15, I - 16, I - 17, I - 18 , I - 19, I - 20, and I - 21)

Access, Location, Parking & LightingLocat ed t o mai nt ai n si ght di st ance f or saf et yand f aci l i t y i dent i f i cat i on

Requi r ed

Vehi cl e ci r cul at i on si mpl e, di r ect , andobvi ous t o t he dr i ver

Requi r ed

Vehi cl es exi t i ng t he pay st at i on or i ent edt owar d t he par k i nt er i or

Recommended

Locat ed near ent r y t o a r ecr eat i on ar ea andadj acent t o access gat es, ent r ance st at i ons,vehi cl e pul l - of f s, or ot her ar eas away f r omt r af f i c

Recommended

I n ar eas wi t hout an ent r ance st at i on, l ocat eda mi ni mum of 200 f t ( 61 m) f r om t he mai n r oad

Recommended

Access t o t he pay st at i on paved consi st entwi t h adj oi ni ng r oadway

Recommended

Par ki ng l ocat ed out si de of t r af f i c f l ow andwi t hi n 50 f t ( 15. 2 m) of t he pay st at i on

Recommended

Par ki ng and access pr ovi de pul l - t hr oughcapabi l i t y and accommodat e vehi cl es t owi ngt r ai l er s

Recommended

Par ki ng t hat does not r equi r e cr ossi ngt r af f i c and i ncl udes a mar ked pedest r i anwal kway t o t he pay st at i on

Recommended

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Access, Location, Parking & Lighting Li ght ed wi t hi n a 50- f t ( 15. 2- m) r adi us t o anaver age of 20 l ux ( 2 FC) i n accor dance wi t h

gui dance pr ovi ded i n 2. 10. 4. 1.

Recommended

Funds Security Features: Automated Self-Pay StationsRepor t s f eat ur es t hat al l ow ongoi ng audi t s oft he syst em, i ncl udi ng r ecor ds of f undsr et r i eval s ( Phot o I - 20)

Requi r ed

Customer Accommodations User i nst r uct i ons conveni ent l y post ed andeasy t o under st and

Requi r ed

Par k i nf or mat i on conveni ent l y post ed,i ncl udi ng r at es, ar ea map, par k r ul es,

emer gency phone number s

Recommended

Wal k- up ser vi ce pr ovi ded due t o hei ghtdi f f er ent i al on var i ous vehi c l es

Recommended

Desi gned t o accommodat e dai l y seasonal orpar t i al par k c l osur e f or saf et y, secur i t y,and economy

Recommended

Additional Customer Accommodations: Automated Self-Pay StationsAccommodat i on f or vi sual l y- and hear i ng-i mpai r ed cust omer s

Recommended

Pr ogr ammed i n mul t i pl e l anguages wher e needed RecommendedChange di spenser Recommended

Di spensi ng uni t f or magnet i c pr e- codedper mi t s t hat al l ow r et ur n vi si t s ( i . e. , same-day r et ur ns f or day use)

Recommended

Or i ent ed, shi el ded, or scr eened f or sunl i ghtgl ar e reduct i on

Recommended

Back- up capabi l i t y such as honor vaul ti ncor por at ed f or “down t i me”

Recommended

4. 11 Ot her Suppor t Faci l i t i es. Ot her f aci l i t i es may be pr ovi dedt o meet speci f i c cust omer and saf et y needs. As wi t h al l par kf aci l i t i es, t he desi gn and pl anni ng of mi scel l aneous ser vi cef aci l i t i es shoul d be consi der ed wi t h l ong- t er m economy and publ i csaf et y i n mi nd. Some col l at er al suppor t f aci l i t i es, such assani t ar y f ac i l i t i es , dr i nki ng f ount ai ns , t el ephones , andi nf or mat i onal si gns, ar e cover ed i n ot her chapt er s of t hi smanual .

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CHAPTER 5

Speci f i c Ar eas

5. 1 I nt r oduct i on. Thi s chapt er pr ovi des desi gn gui dance f orspeci f i c t ypes of r ecr eat i on ar eas when t hey ar e i ncl uded i n newcons t r uct i on or r ehabi l i t at i on of f aci l i t i es .

5. 2 Gener al Consi der at i ons. Chapt er s 1 and 2 out l i ne gener alconsi der at i ons t hat appl y t o t he desi gn and r ehabi l i t at i on ofspeci f i c ar eas. Thr ee t opi cs t hat ar e cover ed i n det ai l i n t hosechapt er s ar e al so ment i oned her e f or emphasi s.

5. 2. 1 Uni ver sal Accessi bi l i t y ( UA) . Al l new and updat edf aci l i t i es and envi r onment s shal l be desi gned t o be uni ver sal l yaccessi bl e. The t ar get i s f or 100 per cent of f aci l i t i es such ascampsi t es and pi cni c si t es t o be uni ver sal l y accessi bl e. Thest andar d t hat must be met i s t hat t he mi ni mum number ofuni ver sal l y accessi bl e f aci l i t i es such as campsi t es and pi cni csi t es compl y wi t h cur r ent UA gui dance ( Par a. 1. 19 ) .

5. 2. 2 Consi der at i on of Seasonal Fl uct uat i ons. Whendesi gni ng and devel opi ng l ake and r i ver si de f aci l i t i es, seasonalf l uct uat i ons i n wat er l evel s shal l be t aken i nt o consi der at i on t oavoi d t he pl acement of f aci l i t i es i n hazar dous or hi gh-mai nt enance ar eas. When pl anni ng l akesi de devel opment , t he f i ve-year f l ood f r equency i s a good gener al gui del i ne al t hough t her emay be ot her f act or s t o consi der ( Par a. 2. 2. 1) .

5. 2. 3 Ut i l i t i es Pl acement . Power and communi cat i on l i nesi nsi de r ecr eat i on ar eas shoul d be pl aced under gr ound. I fover head power l i nes ar e absol ut el y necessar y t hey shal l bepl aced wher e t hey wi l l not become a saf et y hazar d and i naccor dance wi t h ER 1110- 2- 4401 , “Engi neer i ng and Desi gn -Cl ear ances f or El ect r i c Power Suppl y Li nes and Co mmu ni cat i on Li nes Over Reser voi r s” ( see al so Par as. 2. 11. 1. 3 and 2. 11. 3) .

5. 3 Campgr ounds. Campi ng ar eas ar e pr ovi ded at pr oj ect s asdesi gnat ed i n an appr oved mast er pl an or ot her appr oved

document s. Var i ous l evel s of campgr ound devel opment can bepr ovi ded t o sat i sf y di ver se camper pr ef er ences. Camper s ur veysi ndi cat e a pr ef er ence f or wat er - or i ent ed campsi t es. Tabl e 5. 1cont ai ns s ome gener al consi der at i ons f or campgr ounds ( Dr awi ng C-1) .

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Campgr ounds – Gener al Consi der at i onsPhysi cal l y separ at ed f r om day use ar eas Requi r edSi ngl e poi nt of ent r y t o t he campgr ound

pr ovi ded

Requi r ed

Desi gned and devel oped t o of f er a var i et y off aci l i t i es and campi ng exper i ences

Requi r ed

Exi st i ng veget at i on pr eser ved f or scr eeni ng,buf f er i ng, and shade. Cl i mat e and geogr aphi cl ocat i on mandat e amount of shade and scr eeni ngt hat i s desi r abl e f or each devel opment

Requi r ed

Access t o sani t ar y dump st at i on pr ovi ded( except pr i mi t i ve ar eas) ( Par a. 3. 8 , Dr awi ng C- 8 , Phot os L- 4 and L- 5)

Requi r ed

Addi t i onal ( or dual ) sani t ar y dump st at i ons

pr ovi ded f or campgr ounds wi t h mor e t han 125s i t es

Recommended

Aut omat i c gat es t hat can be oper at ed f r omi nsi de t he ent r ance st a t i on and t ha t al l owaf t er - hour s depar t ur es ( Phot o J - 11)

Recommended

Al l campsi t es i n an ar ea have f i r m and st abl eaccess r out es t o t he har dened l i vi ng ar ea

Requi r ed

Al l Par k At t endant campsi t es i n t he campgr oundar e uni ver sal l y accessi bl e

Requi r ed

RV si t es pl aced on r el at i vel y f l at ar eas t oavoi d:

-Sl oped si t es t hat wi l l not accommodat eRVs

- Excessi ve si t e wor k r equi r ed t o cr eat el evel s i t e

Recommended

Campi ng spur s s houl d f ol l ow exi st i ng t opogr aph( Phot os M- 7 and M- 8 )

Recommended

Use mor e r ugged t er r ai n wi t h f ewer l evel ar easf or mor e pr i mi t i ve campsi t e devel opment s

Opt i onal

5. 3. 1 Campsi t e Types and Pl acement . Campgr ounds may bedevel oped wi t h a r ange of campsi t e t ypes f r om f ai r l y pr i mi t i vet ent - onl y si t es t o hi ghl y devel oped mul t i pur pose si t es t hat wi l l accommodat e moder n r ecr eat i onal vehi cl es ( Dr awi ngs C- 4, C- 5, C- 6 ,and C- 7) . Campgr ounds may al so i ncl ude gr oup and mul t i - uni tcampsi t es ( Phot o M- 12 ) . Thi s pr ovi des a di ver si t y of campi ngoppor t uni t i es t o accommodat e di f f er en t user t ypes and gr oups,i ncl udi ng per sons wi t h di sabi l i t i es ( Phot os M- 5 and M- 6) .Campsi t es may al so be mor e ef f i ci ent l y si t ed wi t hi n a campgr ound

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5. 3. 1. 1 Gr oup Campsi t es. Wher e f easi bl e, gr oup campsi t esmay be pr ovi ded wi t hi n a campgr ound or i n cl ose pr oxi mi t y t o anexi st i ng campgr ound ( Phot o M- 12) . I deal l y, gr oup si t es shoul d bel ocat ed some di st ance f r om ot her camper s t o pr event noi seconf l i ct s . Communal f aci l i t i es such as shel t er s wi t h pi cni ct abl es and gr oup gr i l l , shower houses, campf i r e ci r cl es, and opengat her i ng spaces may be i ncl uded i n t hese ar eas.

5. 3. 1. 2 Par k At t endant and Vol unt eer Campgr ound HostCampsi t es. Campsi t es of t hi s t ype shoul d be l ocat ed near t he campgr ound ent r ance, pr ef er abl y i nsi de t he gat es ( Phot o M- 13) .

Thi s f aci l i t at es at t endant s’ obser vat i on of bot h t he ent r ancest at i on and act i vi t i es wi t hi n t he campgr ound, and hel ps camper seasi l y l ocat e at t endant s i n t he event of an emer gency. Whi l e t heconf i gur at i on of t hese si t es may be si mi l ar t o ot her campsi t eswi t hi n a campgr ound, t hey shoul d be separ at e and scr eened f orpr i vacy.

5. 3. 2 Campsi t e Ameni t i es and Suppor t I t ems. Tabl e 5. 2summar i zes ameni t i es and suppor t i t ems t o be pr ovi ded f or t ypi calmul t i - pur pose campsi t es, t ent - onl y si t es, and campsi t esdesi gnat ed f or Par k At t endant s i ncl udi ng Vol unt eer Host s.Gui del i nes f or many of t hese i t ems ar e addr essed i n Chapt er 4 –“Suppor t I t ems, ” t he r emai nder ar e out l i ned i n l at er sect i ons oft hi s chapt er .

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Campsi t e Ameni t i es and Suppor t I t em Checkl i stItem Multi-

PurposeSite

Park Attendant

Site

Tent-OnlySite

Group Site

Har denedi mpact ar ea

Requi r ed Requi r ed Requi r ed Requi r ed

Wat er( wi t hi n 500

f t ( 152 m) )

Requi r ed Requi r ed Recommended Requi r ed

Pi cni c t abl e Requi r ed Requi r ed Requi r ed Requi r edFi r er i ng/ gr i l l


Lant er nhanger


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Park Attendant

Site

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Group Site

Rest r oom

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Requi r ed Recommended Requi r ed

( except f orpr i mi t i vesi t es)

Requi r ed

Tr ashser vi ce

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Requi r ed

Levelpar ki ng spur

Requi r ed Requi r ed Recommended Requi r ed

Access t oaddi t i onalpar ki ng

Requi r ed Requi r ed Opt i onal Requi r ed

Addi t i onalon- s i t epar ki ng ( 1- 3spaces)

Recommended Recommended Opt i onal Requi r ed

I ndi vi dualwat er hookup

Recommended Requi r ed Opt i onal Opt i onal

I ndi vi dualel ect r i calhookup

Recommended Requi r ed Opt i onal Opt i onal

I ndi vi dualsewagehookup

Opt i onal Requi r ed Opt i onal Opt i onal

Ut i l i t yt abl e

Opt i onal Recommended Opt i onal Recommended

Pedest algr i l l

Opt i onal Opt i onal Opt i onal Opt i onal

Gr oup gr i l l Opt i onal N/ A Opt i onal Requi r ed Tent pad( mi ni mum 16f t X 16 f t )


Shower houseaccess

Recommended Opt i onal Recommended Recommended

RV pul lt hr ough

Opt i onal Opt i onal N/ A Opt i onal

Level ,har denedspur f or RV

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PurposeSite

Park Attendant

Site

Tent-OnlySite

Group Site

Mul t i - uni t

s i t es( Dr awi ng C- 5 )( # based onuser demand)

Opt i onal N/ A Opt i onal N/ A

I ndi vi dualshadeshel t er


Gr oupshel t er

Opt i onal N/ A N/ A Recommended

Smal lst or agebui l di ng

N/ A Recommended N/ A N/ A

Dedi cat edt el ephonel i ne

N/ A Requi r ed N/ A N/ A

5. 3. 3 Campsi t e Desi gn Gui del i nes. Tabl e 5. 3 pr ovi desgener al gui del i nes f or i ndi vi dual campsi t e desi gn.

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Campsi t e Desi gn Gui del i nes( Dr awi ng C- 4 )

Item Criteria ClarificationMi ni mum wi dt h ofvehi cl e spur

12 f t( 3. 7 m)

Requi r ed

Wi dt hs gr eat er t han 12 f t( 3. 7 m) encour aged t o pr ovi deext r a par ki ng at t he si t e

Back- i n campsi t e,st andar d l engt hwher e t er r ai nal l ows

Mi ni mum70 f t

( 21 m)

Requi r ed

Si t e l engt h measur ed f r omedge of r oad at t he shor t estsi de of t he campsi t e.Shor t er l engt hs accept abl e i ft er r ai n and l and baser es t r i ct i ons di ct at e. Atl east 30 f t ( 9. 1 m) ( wher et he RV wi l l par k) shal l bel evel .

Back- i n campsi t eal i gnment

40- 60 degangl e

Recommended

Angl e measur ed f r om cent erl i ne of r oad

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Campsi t e Desi gn Gui del i nes( Dr awi ng C- 4)

Item Criteria ClarificationPar ki ng spaces f oraddi t i onal

vehi cl es

RecommendedBui l t i nt o t he si t e as spaceal l ows

Nat ur al buf f erbet ween campsi t es

Opt i onal

Buf f er of pl ant s or t r ees( ei t her exi s t i ng or pl ant ed)encour aged wher e pr act i cal

5. 3. 3. 1 Har dened Li vi ng Ar eas. The conf i gur at i on of t hecampsi t e l i vi ng ar ea i s dependent upon t er r ai n, veget at i on, orpl acement of t he i ndi vi dual si t e ameni t i es. The l i vi ng ar eashoul d f i t wi t hi n t he si t e, conf or mi ng t o t he exi st i ng char act eras much as possi bl e. Li mi t ed use of st ai r - st epped or t er r acedconf i gur at i ons i n t he l i vi ng ar ea i s per mi ssi bl e when necessarydue t o t er r ai n, and t he l i vi ng ar ea may be si t ed i n cl osepr oxi mi t y t o exi st i ng t r ees or veget at i on. Ta bl e 5. 4 pr ovi desgui dance f or har dened l i vi ng ar eas ( Phot os M- 1 , M- 4, M- 5, and M-6) .

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Campsi t e Har dened Li vi ng Ar eas Checkl i st( Dr awi ngs C- 4 , C- 6, and C- 7)

A har dened l i vi ng ar ea wi t h a f i ne cr ushedst one or ot her har d sur f ace pr ovi ded f or eachcampsi t e

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Locat ed on t he passenger si de of a back- i n orpul l - t hr ough spur

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Ut i l i t i es Checkl i s t( Dr awi ngs C- 4, C- 6, and C- 7)

Water

( Al so r ef er ence Tabl e 4. 4 f or l ocat i on/ pl acementand const r uct i on and desi gn f eat ur es)As a mi ni mum, one wat er spi got shal l bepr ovi ded per f our campsi t es.

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Electric PedestalsHave 50- , 30- , and 20- amp ( GFCI ) hookupsl ocat ed at t he pedest al ( Phot o M- 15)

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Locat ed:- El even f t f r om t he cent er of t he pad- Bet ween 5 and 15 f t ( 1. 5 and 4. 6 m) f r o m

t he back of t he pad

- At t he dr i ver si de r ear of t he campsi t e

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Sewer HookupsPr ovi ded at i ndi vi dual si t es wher e demandexi s t s and l ocal f ac tor s al l ow f ori ns t al l at i on

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Wher e pr ovi ded, sewer hookups l ocat ed on t hedr i ver si de mi ni mum of 5 f t ( 1. 5 m) f or war dof t he ut i l i t y pedes tal

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Tabl e 5. 6

Tent Pads Checkl i stHave a har dened sur f ace t o pr ovi de a dur abl eal l - weat her sur f ace f or camper s. Cr ushedst one ( scr eeni ngs) i s r ecommended sur f ace

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Bor der ed by concr et e cur bi ng, pl ast i ct i mber s, or ot her appr oved mat er i al s

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Mi ni mum of 16 f t x 16 f t ( 4. 9 m x 4. 9 m)st andar d si ze

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Can be det ached f r om t he l i vi ng ar ea as l ongas t he t ent pad r emai ns i n cl ose pr oxi mi t ywi t h a pat hway connect i ng bot h el ement s

Opt i onal

5. 4 Day Use Ar eas. Day use ar eas ar e pr ovi ded at pr oj ect s asdesi gnat ed i n an appr oved mast er pl an or ot her appr oveddocument s. Typi cal day use act i vi t i es i ncl ude pi cni cki ng,swi mmi ng, and boat l aunchi ng ( Dr awi ngs D- 1 and D- 2) . Wat er

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f r ont age, shade, and an aest het i c vi ew enhance day useact i vi t i es. Tabl e 5. 7 cont ai ns gener al consi der at i ons f or dayuse ar eas. Gui dance f or speci f i c t ypes of day use ar eas i spr ovi ded i n t he sect i ons t hat f ol l ow.

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Day Use Ar eas – Gener al Consi der at i ons( Dr awi ngs D- 1 and D- 2)

Physi cal l y separ at ed f r om campgr ounds, mar i nas,or ot her t ypes of pot ent i al l y conf l i ct i ng uses

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Act i vi t i es and f aci l i t i es eas i l y accessi bl e byvehi cl es and pedest r i ans

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Conveni ent , adequat e par ki ng pr ovi ded Requi r edExi st i ng veget at i on pr eser ved f or scr eeni ng,buf f er i ng, and shade. Cl i mat e and geogr aphi cl ocat i on mandat e amount of shade t hat i sdesi r abl e f or each devel opment .

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Desi gned t o pr ovi de nat ur al set t i ngs and t opr ot ect t he envi r onment

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At maj or day use ar eas, aut omat i c gat es whi chcan be oper at ed f r om i nsi de t he ent r ances t at i on

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5. 4. 1 Boat Launch Ramps / Lake and Ri ver Access . Boatl aunch r amps s hal l pr ovi de conveni ent and saf e publ i c access t ot he wat er ( Dr awi ngs E- 1 and E- 2) . Tabl e 5. 8 pr ovi des gui dance ondesi gn f eat ur es f or t hese f aci l i t i es. Addi t i onal i nf or mat i on onr amps and r amp f aci l i t i es i s avai l abl e i n EM 1110- 2- 410, Chapt er4.

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Boat Launch Ramps/ Lake And Ri ver Access Desi gn Feat ur esGeneral

( Phot os N- 1, N- 2, N- 3, and N- 4) Each l ake pr ovi des r amp access f or ext r emehi gh and l ow wat er condi t i ons

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Upper l i mi t of l aunch l ane ext ends a mi ni mumof 1 f t ( 0. 3 m) above or di nar y hi gh wat erel evat i on ( Dr awi ng E- 3 )

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Lower l i mi t of a l aunch l ane ext ends ami ni mum of 4 f t ( 1. 2 m) bel ow t he t ypi cal l owwat er el evat i on ( Dr awi ng E- 3 )

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Mi ni mum l aunch l ane wi dt h of 15 f t ( 4. 6 m)( Dr awi ngs E- 4 and E- 5)

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Boat Launch Ramps/ Lake And Ri ver Access Desi gn Feat ur esGeneral

( Phot os N- 1, N- 2, N- 3, and N- 4) Launch r amp sl opes ( Dr awi ng E- 3 ) :

- Mi ni mum of 12 per cent

- Maxi mum of 16 per cent

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Launch r amps’ pl acement avoi ds ar eas s ubj ectt o hi gh wi nd and wave act i on, st r ong cur r ent sor hi gh sedi ment at i on

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Rei nf or ced r et ai ni ng wal l s not l ess t han 1 f t( 0. 3 m) t hi ck and 2 f t ( 0. 6) deep const r uct edat t he edges of al l pour ed- i n- pl ace r amps t opr event under cut t i ng ( Dr awi ng E- 6 )

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Al l l aunch r amp si t es pr ot ect ed f r om waveer osi on. Ramps wi t h:

- Low exposur e use r i pr ap or quar r y r un

r ock at a mi ni mum- Moder at e exposur e i ncor por at esbr eakwat er s or j et t i es

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Capacity( Dr awi ngs E- 4 and E- 5)

Mi ni mum of t wo l anes f or s t andar d l aunchr amps, wi t h act ual number of l anes det er mi nedby usage demand ( Phot o N- 2 )

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Addi t i onal l aunch l anes consi der ed wher el aunch l i ne wai t i ng t i me exceeds 10 mi ndur i ng peak per i ods, and car r yi ng capaci t y

makes addi t i onal l anes f easi bl e ( Phot o N- 1 )

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ApproachAccess r oads t o l aunch r amps r equi r e adel i be r at e t ur n f r om t he appr oach ont o t her amp ( Dr awi ng E- 2 ) . I f a del i ber at e t ur n i snot poss i bl e, use t r af f i c cont r ol devi cessuch as bar r i cades, t r af f i c i sl ands, or ber mst o al er t dr i ver s t hat access r oads ar e i ndi r ect al i gnment wi t h t he r amp

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A ver t i cal cur ve ( mi ni mum of 15 f t ( 4. 6 m) )const r uct ed at t he t op of t he r amp t o:

-Enhance t he dr i ver ’ s vi si on whi l ebacki ng a t r ai l er

- Pr event dr aggi ng on t he r amp sur f ace att he j un ct ur e of t he r amp apr on

( Dr awi ng E- 3 )

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A r amp appr oach apr on t ur nar ound i ncl udedwi t h a mi ni mum di amet er of 75 f t ( 22. 9 m)( Dr awi ng E- 4)

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Boat Launch Ramps/ Lake And Ri ver Access Desi gn Feat ur esSurface & Materials

Launch r amp and r amp appr oach t ur nar oundapr on const r uct ed of r ei nf or ced concr et e:mi ni mum t hi ckness of 6 i n. over a 6- i n. base

of compact ed aggr egat e

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A f i ni shed l aunch r amp sur f ace of 1 i n. by 1-i n. “V” gr ooves t o pr ovi de maxi mum t r act i onand make t he sur f ace sel f - cl eani ng:

- Al i gned at 60 degr ees t o t hel ongi t udi nal axi s

- “V” gr oove di r ect i on al t er nat ed f r oml ane t o l ane t o ai d i n l aunch l anedel i neat i on

( Dr awi ng E- 4)

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Pour ed- i n- pl ace concr et e r amps pr ef er r ed.

Pr e- cast concr et e uni t s used wher e si t econdi t i ons di c tat e.

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Access & AmenitiesCour t esy Docks pr ovi ded ( Par a. 5. 4. 2) Requi r edUA l oadi ng pl at f or m or ot her UA boar di ngmeans pr ovi ded ( addi t i onal i nf or mat i on at NRMGat eway We bs i t e on t he “ Acces si bi l i t y ” page)( Dr awi ngs E- 1 and E- 2, Phot os N- 11 and N- 12 )

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Ar ea l i ght i ng i l l umi nat es t he l aunch r amp,par ki ng ar ea, and t i e- down ar ea

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Wat er saf et y, emer gency phone number s, and

Ti t l e 36 r egul at i ons post ed on pr ot ect edbul l et i n boar ds t hat ar e l ocat ed so t hatboat er s s ee t h em b ef or e ent er i ng t he wat er( Dr awi ngs E- 1 and E- 2)

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Rest r oom pr ovi ded wi t hi n 500 f t ( 152 m) Requi r edRamp si t es easi l y accessi bl e f r om mai n accessr oads

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Ti e- down l ane, t ur nout or t empor ar y par ki ngspaces f or boat r i ggi ng and de- r i ggi ngpr ovi ded at each l aunch r amp ar ea t o mi ni mi zet r af f i c congest i on at t he appr oach and exi t .Room t o par k and wal k ar ound vehi cl e andt r ai l er out of t he t r af f i c l anes pr ovi ded ( 14x 1 00 f t ( 4. 2 x 30. 5 m) mi ni mum) ( Dr awi ngs E-1 a nd E- 2, Phot o N- 4 )

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Boat Launch Ramps/ Lake And Ri ver Access Desi gn Feat ur es Access & Amenities

Fl exi bl e mar ker s i nst al l ed al ong t he ext er i oredges t o hel p boat er s i dent i f y t he r amp’ sedge

Opt i onal

5. 4. 2 Cour t esy Docks. Cour t esy docks shal l be pr ovi ded atl aunch r amps f or shor t - t er m docki ng, l oadi ng of gear , andpassenger s af et y and conveni ence. Docks shal l have a mi ni mumwi dt h of 6 f t ( 1. 8 m) and a mi ni mum l engt h of 20 f t ( 6. 1 m) .Docks shoul d be l ocat ed t o avoi d boat t r af f i c congest i on andensur e cont i nued use of t he r amp. Fi xed pi er s or st at i onar yl oadi ng docks shoul d be used i f t he wat er f l uct uat i on di f f er encei s l ess t han 3 f t or when wi nd, wave, and r api d cur r ent act i onmake ot her t ypes i mpr act i cal . Por t abl e f aci l i t i es such asf l oat i ng docks, cabl e- gui ded docks, and push- pul l docks onski ds, or mul t i l evel f i xed pi er s shoul d be used when wat er l evel sf l uct uat e mor e t han 3- f t . Tabl e 5. 9 cont ai ns desi gn gui dance f orcour t esy docks.

Tabl e 5. 9

Cour t esy Dock and F i sh i ng Pi er / Dock Desi gn Feat ur es( Dr awi ngs F- 1 , F- 2 , F- 3 , and F- 4 )

( Phot os N- 5, N- 6 , N- 7, N- 8, NN-- 99, and N- 10 )General

Maxi mum hei ght of t he deck above t he wat er i s30 i n. ( 0. 8 m)

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- Fi xed pi er wher e wat er f l uct uat es l esst han 3 f t ( 0. 9 m)

- Fl oat i ng docks and pl at f or ms wher ewat er f l uct uat es mor e t han 3 f t ( 0. 9 m)

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Si dewal k access t o docks ( mi ni mum 5 f t ( 1. 5m) wi de)

Recommended

FlotationFul l y encapsul at ed uni t s r es i s t ant t o oi l ,gas, mar i ne or gani sms, and ul t r avi ol et l i ght

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Fl ot at i on uni t s do not become wat er l ogged i fpunct ur ed

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GangwaysMi ni mum wi dt h 48 i n. ( 1. 2 m) Requi r ed

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Cour t esy Dock and F i sh i n g Pi e r / Do ck Desi gn Feat ur es( Dr awi ngs F- 1 , F- 2, F- 3, and F- 4 )

( Phot os N- 5, N- 6 , N- 7, N- 8, NN-- 99, and N- 10 )Gangways

Handr ai l s ( 34 i n. hi gh ( 0. 9 m) ) l ocat ed on

bot h si des i f sl ope gr eat er t han 1: 20 f or UA.Guar dr ai l s 42 i n. ( 1 m) hi gh wi t h ani nt er medi at e r ai l 21 i n. ( 0. 5 m) hi gh( Dr awi ng F- 4 )

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Requi r ed

At t achment s of t he gangway t o t he dock, pi er ,or pl at f or m cent er ed

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Special Considerations for Fishing Piers/Docks

( Dr awi ng F- 3) ( Phot os N- 13, N- 1 4, N- 15, N- 16 , N- 17, and N- 18 )Fi shi ng f aci l i t i es such as pi er s and dockssi zed t o car r yi ng capaci t y and demonst r at edneed

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When saf et y r ai l i ng i s i ns t al l ed, 42 i n. ( 1m) hi gh wi t h a mi d- r ai l 21 i n. ( 0. 5 m) hi ghi s t he st andar d hei ght , wi t h l ower sect i onsdi sper sed t hr oughout f or UA

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Fi shi ng r od not ches ar e encour aged, spaced amaxi mum of 6 f t ( 1. 8 m) apar t ( Phot os N- 17and N- 18)

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5. 4. 3 Shor el i ne Access and Fi shi ng Faci l i t i es. Fi shi ngpl at f or ms, pi er s, and docks ar e encour aged t o enhance shor el i neaccess and f i shi ng oppor t uni t i es. Wher e suf f i ci ent demandexi st s, f i shi ng f aci l i t y accommodat i ons may be pr ovi ded i nconj unct i on wi t h par ki ng ar eas, pi cni c ar eas, and campgr ounds.However , car e shoul d be t aken t o avoi d i nt er f er ence wi t h non-compat i bl e f aci l i t i es such as swi m ar eas, boat r amps, oroper at i onal s t r uctur es . Fi shi ng f ac i l i t i es shoul d be s i t ed ami ni mum di st ance of 200 f t ( 61 m) f r om t he edge of r est r i ct ed usezones. Typi cal f i shi ng access i mpr ovement s may i ncl ude:

• Road access .• Par ki ng ar ea.• Sani t ar y f aci l i t i es.• Tr ash f aci l i t i es.• Dr i nki ng wat er .• Fee col l ect i on f aci l i t i es .

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• Si gns and bul l et i n boar ds.• Gat e, f ence, or ot her r es t r i c t i ve bar r i er .• Fi sh- c l eani ng s t at i on.• Fi xed f i shi ng pi er .• Fl oat i ng f i shi ng f aci l i t y or i cehouse.

Tabl e 5. 9 cont ai ns gui del i nes f or f i shi ng pi er s and docks. Tabl e5. 10 cont ai ns gui del i nes f or shor el i ne access and ot her f i shi ngf aci l i t i es.

Tabl e 5. 10

Shor el i ne Access and Fi shi ng Faci l i t y Desi gn Feat ur esSaf e access t o shor el i ne f i shi ng devel oped i naccor dance wi t h cur r ent UA st andar ds, wi t ht ar get of 100% access i bi l i t y

Requi r ed

Wher e UA not poss i bl e, access may be:- St eps- Ramps- Gr out ed r i pr ap

Requi r ed

Handr ai l s pr ovi ded i n conj unct i on wi t hst ai r ways or r amps

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Al l concr et e sur f aces have r ough- br oom f i ni sh Requi r edLocat ed i n ar eas t hat ar e saf el y and easi l yaccessi bl e t o user s, wi t h adequat e par ki ng

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Fi sh habi t at pr ovi ded near t he f aci l i t y t oi mpr ove f i shi ng oppor t uni t i es

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Of t he possi bl e ameni t i es, emphasi s onpr ovi s i on of :

- Seat i ng- Fi shi ng wel l s- Fi sh- cl eani ng st at i ons ( Par a. 3. 7 )- Shade- Tr ash r ecept acl es

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5. 4. 4 Desi gnat ed Swi m Ar eas. Desi gnat ed swi m ar eas may bepr ovi ded at l akes and r i ver s as aut hor i zed i n t he pr oj ect mast er

pl an or ot her appr oved document s. Swi m ar eas may be desi gned i nsuppor t of mul t i pl e use act i vi t i es, as si ngl e use ar eas, f or useby a speci f i c gr oup or i n conj unct i on wi t h f aci l i t i es such asshel t er s. Desi gns wi t h moder at e sl opes al l ow f or l ar ger ar eas t obe del i neat ed and pr ovi de gr eat er di sper si on of swi mmer s.Hi st or i c wat er l evel s dur i ng t he t ypi cal oper at i ng season shoul dbe assessed pr i or t o f i nal si t e sel ect i on. The sl ope of t he l andbot h above and bel ow t he wat er l i ne i s one of t he det er mi ni ng

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f act or s i n t he si t e sel ect i on f or a good swi m ar ea. Moder at esl opes ar e pr ef er r ed because t hey al l ow l ar ger ar eas t o be buoyedt o pr ovi de f or gr eat er di sper si on of swi mmer s.

5. 4. 4. 1 Swi m Ar ea Capaci t i es. Swi m ar ea si zi ng shoul d bebased on t he ass umpt i on t hat appr oxi mat el y 60 per cent of t het ot al number of bat her s wi l l be on t he swi m ar ea at one t i me,wi t h 30 per cent i n t he wat er and 10 per cent el sewher e. As a r ul eof t humb, a t ur nover f act or of 3 wi l l be used f or desi gnpur poses. I deal l y 50 f t 2 of sand and t ur f and 30 squar e f eet ofswi mmi ng ar ea i nsi de t he buoyed saf et y ar ea shoul d be pr ovi dedf or each per son. Swi m ar ea capaci t i es wi l l var y accor di ng t o t heat t endance, super vi si on, si ze of swi m ar ea, ant i ci pat ed usage,and t ype of swi m ar ea exper i ence desi r ed. Any space st andar dused t o comput e swi m ar ea capaci t y shoul d be f l exi bl e enough t oaccommodat e t hese f act or s. Par ki ng ar eas shoul d be si zed t opr event over cr owdi ng of swi m ar eas.

5. 4. 4. 2 Swi m Ar ea Desi gn and Saf et y. Wat er qual i t y andswi m ar ea pl anni ng must go hand i n hand. The ef f ect s of t hepr oposed swi m ar ea’ s physi cal si t e f eat ur es on f ut ur e oper at i onand mai nt enance r equi r ement s must be consi der ed as wel l . Saf et yof al l user s i s t he cont r ol l i ng f act or at desi gnat ed swi m ar eas.I t i s par amount t hat t he under wat er swi m ar ea gr adi ent be smoot hand const ant and t hat t he under wat er l i mi t of t hi s gr adi ent bedel i neat ed i n a manner t hat t he user can easi l y r ecogni ze. Thesecr i t er i a meet user expect at i ons f or saf e wadi ng i n a vi sual l yi dent i f i ed ar ea. Tabl e 5. 11 cont ai ns swi m ar ea desi gn and saf et ygui del i nes .

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Swi m Ar ea D es i g n Gui del i nes( Dr awi ngs G- 1 , G- 2 , G- 3, and G- 4)

( Phot os O- 1 and O- 2) Pollution Protection & Water Quality

Bar r i er s and coves of t en of f er pr ot ect i onagai nst wi nd and wave act i on, but dead- wat ercoves shoul d be avoi ded. Swi m ar eas shal l be

l ocat ed wher e adequat e wat er ci r cul at i on i spr esent t o:- Assur e cont i nued accept abl e wat er

qual i t y- Remove sur f ace debr i s t hat may deposi t

on t he swi m ar ea

Requi r ed

Swi m ar ea si t es l ocat ed i n ar eas wher eext ensi ve sedi ment at i on wi l l not be a pr obl em

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Swi m A r ea De s i gn Gui d el i nes( Dr awi ngs G- 1 , G- 2, G- 3, and G- 4)

( Phot os O- 1 and O- 2) Pollution Protection & Water Quality

Desi gn of swi m ar eas pr ovi des pr ot ect i on f r om

boat s, f uel spi l l age, and dr ai nage f r omsewage and boat wakes

Requi r ed

Runof f and dr ai nage wi t h pol l ut i on pot ent i alf r om any ar ea upl and of t he swi m ar ea must bedi ver t ed.

Requi r ed

Di ver si on met hods shoul d compl ement t he swi mar ea devel opment and mi ni mi ze i mpact t o t hesi t e. Accept abl e di ver si on met hods i ncl ude:

- Gr assed swal es- Ter r aci ng- I nl et s

- Landscaped wal l s

Recommended

Gradient( Dr awi ng G- 4 )

Dai l y, seasonal , and year l y wat er l evelf l uct uat i ons due t o i r r i gat i on, f l oodcont r ol , evapor at i on, power gener at i on, orot her f act or s must be consi der ed i n swi m ar eadesi gn t o assur e opt i mum ut i l i zat i on

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Swi m ar ea gr adi ent smoot h and const ant ,wi t hout under wat er obst r uct i ons, and desi gnedt o el i mi nat e sudden changes i n gr ade or dr op-

of f s i n t he 0 t o 5- f t ( 0 t o 1. 5- m) dept h

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Sl opes i n t he under wat er por t i on of swi mar eas:

- Range f r om 2% t o 5%- Do not exceed 10%

Requi r ed

The mai nt ai ned under wat er gr adi ent shal lext end a mi ni mum of 10 f t ( 3 m) beyond t hedel i neat ed swi m ar ea

Requi r ed

The mai nt ai ned under wat er gr adi ent shal l bedesi gned f or wat er dept hs not t o exceed 6ver t i cal f t ( 1. 8 m) at t he nor mal pool

el evat i on t ypi cal l y exper i enced dur i ng t heswi mmi ng season

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Delineation & Safety( Dr awi ng G- 3 )

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- Fl oat i ng pi pel i ne- Buoy l i ne

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Swi m A r ea D e s i gn Gui d el i ne s( Dr awi ngs G- 1, G- 2, G- 3, and G- 4)

( Phot os O- 1 and O- 2) Delineation & Safety

( Dr awi ng G- 3 )

A mi ni mum of t wo dept h mar ker s ( del i neat i ngeach 1- f t ( 0. 3- m) change i n wat er dept h)i nst al l ed i n t he desi gnat ed swi mmi ng ar ea.

The number of dept h mar ker s i nst al l edadequat e f or al l wat er user s t o det er mi net he wat er dept h ( Phot o O- 1)

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The r ecommended wat er dept h wi t hi n t hedel i neat ed swi m ar ea i s 3- f t ( 0. 9- m) , andshoul d not exceed 5- f t ( 1. 5- m)

Recommended

A mi ni mum of 2 “Boat s Keep Out ” buoysi nst al l ed not l ess t han 100- f t ( 30. 5- m)beyond t he del i neat ed swi m ar ea

Requi r ed

Wat er saf et y, emer gency phone number s, and Ti t l e 36 r egul at i ons post ed on pr ot ect edbul l et i n boar ds t hat ar e l ocat ed so t hatswi mmer s s ee t hem bef or e ent er i ng t he ar ea

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An ef f ect i ve means of communi cat i on f oremer gency ser vi ces s uch as a near by payphone or cal l box pr ovi ded at eachdesi gnat ed swi m ar ea

Recommended

Life-saving devices such as a ring buoy andline, and/or a 10- to 12-ft (3- to 3.7-m)pole (shepherd’s hook) may be located atdesignated swim areas

Opt i onal

Beach SurfaceSand beach l ocat i ons usual l y need a mi ni mumdept h of 20 i n. ( 0. 5 m) of sand

Recommended

A compact ed gr avel base f or sand beachesover l yi ng si l t t o pr event mud r i si ng t hr ought he sand l ayer

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Concr et e beaches may be i nst al l ed Opt i onal

5. 4. 4. 3 Swi m Ar ea Ameni t i es. Swi m ar eas ar e i nt egr alpar t s of many r ecr eat i on ar ea devel opment s and shoul d of f er

cust omer - f ocused ameni t i es. Tabl e 5. 12 i s a swi m ar ea ameni t i escheckl i s t .

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Tabl e 5. 12

Swi m Ar ea Ameni t i es Checkl i st( Dr awi ngs G- 1 and G- 2)

Rest r ooms wi t hi n 500 f t ( 152 m) of al l

desi gnat ed swi m ar eas ( Tabl e 3. 3)

Requi r ed

Change f ac i l i t y or shower house pr ovi ded( Par a. 3. 6 , Phot os K- 12, K- 13, and K- 14 )

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Swi m ar eas devel oped wi t h vehi cul ar access i nmi nd:

- Vehi cul ar access poi nt s do not i nt er f er ewi t h ot her uses, cr eat e saf et y hazar ds,or adver sel y i mpact t he ar ea

- Desi gn t eams consi der ent r ances t hat ar esepar at ed f r om ot her uses, and al l owoper at i onal st af f t o cont r ol access i nt o

t he swi m ar ea

Recommended

Par ki ng ar eas l ocat ed wi t hi n 500 f t ( 152 m)of t he swi m ar ea

Recommended

Par ki ng r equi r ement s based on swi m ar eacapaci t y ( Tabl e 2. 4)

Recommended

Wal kways, r amps, and st ai r s pr ovi ded bet weenpar ki ng ar eas, suppor t f aci l i t i es and t heswi m ar ea. A f i r m and st abl e pat h t o t heor di nar y hi gh- wat er mar k pr ovi ded t o al l owuser s t o cr oss s and and ot her obst acl es t ot he wat er

Recommended

Adequat e seat i ng pr ovi ded t o encour age adul tsuper vi si on. Appr oxi mat el y 50% of seat i ngar eas shoul d be shaded t hr ough veget at i on,shel t er s, ar bor s, or ot her means

Recommended

Tr ash col l ect i on f aci l i t i es conveni ent t ot he swi m ar ea t o r educe t he need f or s wi mar ea cl eanup

Recommended

When pr act i cal , a gr ass s unbat hi ng ar ea maybe pr ovi ded adj acent t o t he swi m ar ea andsepar at ed f r om par ki ng ar eas wi t h anadequat e buf f er zone. Shadi ng of t he gr assar ea shoul d not exceed 50%. Exi st i ng t r eespr eser ved wher e pr act i cal

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I n hi ghuse ar eas, consi der at i on shoul d begi ven t o scr eeni ng t he beach f r om t hepar ki ng l ot and access r oad t o di scour agecrui si ng and r esul t i ng t r af f i c pr obl ems

Opt i onal

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gui del i nes may be r ef er enced at par agr aph 3. 4 . Si ngl e or Mul t i - Tabl e Pi cni c Si t e Ameni t i es. Tabl e 5. 14 i s a checkl i st ofameni t i es f or a st andar d pi cni c si t e.

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Pi cni c Si t e Desi gn Gui del i nes( Dr awi ng H- 2)

Separ at ed f r om non- compat i bl e uses such ascampgr ounds and mar i nas by a mi ni mum of 200f t ( 61 m)

Requi r ed

Scat t er ed t hr oughout a day use ar ea, anddevel oped t o pr ovi de wat er f r ont age, shadeand aest het i c vi ews

Recommended

Locat ed wi t hi n 500 f t ( 152 m) of a r est r oomf aci l i t y

Recommended

Tr ees or st r uct ur es shade at l east 50% ofsi t es ( Phot os P- 11, P- 12, and P- 13)

Recommended

Locat ed i n conj unct i on wi t h ot her ameni t i esl i ke swi m ar eas, open f i el ds, and pl aygr ounds

Recommended

Locat ed at l east 50 f t ( 15. 2 m) f r om mai npar k ci r cul at i on r oads

Recommended

Par ki ng l ocat ed f r om 40 t o 200 f t ( 12. 2 t o61 m) f r om t he pi cni c si t e

Recommended

Pi cni c si t es separ at ed a mi ni mum of 30 f t( 9. 1 m) f r om cent er t o cent er of har denedpad

Recommended

I n addi t i on t o i ndi vi dual pi cni c s i t es ,consi der mul t i - t abl e pi cni c si t es of 2- 6t abl es t o accommodat e cust omer demand ( Phot o P- 14)

Recommended

Tabl e 5. 14

Pi cni c Si t e Ameni t i es Checkl i st( Dr awi ng H- 2)

Access t o t r ash f ac i l i t i es . At par ks us i ngi ndi vi dual t r ash r ecept acl es, one cont ai nerpr ovi ded f or ever y f our t abl es

Requi r ed

Pedest al gr i l l Requi r edAccess t o dr i nki ng wat er RecommendedAt a mul t i - t abl e s i t e, a l ar g e r g r i l l shoul dbe pr ovi ded ( Phot o s P- 5, P- 8, P- 10)

Recommended

Concr et e pad and/ or shel t er ( shade) ( Phot osP- 11 and P- 12 )

Opt i onal

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5. 4. 6 Pl aygr ounds. Pl aygr ounds shoul d be i nt egr at ed wi t hi nt he si t e wi t h access t o par ki ng and saf e pedest r i an access r out est hat pr ovi de separ at i on f r om vehi cul ar t r af f i c. Pl aygr oundsshoul d be l ocat ed i n cl ose pr oxi mi t y t o ot her hi ghuse act i vi t i essuch as gr oup use f aci l i t i es. The shape or l i mi t s of pl aygr oundsar e i nf l uenced by t he exi st i ng condi t i ons of t he si t e and t hepl ay component s t hat ar e pr ovi ded. The pl aygr ound ar ea may bedef i ned t o al l ow t he pl acement of desi r abl e t r ees wi t hi n t hel i mi t s of t he pl aygr ound t o pr ovi de shade. The Nat i onalRecr eat i on and Par ks Associ at i on ( NRPA) i s a good sour ce ofi nf or mat i on on pl aygr ound saf et y and i nspect or cer t i f i cat i on.

The Ar chi t ect ur al and Tr anspor t at i on Bar r i er s Compl i ance Boar d ( “Access Boar d”) has devel oped accessi bi l i t y gui del i nes f or newl yconst r uct ed and al t er ed pl ay ar eas t hat suppl ement t he Amer i canswi t h Di sabi l i t i es Act Accessi bi l i t y Gui del i nes ( ADAAG) ( see NRMGat eway Websi t e on t he “ Acces si bi l i t y ” page, “ Pol i cy andPr ocedur es” at ht t p: / / cor psl akes. usace. ar my. mi l / empl oyees/ pol i cy. cf m?I d=access&Code=Al l ) .

Tabl e 5. 15 cont ai ns pl aygr ound desi gn gui del i nes ( Phot os Q- 1,Q- 2 , Q- 3, and Q- 4) .

Tabl e 5. 15

Pl aygr ound Desi gn Gui del i nesAl l pl ay ar eas , sur f aces , and f aci l i t i esshal l meet :

- Consumer Pr oduct Saf et y Commi ssi on ( CPSC) gui del i nes f or saf et y

- Amer i can Soci et y f or Test i ng andMat er i al s ( ASTM) St andar d ConsumerSaf et y Per f or mance Speci f i cat i ons f orPl aygr ound Equi pment f or Publ i c Use

- When i n conf l i ct , t he st r i ct er st andar dwi l l pr evai l

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Benches s hal l be pr ovi ded at ever ypl aygr ound, t o encour age adul t super vi si on ofchi l dr en. At l east one t o be l ocat ed i n t heshade

Requi r ed

Rest r oom l ocat ed wi t hi n 500 f t ( 152 m) Requi r edDr i nki ng f ount ai n pr ovi ded near t hepl aygr ound

Requi r ed

Si t e gr aded f or adequat e dr ai nage Requi r edSl i des posi t i oned t o f ace nor t h or east i nor der t o avoi d heat f r om sout her n or west er nsun exposur e

Recommended

Low t r ee l i mbs r emoved t o di scour agecl i mbi ng

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Pl aygr ound Desi gn Gui del i nesPl ay ar ea bui l t above t he gr ound wi t h edgemat er i al r ai si ng t he f i ni shed gr ade of t hepl aygr ound ar ea a mi ni mum of 6 i n. ( 150 mm) ,bor der ed by concr et e cur bi ng, pl ast i c

t i mber s, or ot her appr oved mat er i al s

Recommended

Pr ovi de a separ at i on of uses f or chi l dr enbet ween t he ages of 3 and 5 and t he ages of6 and 13 when poss i bl e

Recommended

Saf et y, l ow mai nt enance, and dur abi l i t y ar epr i mar y concer ns i n choosi ng pl aygr oundequi pment . Pr e- manuf act ur ed, modul ar ,commer ci al - gr ade equi pment i s t he mostdur abl e i n most i nst ances.

Recommended

Mi ni mum of one pl aygr ound pr ovi ded f or eachpar k wher e act i vi t i es such as campi ng orpi cni cki ng t ake pl ace

Recommended

Locat ed a mi ni mum of 50 f t ( 15. 2 m) f r om anyr oadway

Recommended

Tr ees or st r uct ur es shade appr oxi mat el y 50%of t he pl aygr ound f r om di r ect sunl i ght

Recommended

5. 4. 7 Open- Fi el d Pl ay Ar eas. Open- f i el d pl ay ar east ypi cal l y suppor t t eam spor t act i vi t i es such as soccer ,vol l eybal l , and badmi nt on, and ser ve l ar ge gr oups and ext endedf ami l y gat her i ngs. Two t o f our acr es of open- f i el d shoul d bepr ovi ded f or t hese act i vi t i es wher e demand exi st s and t er r ai nper mi t s. Open- f i el d pl ay ar eas shoul d be pr ovi ded f or al l agegr oups, wi t h consi der at i on gi ven t o par t i ci pat i on by per sons wi t hdi sabi l i t i es. These ar eas shal l be desi gned wi t h di st i nctboundar i es t o separ at e user s f r om spect at or s and mi ni mi zeenvi r onment al i mpa ct s. Tabl e 5 . 16 cont ai ns open- f i el d pl ay ar eagui del i nes ( Phot os Q- 5 and Q- 6) .

Tabl e 5. 16

Open- f i el d Pl ay Ar ea Gui del i nesOpen- f i el d pl ay ar eas l ocat ed i n conj unct i onwi t h ot her f ac i l i t i es such as par ki ng,r est r ooms, and gr oup shel t er s

Recommended

Consi der addi t i onal ameni t i es such asbenches, t r ash r ecept acl es, t r ai l s , f enci ngand l i ght s f or ni ght t i me act i vi t i es

Recommended

Ar eas si t ed so t hat t he need f or pedest r i anst o cr oss r oadways i s el i mi nat ed

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Open- f i el d Pl ay Ar ea Gui del i nesWher e pedest r i an cr ossi ngs do occur :

- Pr ovi de an adequat e l i ne of si ght andst oppi ng di st ance al ong t he r oadway

- Adequat el y si gn and mar k cr ossi ngs

- Consi der use of speed- cont r ol devi cessuch as r umbl e st r i ps or speed bumps

Recommended

Game f aci l i t i es such as vol l eybal l ,badmi nt on, soccer , and sof t bal l each shoul dbe or i ent at ed i n a nor t h/ sout h di r ect i on t opr event par t i c i pant s f r om l ooki ng di r ec t l yi nt o t he sun i n t he mor ni ng and eveni ng

Recommended

5. 4. 8 I nt er pr et i ve Faci l i t i es . I nt er pr et i ve f aci l i t i es maybe used t o i nt er pr et man- made, nat ur al , and cul t ur al r esour ces.

They may al so be pr ovi ded t o i nt er pr et maj or l ake f eat ur es,

r esour ces, event s, Cor ps hi st or y and mi ss i on, or managementpr act i ces .

5. 4. 8. 1 Amphi t heat er s. Amphi t heat er f aci l i t i es shoul d beconst r uct ed of mat er i al s t hat ar e i ndi genous t o t he si t e orr emi ni scent of a l ocal char act er and st yl e so t hat t he st r uct ur ebl ends wi t h t he nat ur al envi r onment of t he par k. Dur abl econst r uct i on mat er i al s t hat can wi t hst and expos ur e t o weat h er andt he year - r ound i mpact s of user s shoul d be used ( Phot o M- 16) .

Tabl e 5. 17 cont ai ns amphi t heat er desi gn gui del i nes ( Dr awi ng C-10) .

Tabl e 5. 17

Amphi t heat er Desi gn Gui del i nesSi t ed t o mi ni mi ze di st r act i ng noi ses f r omboat s, campsi t es, or ot her act i vi t i es

Requi r ed

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Requi r ed

Accessi bl e seat i ng ar eas and compani on seat s Requi r edPer manent seat i ng pr ovi ded, f anni ng out f r omt he st age

Recommended

Seat i ng capaci t y: One seat i ng space percampsi t e, day use si t e, or aver age number ofgr oup user s at t he f aci l i t y bei ng ser ved

Recommended

Tar get audi ence has easy access f r om a t r ai lor r oad

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Amphi t heat er Desi gn Gui del i nesLocat ed wi t hi n 500 f t ( 152 m) of a par ki ngar ea or pedest r i an access

Recommended

Si t ed i n a nor t h- sout h di r ect i on t o avoi ddi r ect exposur e t o t he l at e af t er noon sun

Recommended

Sl ope of t he si t e does not exceed 30 degr ees RecommendedA f l at or gent l y sl oped ar ea i ncl uded wi t hi nt he ar ea f or l awn chai r s , bl anket s, et c.

Recommended

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Recommended

Li ght i ng wi t h adj ust abl e i l l umi nat i on l evel spr ovi ded al ong wal ki ng pat hs and i n t hest age ar ea

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Dr i nki ng f ount ai n and r est r oom pr ovi dedwi t hi n 500 f t ( 152 m) RecommendedSt age/ backdr op pr ovi ded f or use dur i ng sl i deshows or movi es

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Pr oj ect i on scr een no l ar ger t han 12 f t x 12f t ( 3. 7 m x 3. 7 m) , pai nt ed f l at whi t esur r ounded wi t h a dul l bl ack bor der

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El ect r i ci t y wi t h GFCI pr ovi ded t o suppor tnecessar y equi pment , wi t h al l el ect r i calout l et s and swi t ches pr ot ect ed t o pr eventvandal i sm and mi suse

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A speaker podi um, st age ar ea, campf i r eci r cl e, and l ockabl e st or age ar ea f orsuppor t i ng equi pment may be pr ovi ded

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5. 4. 8. 2 Campf i r e Ci r cl es. Campf i r e ci r cl es ar ei nt er pr et i ve f aci l i t i es t hat ar e l ocat ed near gr oup gat her i ngar eas or i nt er pr et i ve f aci l i t i es. One or mor e campf i r e ci r cl esmay be l ocat ed i n an ar ea ser ved by a l ar ger amphi t heat er f orpr esent at i ons wi t hout audi ovi sual suppor t , i ncl udi ng user -i ni t i at ed ac t i vi t i es . A 10- f t ( 3- m) ver t i cal c l ear space abovet he campf i r e ci r cl e shoul d be pr ovi ded t o avoi d damage t o t r ees.Campf i r e ci r cl es shoul d be const r uct ed on a coar se aggr egat epor ous base t o pr omot e dr ai nage.

5. 4. 8. 3 Ki osks. Ki osks ar e st andal one i nt er pr et i vest r uct ur es t hat may ser ve a var i et y of pur poses wi t hi n r ecr eat i onar eas. They ar e t ypi cal l y compr i sed of a cover ed st r uct ur e wi t hpr ovi si ons f or smal l bul l et i n boar ds, and pocket s f ordi st r i but i on of i nf or mat i on. Pr ovi si on of I nt er net ser vi ce maybe consi der ed. Ki osks t ypi cal l y di spl ay bot h per manent and

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t empor ar y i nf or mat i on, and may i ncl ude: emer gency phone number s,hour s of oper at i on, gener al par k i nf or mat i on, Ti t l e 36r egul at i ons, speci al event s, l ocat i on maps, si t e f eat ur es,campi ng r egi st r at i on and f ees. Tabl e 5. 18 cont ai ns ki osk desi gngui del i nes .

Tabl e 5. 18

Ki osk Desi gn Gui del i nesKi osks shal l be l ocat ed i n sel ect ed ar eas ofhi gh act i vi t y wher e i nt er pr et at i on can beef f ect i ve, and many peopl e wi l l have accesst o t he post ed i nf or mat i on. I deal l ocat i onsi ncl ude mai n ent r ances near par ki ng ar eas,t r ai l heads, and gr oup pi cni c si t es orr est r ooms

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The ki osk ar ea as wel l as t he mat er i al spost ed on t he ki osk must meet UA r equi r ement s( post ed hei ght of mat er i al s , f ont , et c . )

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Dur i ng t he eveni ng hour s, a l i ght sour ceshoul d be pr ovi ded so t hat t he ki osk i sr eadabl e and saf e i n l ow l i ght condi t i ons

Recommended

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5. 4. 8. 4 Bul l et i n Boar ds. Bul l et i n boar ds can be used t odi spl ay per manent or t empor ar y i nf or mat i on. Tabl e 5. 19 cont ai nsdesi gn gui del i nes f or bul l et i n boar ds.

Tabl e 5. 19

Bul l et i n Boar d Desi gn Gui del i nesAs a mi ni mum, a secur ed bul l et i n boar d,pr ot ect ed f r om t he el ement s ( i . e. pr ovi de ar oof over hang and/ or l exan cover ) i nst al l edi n each r ecr eat i on ar ea

Requi r ed

Roof over hangs const r uct ed t o pr ovi deadequat e cl ear ance t o pr event i nj ur y t ocust omer s

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The bul l et i n boar d shal l meet UAr equi r ement s. The mat er i al s post ed shal lal so meet UA r equi r ement s ( post ed hei ght ofmat er i al s , f ont , et c. )

Requi r ed

Pr ovi de bi l i ngual or mul t i l i ngual i nf or mat i onwher e appr opr i at e

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Bul l et i n Boar d Desi gn Gui del i nesBul l et i n boar ds may be f r eest andi ng, mount edon exi st i ng ext er i or st r uct ur es ( Phot o I - 6) , or i ns tal l ed i n bui l di ngs

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5. 4. 8. 5 Waysi de Exhi bi t s/ Over l ooks. Tabl e 5. 20 cont ai nsdesi gn gui del i nes f or waysi de exhi bi t s and over l ooks.

• Waysi de Exhi bi t s. Waysi de exhi bi t s ar e a f or m ofi nt er pr et i ve si gnage t hat may i ncl ude pl aques and mar ker s al ongr oadways or at sceni c over l ooks. Waysi de exhi bi t s pr ovi dei nt er pr et at i on wi t hout t he ser vi ce of st af f member s. Thei nf or mat i on on t hese panel s i s usual l y per manent and speci f i c t ot he l ocat i on.

• Over l ooks. Over l ooks ar e usual l y l ar ger scal ei nt er pr et i ve ar eas t hat may be devel oped t o pr ovi de a vi ew of

f eat ur es wi t h out st andi ng sceni c val ue, uni que i nt er est t o t hevi s i t or , or a vi ew of a l ake.

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Waysi de Exhi bi t s and Over l ooks Desi gn Gui del i nesLocation

Waysi des and over l ooks adj acent t o st eepsl opes l ocat ed so t hat a mi ni mum ofveget at i on cl ear i ng i s necessar y

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Wher e whol esal e cl ear i ng i s unavoi dabl e f or

t he desi r ed si t e, consul t a pr of essi onalgeot echni cal engi neer about t he pot ent i alsl ope dest abi l i zat i on t hat shoul d be f act or edi nt o f i nal s i t e sel ect i on or s i t e wor k

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ExhibitsExhi bi t s pl aced appr oxi mat el y 90 degr ees f r omt he par ki ng ar ea and scr eened usi ng nat ur alor man- made mat er i al s t o di scour age vandal i smby per sons i n passi ng vehi cl es

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Weat her - and vandal - r esi st ant di spl aymat er i al s used

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OverlooksDesi gn ensur es t he saf et y of t he vi ewi ngpubl i c

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Desi gn of over l ook i n har mony wi t h t hesur r oundi ng ar ea and r el at es t o t he f eat ur ebei ng vi ewed

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Adequat e par ki ng pr ovi ded Recommended

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Waysi de Exhi bi t s and Over l ooks Desi gn Gui del i nesLocation

I nt er pr et i ve si gns, pl aques, or ot heri nt er pr et i ve devi ces i ncor por at ed i nt o t hedesi gn

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Sani t ar y f ac i l i t i es pr ovi ded Opt i onal5. 4. 8. 6 Vi si t or Cent er s. Vi si t or cent er s ar e bei ng

addr essed separ at el y by a Vi si t or Cent er I ni t i at i ve Team and ar ebeyond t he scope of t hi s document . Vi si t or cent er gui dance andpol i cy i s avai l abl e on t he NRM Gat eway Websi t e “ Vi si t or Cent erPr ogr am ” page.

5. 4. 9 Tr ai l s . EM 1110- 2- 410 , “Desi gn of Recr eat i on Ar eas -Access and Ci r cul at i on, ” cont ai ns det ai l ed speci f i cat i ons f ort r ai l s.

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CHAPTER 6

Cust omer Ser vi ce St andar ds

6. 1 Pur pose. Thi s chapt er est abl i shes Cust omer Ser vi ceSt andar ds f or t he USACE r ecr eat i on pr ogr am.

6. 2 Pol i cy. A Cust omer Ser vi ce pr ogr am shal l be est abl i shedand i mpl ement ed at each Cor ps pr oj ect . Thi s pr ogr am shal l bedesi gned t o accompl i sh t he f ol l owi ng goal s:

6. 2. 1 Ensur e t hat i nt er act i ons wi t h our cust omer s pr oj ecta posi t i ve i mage of t he Cor ps and ar e r esponsi ve t o cust omerneeds and expect at i ons.

6. 2. 2 Pr ovi de adequat e communi cat i ons channel s f or t hepubl i c.

6. 2. 3 Pr ovi de t he cust omer wi t h t i mel y and accur at ei nf or mat i on.

6. 2. 4 Pr ovi de t he cust omer wi t h qual i t y f aci l i t i es andser vi ces t hat ensur e a cl ean, saf e, and heal t hf ul r ecr eat i onar ea envi r onment .

6. 2. 5 Moni t or cust omer needs and sat i sf act i on l evel s, andi ncor por at e appr opr i at e or gani zat i onal r esponses i nt o annualwor k pl ans, budget r equest s, and f ut ur e devel opment pl ans.

6. 3 Cust omer Out r each. Manager s and pr oj ect s t af f shoul d t akeadvant age of conf er ences, wor kshops and ot her out r eachact i vi t i es t o bet t er i dent i f y and meet t he needs of ourcust omer s. I t i s i mper at i ve t hat we under st and our cur r ent andpot ent i al cust omer s, i ncl udi ng emer gi ng and under ser vedpopul at i ons s uch as et hni c gr oups and per sons wi t h di sa bi l i t i es.Mor e i nf or mat i on i s avai l abl e on t he “ Cust omer Ser vi ce” page ont he NRM Gat eway Websi t e.

6. 4 I nt er act i on Wi t h Our Cust omer s. Par k Ranger s, Par k

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6. 4. 1 Empl oyees shal l not di scr i mi nat e agai nst anycust omer f or any r eason . Al l cust omer s shoul d f eel comf or t abl ei n our ar eas.

6. 4. 2 Empl oyees shal l mai nt ai n a pr of essi onal appear ance.

6. 4. 3 Empl oyees shal l gr eet cust omer s i n a f r i endl y,cour t eous, r espect f ul , pr of essi onal and appr opr i at e manner i nal l si t uat i ons.

6. 4. 4 Al l empl oyees shal l be r esponsi ve t o and demonst r at ea wi l l i ngness t o pr ompt l y hel p cust omer s. Cust omer s ar e a par tof our j ob, not an i nt er r upt i on.

6. 5 Communi cat i on Channel s. Pr oj ect of f i ces wi l l mai nt ai nmul t i pl e channel s of communi cat i on wi t h cust omer s. Tabl e 6. 1summar i zes t he communi cat i ons channel s. Cust omer i nqui r i esshoul d be handl ed as soon as possi bl e, wi t h i nt er i m r epl i es i f aconcer n cannot be addr essed expedi t i ousl y. Qui ck r esponsebui l ds cust omer l oyal t y. Locat i ons wi t h mul t i et hni c use shoul dpr ovi de l anguage ski l l s t r ai ni ng f or s t af f and r ecrui t bi l i ngualst af f t o ensur e ef f ect i veness of communi cat i ons wi t h cust omer s.Bi l i ngual or mul t i l i ngual i nf or mat i on f or t he var i ouscommuni cat i on channel s s houl d be pr ovi ded wher e appr opr i at e.

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Cust omer Communi cat i ons Channel s f or Pr oj ect Of f i cesMai nt ai n r egul ar hour s of oper at i on f or i n-per son vi si t s , wi t h of f i ce hour s post ed atpr omi nent l ocat i ons

Requi r ed

Webpage, r egul ar l y updat ed Requi r edEmai l addr ess Requi r edAf t er - hour s voi cemai l or answer i ng machi ne Requi r edFax Requi r ed

Tel ephone:- Avoi d aut omat ed answer i ng syst ems

dur i ng nor mal busi ness hour s- Pr ovi de a t ol l - f r ee t el ephone number

when economi cal l y f easi bl e- Cal l f or war di ng t o cel l phones- Vol unt eer of f i ce hel p

Recommended

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Opt i onalOpt i onal

6. 6 Cust omer Feedback. Gat her i ng and anal yzi ng cust omerf eedback i s cr uci al t o our abi l i t y t o pr ovi de hi gh- qual i t yser vi ces t hat meet cust omer expect at i ons. Thi s wi l l al l ow each

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pr oj ect t o est abl i sh a basel i ne of cust omer sat i sf act i on wi t hf aci l i t i es and ser vi ces, and t o t r ack t r ends over t i me.

6. 6. 1 Gat her i ng Cust omer Feedback.

6. 6. 1. 1 Cust omer Comment Car ds. At a mi ni mum, t he Of f i ce of Management and Budget ( OMB) - appr oved cust omer comment car dsdevel oped by t he Engi neer Resear ch and Devel opment Cent er ( ERDC)wi l l be ut i l i zed t o gat her cust omer f eedback. The NRM Gat eway i s t he sour ce f or t he cur r ent ver si on of and t he i nst r uct i ons f or admi ni st er i ng cust omer comment car ds ( see t he “ Cust omerSer vi ce” page on t he NRM Gat eway Websi t e) .

6. 6. 1. 2 Sur veys. Sur veys ( excl udi ng t he OMB- appr ovedcust omer comment car ds) must be coor di nat ed t hr ough ERDC t oensur e t hat appr opr i at e OMB appr oval i s i n pl ace f or al lf eedback mechani sms used.

6. 6. 1. 3 Cust omer Di scussi ons. Casual one- on- oneconver sat i ons wi t h cust omer s i n r ecr eat i on ar eas ar e encour agedt o suppl ement f or mal sur veys. The “Cust omer Di scuss i on Gui de”and pr ocedur es ( Appendi x S) post ed on t he NRM Gat eway pr ovi de a t ool t o gat her such i nf or mat i on.

6. 6. 1. 4 Li st eni ng Sessi ons. On- si t e gr oup l i st eni ngsessi ons i n r ecr eat i on ar eas have pr oved t o be ext r emel ysuccess f ul met hods of gai ni ng cust omer f eedback.

6. 6. 1. 5 Pr oj ect Open Houses. Open houses gi ve cust omer st he oppor t uni t y t o ai r t hei r concer ns and ar e an ef f ect i ve t oolt o gauge how we ar e doi ng.

6. 6. 2 Anal yzi ng Cust omer Feedback. Cust omer f eedback wi l lbe eval uat ed at t he pr oj ect l evel t o i dent i f y cust omer s’ cur r entsat i sf act i on l evel s, t he ki nd and qual i t y of ser vi ces andf aci l i t i es desi r ed, and t he associ at ed r el at i ve i mpor t ance.Resul t s f r om cust omer comment car ds and t he “Cust omer Di scuss i on Gui de” can be anal yzed l ocal l y usi ng anal ysi s sof t war e packagest hat ar e avai l abl e on t he NRM Gat eway ( see t he “Cust omer

Ser vi ce” page on t he NRM Gat eway Websi t e) . ERDC i s avai l abl e t opr ovi de anal yt i cal suppor t on cust omi zed sur veys t o meeti ndi vi dual i zed l ocal needs.

6. 6. 3 Response. Based on cust omer f eedback, manager sshoul d r espond t o t he needs of cur r ent user s, under - ser vedpopul at i ons, and pr edi ct f ut ur e t r ends. Thi s i ncl udesi ncor por at i ng needed f aci l i t i es and ser vi ces i nt o annual and

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l ong- r ange wor k pl ans f or t he pr oj ect . The goal i s i mpr ovementi n cust omer sat i sf act i on over t i me.

6. 6. 4 Tr ends Anal ysi s. Annual cust omer f eedback dat a wi l lbe anal yzed and compar ed wi t h pr evi ous year s’ r esul t s t oi dent i f y t r ends. Long- t er m sur vey r esul t s wi l l pr ovi de t hemanager wi t h t r ends i n cust omer sat i sf act i on l evel s over t i me.Not abl e or unusual t r ends shoul d be shar ed wi t h ot her s who maybe af f ect ed t hr ough l essons l ear ned post ed on t he “Cust omerSer vi ce” page on t he NRM Gat eway Websi t e.

6. 7 Local Level s of Ser vi ces.

6. 7. 1 Local Det er mi nat i on. Because peak and non- peakoper at i ng seasons and cust omer needs var y f r om pr oj ect t opr oj ect , i t i s necessar y t hat l evel s of ser vi ce be det er mi nedl ocal l y. Cust omer f eedback shoul d be ut i l i zed t o est abl i sh andr ef i ne accept abl e l evel s of ser vi ce. Feedback must be cur r entt o assur e l ocal ser vi ce st andar ds ar e accur at e.

6. 7. 2 Ser vi ce Cat egor i es. Local ser vi ce l evel s meet i ngcust omer needs s hal l be devel oped f or :

• Saf et y and secur i t y• Cl eanl i nes s of f aci l i t i es• Appear ance and mai nt enance of gr ounds and f aci l i t i es• Avai l abl e, f r i endl y, knowl edgeabl e and ef f i ci ent st af f•

Recr eat i on Use Fee col l ect i on, e. g. , met hod, t ype,cycl et i me, user f r i endl i ness

6. 7. 3 Best Manageme nt Pr act i ces. The NRM Gat eway Websi t epage on “ Cust omer Ser vi ce” shoul d be r ef er enced f or bestmanagement pr act i ces r egar di ng l ocal l evel s of ser vi ces t oi mpr ove cust omer sat i sf act i on.







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Eval uat i on of Recr eat i on Pr ogr am and Faci l i t i es

7. 1 Pur pose. Thi s chapt er est abl i shes t he pol i cy f or t heeval uat i on of f aci l i t i es and ser vi ces i n Cor ps- oper at edr ecr eat i on ar eas.

7. 2 Pol i cy. I t i s t he pol i cy of t he Cor ps of Engi neer s t hat aneval uat i on pr ogr am shal l be est abl i shed and i mpl ement ed at eachpr oj ect . Thi s pr ogr am’ s act i vi t i es shal l be desi gned t oaccompl i sh t he f ol l owi ng goal s:

7. 2. 1 Ensur e Appr opr i at e Cust omer Ser vi ce Level s.Consi st ent appl i cat i on of t he pr ogr am shoul d hel p mai nt ai n andi mpr ove cust omer ser vi ce l evel s at Cor ps- managed r ecr eat i onar eas t hr oughout t he Nat i on.

7. 2. 2 Conduct Management Revi ew of Oper at i onalPer f or mance. The pr ogr am wi l l est abl i sh a mechani sm f ormanagement r evi ew of t he r ecr eat i on pr ogr am’ s oper at i onalper f or mance.

7. 2. 3 Est abl i sh Fundi ng Pr i or i t i es. The pr ogr am shal lest abl i sh a mechani sm t o assi st management i n pr i or i t i zi ng andf undi ng cor r ect i ve act i on i t ems necessar y f or ef f i ci ent par koper at i ons.

7. 3 Eval uat i on Pr ogr am. The eval uat i on pr ogr am consi st s oft hr ee component s:

7. 3. 1 Rout i ne Eval uat i ons. Rout i ne dai l y r epor t i ng ofpr oj ect condi t i ons shal l be per f or med at t he pr oj ect l evel t oensur e t hat hi gh l evel s of cust omer ser vi ce ar e mai nt ai ned.Cor ps per sonnel , cont r act or s, vol unt eer s, or a combi nat i ont her eof may accompl i sh t hi s. Repor t i ng met hods nor mal l y usedi ncl ude a l og or wor k or der pr ogr am. The r out i ne eval uat i onsshal l f ac i l i t at e t i mel y i dent i f i cat i on and cor r ect i on of saf et ypr obl ems, cl eanup of ar eas and f aci l i t i es, and accompl i shment of

mi nor mai nt enance and r epai r s.

7. 3. 2 Annual Eval uat i ons. An i n- house annual eval uat i onshal l be conduct ed t o ver i f y t he saf et y and f unct i onal oper at i onof al l r ecr eat i on f aci l i t i es . A pr oj ect l evel t eam cons i s t i ngof manager s, r anger s, and mai nt enance and cont r act per sonnelshoul d per f or m annual eval uat i ons. Use of peer s f r om ot herar eas i s encour aged. Eval uat i ons shal l i ncl ude r evi ew of

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f aci l i t i es , s t r uctur es , r oads , r amps, equi pment , and ut i l i t i es .Saf et y- r el at ed def i ci enci es shal l be cor r ect ed pr i or t o openi ngt he r ecreat i on ar ea or f ac i l i t y f or publ i c use.

7. 3. 3 PDT Per i odi c Eval uat i ons. Ever y 5 year s, a PDTcons i s t i ng of di vi s i on, di s t r i ct , and ons i t e per sonnel shal lconduct an over al l eval uat i on of each pr oj ect ’ s r ecr eat i onpr ogr am oper at i onal ef f i ci ency. Car e shoul d be t aken t o f or m aPDT t hat i s i nt er di sci pl i nar y i n nat ur e, i ncl udi ng el ement s suchas Envi r onment al , Pl anni ng, Desi gn and Saf et y. The eval uat i onsshal l exami ne t he desi gn and condi t i on of f aci l i t i es,st r uct ur es, r oads, r amps, equi pment , s i gns, and ut i l i t i es f ort hei r adequacy t o meet cur r ent and f ut ur e cust omer needs.Pol i cy compl i ance wi l l al so be r evi ewed. Pr i or t o t heeval uat i on, t he PDT shal l be pr ovi ded a synopsi s of cust omerf eedback ( comment car d r esul t s, congr essi onal i nqui r i es, et c. )r ecei ved about t he adequacy and f unct i onal i t y of ar eaf aci l i t i es.

7. 3. 3. 1 Per i odi c Eval uat i on Scope. Oper at i ons Di vi si onat t he di st r i ct l evel wi l l devel op a syst emat i c pl an f or t heeval uat i on. I f a sys t em of condi t i on i ndi ces i s devel oped, i tshoul d be accompl i shed at t hi s t i me. At a mi ni mum t hesyst emat i c eval uat i on shal l exami ne t he condi t i on/ adequacy andsaf et y of t he f ol l owi ng:

• Roadways and par ki ng ar eas• Launch r amps, wal kways and f l oor sur f aces• Over al l par k appear ance• Over al l envi r onment al condi t i ons, e. g. , heal t h and vi gor

of veget at i on, er osi on• Si t es and ameni t i es• St abi l i t y and i nt egr i t y of s t r uctur es• Wat er del i ver y and sani t at i on syst ems• El ect r i cal syst ems, wi r i ng, pi pi ng, pl umbi ng, t el ephone

and communi cat i ons• Docks and ot her wat er - r el at ed f aci l i t i es• Compl i ance wi t h UA r equi r ement s• Secur i t y f eat ur es• Car r yi ng capaci t y and use pat t er ns• Management i ssues or pr obl ems• Compl i ance wi t h bas i c pol i c i es , i . e. , vi s i t or ass i s t ance,

secur i t y of use f ees col l ec t i ons , et c .• Cust omer ser vi ces, l ooki ng at f ut ur e t r ends and pr oj ect ed

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• Mar ket s bei ng ser ved, and how wel l mar ket needs ar e bei ngmet

• Oper at i onal ef f i ci ency

7. 3. 3. 2 Eval uat i on Repor t Cont ent s. The per i odi c

eval uat i on r epor t shal l pr esent t he r esul t s of each eval uat i on.Maj or el ement s of t hi s r epor t shoul d be:

• Execut i ve Summar y. An execut i ve summar y of t he maj ori t ems f ound i n t he eval uat i on shal l i ncl ude a st at ementabout t he pr oj ect ’ s abi l i t y t o cont i nue accept abl e andsaf e r ecr eat i on pr ogr am oper at i ons.

• Eval uat i on of Recr eat i on Ar eas. The r epor t shal l i ncl udea br i ef eval uat i on of each r ecr eat i on ar ea r egar di ng i t sabi l i t y t o ser ve cust omer needs and f ut ur e r equi r ement s.

• Phot os. Col or di gi t al phot ogr aphs shal l suppor t t henar r at i ve, and i ncl ude appr opr i at e descr i pt i ve capt i ons.

• Pr oposed Cor r ect i ve Act i ons. A br i ef di scussi on ofi mpr ovement s needed shal l i ncl ude pr oposed cor r ect i veact i ons, r el at ed mai nt enance concer ns, and desi gnat i on oft he act i on of f i ce. A cost est i mat e shoul d al so bepr ovi ded t o ass i st i n devel opment of t he OMP annual and5- year wor k pl ans and f or devel opment of t he Oper at i onsand Mai nt enance ( O&M) budget .

• I t ems Needi ng Fur t her Eval uat i on. The r epor t shal l not eany condi t i ons t hat need mor e i n- dept h eval uat i on t odet er mi ne t he cause or ext ent of a pr obl em. The r epor tshal l al so i ndi cat e pr oposed met hods and t i me f r ames f orf ol l owup exami nat i ons.

• Ref er ence t o Pr i or Repor t s. Subsequent r epor t s shoul dr ef er ence t he pr evi ous per i odi c r epor t s t o ensur e t hatal l pr evi ousl y not ed cor r ect i ve act i ons wer e adequat el yaddr essed.

7. 3. 3. 3 Exi t Br i ef i ng. The PDT shal l conduct an exi tbr i ef i ng wi t h t he Oper at i ons Manager / Lake Manager bef or e l eavi ngt he si t e. The br i ef i ng wi l l i ncl ude an over vi ew of t hef i ndi ngs, and i dent i f y i t ems r equi r i ng i mmedi at e at t ent i on. Ther esponsi bl e par t y f or accompl i shi ng each cor r ect i ve act i on wi l lbe i dent i f i ed at t he exi t br i ef i ng.

7. 3. 3. 4 Di st r i but i on and Use of Eval uat i on Repor t s.Wi t hi n 60 days af t er t he eval uat i on i s compl et ed, t he Pr oj ectManager shal l pr ovi de a wr i t t en r epor t of t he maj or f i ndi ngs t ot he Lake/ Oper at i ons Manager f or comment pr i or t o f or war di ng t ot he Chi ef of Oper at i ons f or r evi ew and appr oval . The r epor t

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shoul d be per manent l y r et ai ned i n appr opr i at e f i l es at t hepr oj ect of f i ce and be avai l abl e t o eval uat i on t eams conduct i ngsubsequent eval uat i ons. The r epor t s houl d be r ef er enced when

j ust i f yi ng and pr i or i t i zi ng l i ne i t em f undi ng i n f ut ur e f undi ngcycl es .

7. 4 Budget Request s. Based on r esul t s of annual and per i odi ceval uat i ons, t he Oper at i ons Manager / Lake Manager shoul d i nsur et hat maj or f i ndi ngs ar e schedul ed and i ncl uded i n t he next O&Mbudget r equest .

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APPENDIX A

REFERENCES

A-1. Referenced Publications

EM 385-1-1 USACE Saf et y and Heal t h Requi r ement s Manual

ER 1110-2-4401 Engi neer i ng and Desi gn - Cl ear ances f or El ect r i c Power Suppl yLi nes and Communi cat i on Li nes Over Reser voi r s

EM 1110-2-410Desi gn of Recr eat i on Ar eas and Faci l i t i es – Access andCi r cul at i on

EP 310-1-6a and 6b The Cor ps Si gn St andar ds Manual

EP 1130-2-550 Pr oj ect i on Oper at i ons - Recr eat i on Oper at i ons and Mai nt enanceGui dance and Pr ocedur es, Appendi x O, Pr ogr am I nt egr i t y: HonorVaul t s

TI 811-16 USACE Techni cal I nst r uct i ons, Li ght i ng Desi gn, CEMP- E, 3 August

9981 TL 1110-3-491 Engi neer i ng and Desi gn – Sust ai nabl e Desi gn f or Mi l i t ar yFaci l i t i es, CECW- ETE, 10 May 2001

American Association of State Highway Transportation OfficialsGui de t o t he Devel opment of Bi cycl e Faci l i t i es

Federal Highway AdministrationManual on Uni f or m Tr af f i c Cont r ol Devi ces

National Fire Protection Association Fl ammabl e and Combust i bl e Li qui ds Code NFPA 30.

U.S. Coast Guard U. S. Ai ds t o Navi gat i on Syst em

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Accessi bi l i t y Page

Pol i cy and Pr ocedur es Cust omer Ser vi ce Page

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A-3. Related Publications

ER 1130-2-500 Pr oj ect Oper at i ons - Par t ner s and Suppor t ( Wor k ManagementPol i ci es) , Chapt er 10 : The Cor ps of Engi neer s Vol unt eer Pr ogr am

EP 1130-2-500 Pr oj ect Oper at i ons - Par t ner s and Suppor t ( Wor k ManagementGui dance and Pr ocedur es) , Chapt er 10 : The Cor ps of Engi neer sVol unt eer Pr ogr am

ER 1130-2-550

Pr oj ect Oper at i ons – Recr eat i on Mai nt enance and Oper at i onsPol i ci es , Chapt er 4: I nt er pr et i ve Ser vi ces and Out r each Pr ogr am ER 1165-2-26Wat er Resour ces Pol i ci es and Aut hor i t i es – I mpl ement at i on ofExecut i ve Or der 11988 on Fl ood Pl ai n Management

Executive Order 11988Fl oodpl ai n Management

Beckley, Bob 2000

“ Accessi bl e r amps and boar di ng pl at f or ms f or boat er s, ” Tech.Rep. 0023- 2837- MTDC. Mi ss oul a, MT: U. S. Depar t ment ofAgr i cul t ur e, For est Ser vi ce, Mi ssoul a Technol ogy and Devel opmentCent er

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“Layout , Desi gn, and Const r uct i on Handbook f or Smal l Cr af t Boat Launchi ng Faci l i t i es, ” Depar t ment of Boat i ng and Wat er ways; Sacr ament o, CA

California Dept. of Transportation (Caltrans) 2001“ Hi ghway Desi gn Manual , ” 5 t h ed. , Di vi si on of Desi gn; Cal t r ansPubl i cat i on Uni t , Sacr ament o, CA

Dunn, R.A. 2002"Managi ng f or Et hni c Di ver si t y: Recr eat i on Faci l i t y and Ser vi ceModi f i cat i ons f or Et hni c Mi nor i t y Vi si t or s, " ERDC/ EL TR- 02- 14.U. S. Ar my Engi neer Resear ch and Devel opment Cent er , Vi cksbur g,MS. Vi ew Chapt er s 1- 2 or Chapt er s 3- 6 and Appendi x A- D Hultzman, J., Cottrell, R., and Hultzman, W.Z. 1987

Planning Parks for People , Vent ur e Publ i shi ng, I nc . , St at eCol l ege, PA 16803

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APPENDIX B

GLOSSARY

Accessible The avai l abi l i t y of a f aci l i t y, pr ogr am, or ser vi ce t o al lper sons r egar dl ess of any mobi l i t y, vi si on, hear i ng, l ear ni ng,or ot her i mpai r ment .

Access RoadA r oad t hat per mi t s vehi cl es t o move bet ween an exi st i ng publ i ct hor oughf ar e and t he r ecr eat i on si t e or ar ea.

Accessible RouteFi r m and st abl e r out e as def i ned by most st r i ngent appl i cabl e UAst andar ds. As cur r ent l y def i ned by bot h UFAS and ADAAG: Acont i nuous unobst r uct ed pat h connect i ng al l accessi bl e el ement sand spaces of a bui l di ng or f ac i l i t y. I nt er i or access i bl er out es may i ncl ude cor r i dor s , f l oor s , r amps, el evat or s , l i f t s ,and cl ear f l oor space at f i xt ur es. Ext er i or accessi bl e r out esmay i ncl ude par ki ng access ai sl es, cur b r amps, cr osswal ks atvehi cul ar ways, wal ks, r amps, and l i f t s.

Accessibility Data Management System (ADMS)ADMS i s a comput er syst em desi gned t o f aci l i t at e t he managementof access i bi l i t y pr ogr ams wi t hi n gover nment . ADMS hel psgover nment agenci es meet access i bi l i t y mandat es by pr ovi di ngmanager s wi t h consi st ent and t hor ough met hods t o eval uat epr ogr ams and f aci l i t i es.

AmenitiesFaci l i t y suppor t el ement s whi ch woul d not nor mal l y st and al onesuch as el ect r i cal hookup, secur i t y l i ght s, t ent pad, shower s aspar t of a r est r oom, et c.

AmphitheaterAn open ai r ( usual l y) st r uct ur e used f or t he pr esent at i on ofi nt er pr et i ve or ot her pr ogr ams.

Auxiliary ParkingAddi t i onal par ki ng.

BenchA pi ece of f ur ni t ur e used f or seat i ng.

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Boat RampA devel oped, i mpr oved sur f ace f or t he l aunchi ng of boat s.Concr et e i s t he st andar d sur f ace f or newl y const r uct ed r amps.

Boat Tie-upAn ar ea al ong t he shor el i ne wher e boat s can t empor ar i l y dock andar e secur ed wi t h a r ope at t ached t o a f i xed el ement .

Bulletin BoardA boar d wher e par k i nf or mat i on can be post ed.

Campfire CircleAn ar ea wi t h a f i r e cont ai nment st r uct ur e used f or gr oupgat her i ngs.

CampsiteFaci l i t y devel oped and desi gnat ed f or campi ng by an i ndi vi dualor a f ami l y.

Camp Spur The par ki ng ar ea of a campsi t e adj acent t o t he har dened l i vi ngar ea. Thi s i ncl udes t he camper pul l out / back- i n or camper pul l -t hr ough r ef er enced by OMBI L as r ecr eat i on f aci l i t y ameni t i es.

CampgroundAn ar ea consi st i ng of many campsi t es t hat ar e access ed al ong t hesame r oad and ser ved by at l east one r est r oom f aci l i t y wi t h orwi t hout shower s.

Change HouseFaci l i t y f or changi ng and st or i ng cl ot hes f or swi mmer s. May ormay not have t oi l et f ac i l i t i es .

Circulation RoadA r oad wi t hi n t he r ecr eat i on ar ea.

Compacted AggregateCompact ed st one, gr avel , or gr anul ar mat er i al .

Condition IndicesNumer i cal r at i ng syst em associ at ed wi t h condi t i on of a par k.

Courtesy DockLoadi ng dock pr ovi ded t o vi si t or s f or l oadi ng and unl oadi ngboat i ng equi pment and peopl e.

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Day Use AreaAn ar ea wher e mul t i pl e uses/ act i vi t i es ar e accessi bl e dur i ng t heday onl y.

Double CampsiteA campsi t e t hat can accommodat e t wo campi ng par t i es.

Drinking FountainA f ount ai n t hat pr ovi des pot abl e wat er f or dr i nki ng.

Entrance StationBui l di ng desi gned f or use at t he ent r ance t o a par k ar ea f orpur poses such as f ee col l ect i on, secur i t y, and vi si t ori nf or mat i on.

Environmental Management System (EMS)An or gani zat i onal f r amewor k t hat consi st ent l y addr esses t heenvi r onment al ef f ect s t hat oper at i ons or pr ocesses may have ont he envi r onment . The f r amewor k al so st r i ves f or cont i nuousi mpr ovement i n an or gani zat i on’ s busi ness pr act i ces r egar di nghow t hey i nt er act wi t h t he envi r onment .

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Fire Ring/GrillA pi ece of equi pment i n whi ch f i r es can be bui l t .

Fishing Access DockA dock pr ovi ded t o vi si t or s f or f i shi ng.

Footcandle (FC)Measur e of l i ght f al l i ng on a sur f ace. One f oot candl e equal sone l umen per squar e f oot .

GuidelineA basi c di r ect i on t hat shoul d be f ol l owed.

Group Camp Site

Gr oup of camp pads usabl e by gr oups of camper s.

Hardened AreaAr eas t hat have been i mpr oved wi t h compact ed aggr egat e t owi t hst and hi gh i mpact of par k user s or t o pr ovi de UA.

Information KioskA st r uct ur e used f or di ssemi nat i ng i nf or mat i on.

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Interpretive FacilitiesFaci l i t i es t hat pr ovi de i nt er pr et i ve i nf or mat i on t o t he publ i c( i . e. bul l et i n boar d, ki osk, br ochur e r ack or a vi s i t or cent er ) .

Lantern HangerA campsi t e ameni t y f or hangi ng l ant er ns.

Long VehicleA bus, RV, or any vehi cl e pul l i ng a t r ai l er .

Loop Road A c i r cul at i on r oad t hat c l oses on i t sel f .

Lumen The amount of l i ght cas t upon 1 f t 2 of t he i nner sur f ace of ahol l ow spher e of 1- f t r adi us wi t h an i nt er nat i onal candl e i n i t scent er .

LuxOne l ux equal s one l umen per squar e met er . The met r i cequi val ent t o t he f oot candl e ( FC) . One FC equal s appr oxi mat el y

0 l ux.1

Master Plan (MP) The MP i s t he basi c document gui di ng Cor ps of Engi neer sr esponsi bi l i t i es pur suant t o Feder al l aws t o pr eser ve, conser ve,r est or e, mai nt ai n, manage, and devel op t he pr oj ect l ands,wat er s, and associ at ed r esour ces. The MP deal s i n concept s, noti n det ai l s of desi gn or admi ni st r at i on.

Multi-purpose CampsiteA campsi t e sui t abl e f or t ent , RV, or combi nat i on of equi pment .

Multi-unit CampsiteA campsi t e sui t abl e f or mul t i pl e campi ng uni t s ( Dr awi ng C- 9) .

Non-Peak Season The r ecr eat i on ar ea oper at i ng season when vi si t at i on i s

hi s t or i cal l y l owes t .

Office of Management and Budget (OMB)OMB’ s pri mar y mi ssi on i s t o assi st t he Pr esi dent i n over seei ngt he pr epar at i on of t he f eder al budget and t o super vi se i t sadmi ni st r at i on i n Execut i ve Br anch agenci es. OMB al so over seesand coor di nat es t he Admi ni st r at i on’ s pr ocur ement , f i nanci almanagement , i nf or mat i on, and r egul at or y pol i ci es. OMB appr oval

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i s r equi r ed f or publ i c f eedback mechani sms such as cust omersur veys.

Operational Management Plan (OMP) Det ai l ed management and admi ni st r at i on f unct i ons ar e handl ed i nt he oper at i onal management pl an ( OMP) , whi ch t r ansl at es t heconcept s of t he MP i nt o oper at i onal t er ms. The OMP i s pr epar edas a separ at e document , and out l i nes i n det ai l t he speci f i coper at i on and admi ni st r at i on r equi r ement s f or nat ur al r esour cesand par k management , consi st ent wi t h t he appr oved MP.

Operations and Management Business Information Link (OMBIL) A Web- based busi ness i nf or mat i on gat eway t hat al l ows Cor psempl oyees easy access t o i nf or mat i on about t he Oper at i ons andMai nt enance pr ogr am, i ncl udi ng recr eat i on ar eas and f aci l i t i es.

Open-field Play AreasOpen f i el ds wher e or gani zed or unor gani zed spor t i ng event s mayoccur .

Ordinary High Water Mark (OHW) That l i ne on t he shor e est abl i shed by t he f l uct uat i ons of wat erand i ndi cat ed by physi cal char act er i st i cs such as a cl ear ,nat ur al l i ne i mpr essed on t he bank, shel vi ng, changes i n t hechar acter of soi l , des t r uct i on of t er r es t r i al veget at i on, t hepr esence of l i t t er and debr i s, or ot her appr opr i at e means t hatconsi der t he char act er i st i cs of t he sur r oundi ng ar eas.

OverlookAn i nt er pr et i ve f eat ur e t hat addr esses a vi ew or f eat ur e of t hepar k.

Park AttendantI ndi vi dual ( s) who usual l y r esi de i n t he par k and ar e desi gnat edas t he par k vi s i t or ’ s cont act f or f ee col l ec t i on, i nf or mat i on,secur i t y, or emer gency pur poses.

Park Manager The manager of t he r ecr eat i on f aci l i t i es and ar eas on t he l ake.

Project Delivery Team (PDT)Cr oss- f unct i onal t eam t hat i s par t of t he U. S. Ar my Cor ps ofEngi neer s’ Pr oj ect Management Busi ness Pr ocess .

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Peak Season The r ecr eat i on ar ea oper at i ng season when vi si t at i on i shi st or i cal l y t he hi ghest and al l of t he r ecr eat i on ar eas andf aci l i t i es ar e open t o publ i c use.

Picnic AreaAr ea consi s t i ng pr i mar i l y of pi cni c si t es .

Picnic SiteFaci l i t y devel oped and desi gnat ed f or pi cni cki ng by ani ndi vi dual or a f ami l y.

PlaygroundsFaci l i t y des i gned f or chi l dr en t o c l i mb, swi ng, s l i de, et c .

Project Management Business Process (PMBP) The busi ness pr ocess f or execut i on of al l wor k accompl i shed byt he U. S. Ar my Cor ps of Engi neer s.

Potable WaterDr i nki ng wat er .

psiPounds per squar e i nch.

Pull-Off AreaA vehi cul ar st agi ng ar ea adj acent t o a par k access orci r cul at i on r oad, ent r ance st at i on, boat r amp, et c.

RVRecreat i onal vehi cl e.

RestroomBui l di ng wi t h some t ype of t oi l et f aci l i t i es; may or may notcont ai n shower s or l aundr y.

Restroom with Vault ToiletsA non- wat er bor ne f aci l i t y t hat i s per i odi cal l y ser vi ced t or emove wast e.

Sanitary Dump StationFaci l i t y f or di sposal of r aw sewage.

ScreeningsFi ne gr anul es f r om cr ushed st one used on har dened i mpact si t es.

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Service RoadNor mal l y a one- l ane r est r i ct ed- use r oad f or mai nt enance,del i ver y of suppl i es t o f aci l i t i es, or t o meet UA r equi r ement s.

Sewage Treatment The r emoval of har mf ul sol i ds, bi ol ogi cal mat t er , et c. by suchmet hods as s ewage l agoon, sept i c sys t em, muni ci pal t r eat mentsyst em, et c.

Shower HouseA bui l di ng used f or bat hi ng and r est r oom pur poses.

SinkA r est r oom l avat or y.

StakeholdersPar t i es who may be af f ect ed by agency deci si ons and act i ons( i . e. , user gr oups , el ec ted of f i c i al s , commer ci al i nt er es t s ) .

StandardWi del y accept ed pr act i ce t hat al l ows f or r egi onal or speci f i cdi f f er ence.

Sustainable Design and Development (SD&D)SD&D i s t he desi gn, const r uct i on, oper at i on, and r euse/ r emovalof t he bui l t envi r onment ( i nf r ast r uct ur e and bui l di ngs) i n anenvi r onment al l y and ener gy- ef f i ci ent manner . The mai n pr i nci pl eof sust ai nabl e desi gn i s t o meet t he needs of t he pr esentwi t hout compr omi si ng t he abi l i t y of f ut ur e gener at i ons t o meett hei r own needs.

SwaleA depr essi on f or t r anspor t i ng r unof f wat er .

Swimming AreaAn ar ea devel oped and desi gnat ed f or swi mmi ng.

Tent Pad

A har dened ar ea speci f i cal l y set asi de f or t he er ect i on andanchor i ng of t ent s.

ToiletA r est r oom f ur ni shi ng or pl umbi ng st ool .

Trash ReceptaclesI ndi vi dual cont ai ner s f or par k r ef use.

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TurnaroundAn ar ea wher e a vehi cl e can maneuver t o t r avel i n t he opposi t edi r ec t i on f r om whi ch i t was or i gi nal l y or i ent ed.

Universal Access (UA)Meet s t he most st r i ngent cur r ent accessi bi l i t y st andar ds t hatappl y t o ensur e t he avai l abi l i t y of a f aci l i t y, pr ogr am, orser vi ce, t o i nt egr at e al l per sons, r egar dl ess of any mobi l i t y,vi si on, hear i ng, l ear ni ng or ot her i mpai r ment , and t o assur e al lper sons have t he oppor t uni t y t o achi eve si mi l ar exper i ences.

Utility PedestalPr ovi des i n one uni t one or al l of t he f ol l owi ng f eat ur es:el ect r i cal out l et s , l i ght i ng, t el evi s i on, t el ephone, andi ndi vi dual met er i ng.

Utility TableA campsi t e ameni t y f or set t i ng ut ensi l s, et c. when pr epar i ngmeal s.

Vertical CurveA cur ve on t he l ongi t udi nal pr of i l e of a road pr ovi di ng a changeof gr adi ent .

Water Hydrant/Water SpigotA f aucet wher e wat er can be r et r i eved.

Wayside ExhibitA per manent out door i nt er pr et i ve exhi bi t ( nor mal l y ani l l ust r at ed panel ) pl aced al ong a t r ai l , r oadway, or ot herr ecr eat i on ar ea f eat ur e. Si nce waysi de exhi bi t s r el at e t ospeci f i c pl aces and f eat ur es, t hey can be t ai l or ed t o a var i et yof i nt er pr et i ve pur poses.

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Drawings

Campgrounds and Entrance Stations

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PARKATT ENDANTCAMPSITES

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NOTE1 M[N[MUM 200 RE OMMENDED FROM H[GHW AY

[NTERSECT[ON TO THE ENTRANCE STAT[ON

2 SEE T BLE 3 1

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25 R \ '- /

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CAMPSITE

1 . UTJLJTJES SH LL BE A MIN I MUM OF ' FRO M THECENTER OF THE P D ON THE DRJ VER ' S SlOE .

2 . WATER ELEC TRJCI TY SHALL NO T EXCEED 15 FROM

END OF P D

3 . SEWAGE SHALL BE LO C TED MlNlMUM 5 ' FORW RD OF

UTILITY PEDES TALS.4 . SLID E OUT CLEARANCE 20 XJMUM .5. SE E TAB LE S 5 . 4 . N D 5 . 5

WHEEL STOP

( OP TI ON L )W TE REL ECT RIC ITY

PEDES TALS

SEW GE

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DR W I NG NO. C 6PULL-THROUGH CAMPSITE EX AMPLES

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DR WING NO. C-r

TYPICAL MULTI UNIT CAMPSITE

NOTES :1 . UTILITIES SH ALL BE A MINIMUM OF 11 ' FROM THE

CE NTER OF THE PAD ON THE DRIVER ' S S IDE.2 . WATER ELECT R ICIT Y SHALL NOT EXCEED 15 FROM

EN D OF P AD

3. SEWAGE SHALL BE LOC ATED MINIMUM 5 ' FORWARD OFUT I LIT Y PE DESTAL S .

4 . SLI DE OUT CLEAR ANCE 2 0 MAXIMUM.

5 . SEE TABLES 5 . 4 AND 5 . 5- -

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S L OPE CONCRE TE P D 2 TO ~3 DEGREES T OW RD SEWAGEPIPE FROM ALL DIRECTIONS

S EW G E P I P E M N I MUM 4 - - - - - - - - i - , - - - - - - - - - l - - - l . J \DIAMETER W T H HINGED CAP

SEW GE PIPE CONCRETE PAD .CONCRETE P D WIL L EXTEND TOTHE DISCHARGING CAMPING UNIT

TRASH RECEPTACLE

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OFCONCRETE ONALL SIDES OFSEW G E PIPE

W SH DOWN W TER S UPPLY

ACCESS RO D

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TILTS SLIGHTLY TOW RD THE SEWAGE PIPE TO HEL P EM PTYTHE HOLDING TANK

TO C MP GR OUN D

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W TE R FOUN T AINSIDEWA L K & R MP

r .SECU R 1 TY L 1GHT - -- -¢- [ ]______T RASH RECEPTACLE

ACC ESSIBLE P ARKIN G

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NO TES :

1 . MINJMUM PARK I NG AREA SAME WID TH S

BUILDING L ENGTH .2 . STANDARD GRADE OF 1 -5 .

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F1RM AND STAB LE

> - - - - - S 1 N G LE SPACE

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DOUB L E SP ACE -..------.-_j66 X4 8

F LA T AREA

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AMPHITHEATER

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F1RM A ND S T A BLE

1 AM PHITHE A TE R SHO U L D BE OR IENT ED IN A N OR T H ~ S O U T H

D IRECT ION .

2 . AMPH ITHEATER SLOPE S HOULD NOT E XCEED 3 0 DEGRE E S .

3 E LEC T R ICITY W ITH GFCI SHOU LD BE PROV IDED F ORS UPPO RT Q P M N T

4 MAJN PA T HW AYS SHOU L D BE LI G HTED W IT H ADJU STABL E

ILL UMIN A T ION LE V ELS .

5 . CONSU L T UA GUIDELINE FOR SPEC IFI C AC C E SS IBI LI T Y

STANDARDS .

6 . SEE TABLE 5.1 7

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Appendix D

Drawings

Day Use and Parking Overviews

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GROUP SHELTER

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PICNIC AREA

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GR O UP SHE LTER

P L YG RO UND

BUOY L IN E

DAY USE AREA OVERVIEW NO.

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2 . ST N D R D BU S 1 0 X 5 0' )

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3 . TW W Y ISLE 30 WID E4 . ST N D RD U H TCH M RKS 5 ' WIDE

5 . V N CCES SIBLE H TCH M RKS 8 ' WIDE

6 . SEE T B LE 2 . 37 . SE E U GUIDELI NES FOR SPECI FI C REQUI REMEN T.

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10 X5 0 10 X50

ONE W Y

TRAFFIC AISLE

TWO W Y

TRAFFIC AIS L E

DR WI NG NOo D - 4

PARKING OVER V IEW A NGLED SPACES

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Appendix E

Drawings

Boat Ramps

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DRAWING NO E 2

BOAT R MP OVERVIEW

RESTROOM

DD PHONE DR CALL BOX

-¢- SE CURITY L IGHT

M XIMUM DIS T NC E:

1 . PARKING SPA CE TO R MP

- 50 0 z . PARK ING SPACE TO RESTROOM

- 400

NOTES :1 . S TANDARD PULL THROUGH 10 X5 0 z . STANDARD U PULL THROUGH

1 0 X50 W TH 5 WIDE STRIPEDLOADING ZO NE .

3 . MINI M M 30 SPACES PER LAUNCHLA NE .

4 . MINIMUM 5 STANDARD PARKINGSPACE S PER L UNCH LANE .

5 . UA LO ADINGPLA T FO

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ORD I N RY HIGH W TER

T YPICAL LO W W TER

DRAWING NO 3

BOAT RAMP SECTION

1 UPPER L IM IT OF L AUNCH LANE EXT ENDS A MINIMUM OF

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BOAT R MP LANES

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MJN J MUM 75 FEE T DJAMETER .

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BOAT RAMP MULTI LANE

NOTE :SEE T B LE 5 . 8

L NE 5

TO COU RTES YDOCK

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6u MI N . SUB BASE

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REINFORCED CONCRETERE TAIN ING LL 2 DE EP

RIP RAP

DR WING NO E 6

L UNCH R MP RET INING W LL

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Drawings

Courtesy Docks and Fishing Piers

G NGW Y

(48 MJN . WlDT H l

FULLY E NC PS UL ATED

FLO T TI ON

Ml N. 20 - 0

DECK - 6 0 MJ N . WID TH

C B LE

DRAWING NO F 1

COURTESY DO K

NOTES :1 . FOR G NGW YS WJTH S L OPE GRE TER TH N

1 : 20 . H NDR ILS R E REQUIRED .

CL EV IS

2 . M XIMUM HEIG HT F R OM THE DECK TO W TER 3

3. I NS T ALL DOCK S T B JLIZ TJON C H JN SSEMBLYTO KEE P DOCK I N P L CE .

4 . SEE TABLE 5 . 9

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THAN GUIDE P IL E~ R E L T IV PILE

POSI TIO NS WITHIN

YOKE @ V RIOUSW TER LE VELS

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PL N DETAIL

GUIDE PILE

3 ' - 0

G NGW Y

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FULLY EN C PSU LATED

FLOTATIO N

DRAWING NO F 2

COURTESY DO K WITH GUIDE PILE

NOTES :1. THIS SY S TEM IS PARTIC UL RLY USEFUL WI TH

NNU L FLUCTUATIONS OF LESS TH N 20 FEET .2 . ALLOWS THE DOC K TO BE PERM ANEN TLY LOC ATED

ND IS SELF ADJUS T I NG TO CH NG IN G WATERLE VELS .

3. GUI DE PILE EL EV TIO N SH OULD BE A MINIMUM

OF 3 FEET BO VE ORDIN ARY HIGH WATER

4. GUIDE PILE PLUMB TOLERA NC E IS 1 I NCH PER

10 FEET

5. THE WIDTH OF P I LE YO KE IS C LCU LATED FROM

WATER FLU CTUATION .6. SEE TABLE 5 . 9

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WATE R LE VEL

B - F ISHING P I ER ELEVA T ION

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C - FISHI NG P I ER SIDE ELEVAT I ON

DRAWING NO F 3

FISHING PIER

NOTES :

FI S HING PIER

1. EDGE PRO TEC T ION MUST BE PROVID ED- WHERE HANDRAI LS ARE PROVIDED EDGE

PROTECTION IS FLUSH WITH DECK EDGE .- WHE RE HANDRAI LS ARE NOT PROVIDED EDGE

PROTECTION MUST BE INSET 12 INC HE SFROM DECK EDGE .

2 . AT LEAS T 25 OF RA IL I NG MUST BE 34uMAX I MUM ABOVE DECK SURFACE .

3 . SE E TABLE 5 . 9

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HANDRAIL ND GUARDRAIL

NOTE :1 . G N GW Y HANDRAIL SHALL BE 34 A BO VE DE C K2 . PLATFORM H NDR AIL S H L L BE 36 u BO VE DECK .

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Drawings

Swim Areas

ACCESSIBLETRAIL

BUS RV TURN

ROUND

OPENPLAYAREA

OUTDOOR

SHOWER

TURF

D BULLETIN

BOARD

OVERSIZE PARKING

P Y TELEPHONE

~ RESTROOM/

CHANGE FACILITY

~ P I C N I CSITE

DRAWING NO. G 1

SWIM AREA PARKING ND SUPPORT FACILITY OVERVIEW

NOTES:1 PROVIDE BUS ND LARGE RV TURN ROUND

T END OF PARKING AREA.

2 PROVIDE SHADED SEATING FOR ADULT

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OVERSIZE PARKING

B E N C H ~ ~ R E S T R O O M /

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PICNIC S I T E ~PICNIC SITE

SHALLOW COVE }ALLOWS W TER

CIRCULATION

NOTES:

OUTDOOR

SHOWER

SAND BEACH

SWIM AREA

~ D E P T HM R K E R ~

BUOY LINEQ OR PIPELINE

~ B O T SK E E P J

OUT BUOYS

DRAWINGSWIM AREA

NO G 2

OVERVIEW

1. STANDARD PARKING SPACE FOR EVERY 250 SQUARE FEETOF BEACH AREA

2. OVERSIZE PARKING SPACE FOR EVERY 10 000 SQUARE FEET

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BOTTOM OF

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DE PTH MARKER DE PT H M R KER

BEAC H

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DESIGNATED SWIM RE

NOTES :1 THE SWI M AREA LIMI TS SHALL BE DELI NE ATED z A MINIMUM OF TWO DEPTH MAR KER S INSTALLED

IN TH E DESIGNA T ED SWI MMIN G R E A 3. TWO BOATS KEE P OUT BUOYS 4. SEE TA BLE 5 11

B OAT S KEEPOUT BU OY

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Phot o I - 1. UA r amp combi ned wi t h st eps. Tul sa Ri ver Par ks,OK. Al ong wi t h a UA access r amp, l i mi t ed use of st eppeddesi gns may be i ncor por at ed when necessar y t o f i t wi t hi n t heexi st i ng t opogr aphy, f aci l i t i es, and pat hways ( Par a. 2. 10 )

Phot o I - 2. Sol ar - power ed l i ght i ng. Dor don Cr eek Boat Ramp, J . St r om Thur mond, SC. Sol ar i s an opt i on t o pr ovi de l i ght i ngat ar eas wher e el ect r i cal ser vi ce i s not avai l abl e ( Tabl e 2. 7)

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Phot os I - 3 ( Lef t ) and I - 4 ( Ri ght ) . Landscape f eat ur es,Exampl es 1 ( Fr esno, CA) and 2 ( Sanger , CA) . Edgi ng set f l ushwi t h t he gr ound t o enabl e mowi ng. Pl ant s ar e dr ought t ol er antand l ow mai nt enance. Low mai nt enance veget at i ve ar ea has weedbar r i er f abr i c and mul ch t o pr event weed gr owt h. I r r i gat i ondevi ces ar e hi dden i n veget at i on ( Par a. 2. 7. 3. 4)

Phot o I - 5. Cl ovi s, CA. Landscape f eat ur es, Exampl e 3. Lowmai nt enance i sol at ed ar ea i n t he medi an el i mi nat es mowi ngr equi r ement s. Fl ower s and t r ees ( al l i ndi genous, dr oughtt ol er ant ) est abl i shed wi t h weed bar r i er f abr i c and mul ched t opr event weed gr owt h. I r r i gat i on hi dden i n veget at i on. Edgi ngset f l ush wi t h gr ound l evel ( Par as. 2. 7. 2 and 2. 7. 3)

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Phot o I - 7. C. J . Br own Dam and Reser voi r , OH. Tr ashr ecept acl e pr ovi ded cl ose t o hi gh use f aci l i t i es, Exampl e 2.Doubl e uni t door s ar e ani mal pr oof desi gn. Recept acl e i s UAbased on hei ght , and t he f act t hat t he door s open t o t he si dei nst ead of bei ng l i f t ed up ( Tabl e 2. 8)

Phot os I - 6. C. J . Br own Dam and Reser voi r , OH. Tr ashr ecept acl e pr ovi ded cl ose t o hi gh use f aci l i t i es, Exampl e 1.Recept acl e door i s ani mal pr oof . Uni t i s UA, based on hei ght ,and t he f act t hat t he door s open t o t he si de i nst ead of bei ngl i f t ed up ( Tabl e 2. 8) . Al so not e bul l et i n boar d ( Tabl e 5. 19)

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Phot o I - 10. Two- compar t ment r ecycl e cont ai ner . An exampl e ofa commer ci al l y avai l abl e r ecycl e cont ai ner pr ovi ded at LakeSuccess , CA

Phot os I - 8 ( Lef t ) and I - 9 ( Ri ght ) . Low- cost r ecycl econt ai ner s, Exampl es 1 and 2. Recycl e cont ai ner s of f er ed atCr anf i el d Par k, Nor f or k Lake, AR and Sayl or vi l l e Lake, I Ar espect i vel y ( Tabl e 2. 8 )

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Phot o I - 11. Ut i l i t y t abl e. J . St r om Thur mond Lake, SC.Ut i l i t y t abl es ar e a cust omer conveni ence at campsi t es andpi cni c si t es and may be used i n conj unct i on wi t h f i r er i ng/ gr i l l s or pedes t al gr i l l s ( Par a. 4. 4 )

Phot o I - 12. Ut i l i t y t abl e wi t h el ec t r i cal out l et and l ant er nhanger . Pet t i t Bay Recr eat i on Ar ea, Tenki l l er Fer r y Lake, OK.

Thi s st yl e of ut i l i t y t abl e has a bui l t - i n el ect r i cal out l et( Par a. 4. 4 ) . I t al so i ncor por at es a l ant er n hanger ( Par a.4. 6)

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Phot o I - 14. Lant er n hanger i ncor por at ed i nt o r ai l i ng.Damsi t e Par k, Pomme de Ter r e Lake, MO. Lant er n hangerpl acement and const r uct i on bl ends wi t h campsi t e ( Tabl e 4. 3 )

Phot o I - 13. Fr eest andi ng l ant er n hanger . Cl ear wat er Lake,MO. Fr eest andi ng l ant er n hanger wi t hi n har dened l i vi ng ar ea,l ocat ed out si de ci r cul at i on pat h ( Tabl e 4. 3 )

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Phot o I - 16. Honor vaul t - day use ar ea, Exampl e 2. SnakeCr eek Recr eat i on Ar ea, Tenki l l er Fer r y Lake, OK. Thi s exampl ei ncl udes a shel t er f or user s t hat i ncor por at es l i ght i ng and apay phone ( Par a. 4. 10, 4. 10. 1 )

Phot o I - 15. Honor vaul t - day use ar ea, Exampl e 1. Pomme de Ter r e Lake, MO ( Par a. 4. 10. 1 )

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Phot o I - 17. Honor vaul t at ent r ance st at i on, Exampl e 1. WestOver l ook Day Use Ar ea, Cor al vi l l e Lake, I A. Honor vaul t s maybe used i n conj unct i on wi t h an ent r ance st at i on, or may bepr i mar y f ee c ol l ect i on met hod f or a campgr ound or day use ar ea( Par a. 4. 10. 1 )

Phot o I - 18. Honor vaul t at ent r ance st at i on, Exampl e 2. J .St r om Thur mond Lake, SC. Thi s st yl e of vaul t i ncor por at esassoci at ed si gnage on t he uni t i t sel f ( Par a. 4. 10. 1 )

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Phot o I - 19. Aut omat ed sel f - pay st at i on. Hensl ey Lake, CA.Not e t hat an honor vaul t i s al so pr ovi ded f or al t er nat e f eecol l ect i on met hod ( Tabl e 4. 6 )

Phot o I - 20. Aut omat ed sel f - pay st at i on – f unds r et r i eval .Hensl ey Lake, CA ( Tabl e 4. 6)

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Phot o I - 21. Aut omat ed sel f - pay st at i on – wheel chai r access.Hensl ey Lake, CA. Uni t al l ows f r ont access f or cust omer s i nwheel chai r s ( Tabl e 4. 6 )

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Phot o J - 2. Ent r ance st at i on f eat ur es. Br ushy Cr eek Par k, LakeO’ t he Pi nes, TX. Not e bui l di ng desi gn and l andscapi ng ar e i nkeepi ng wi t h t he t heme of t he ar ea, and l ow- mai nt enancebui l di ng ext er i or . Opt i onal dual l anes and r e commended t ur n-ar ound i ncor por at ed f or cust omer conveni ence ( Tabl e 3. 1)

Phot o J - 1. Ent r ance st at i on i sl and. Wi nf i el d Campgr ound, J .St r om Thur mond Lake, GA. Not e r ecommended cent er of r oadwayent r ance st at i on l ocat i on, t ur nar ound i ncor por at ed i nt oent r ance st at i on appr oach, and r oadway mar ki ngs t o di r ectt r af f i c f l ow ( Tabl e 3. 1)

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Phot o J - 4. Dual l anes, Exampl e 2. Tayl or Fer r yPar k, Ft . Gi bson Lake, OK. Not e dual ent r ancel anes, t r af f i c cont r ol gat e, cust omer par ki ng i nf r ont of bui l di ng so pede st r i ans do not cr osst r af f i c l anes ( Tabl e 3. 1)

Phot o J - 3. Dual l anes, Exampl e 1. Canadi an Par k,Cant on Lake, OK. Thi s i s t he vi ew exi t i ng t hepar k. Not e t he dual ent r ance l anes, ar r ows onpavement desi gnat i ng t r af f i c f l ow ( Tabl e 3. 1 )

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Phot o J - 5. Cust omer par ki ng, ent r ance vi ew. Pet er sbur gCampgr ound, J . St r om Thur mond Lake, SC. Not e pul l overcust omer par ki n g ar ea on l ef t so pedest r i ans do not cr osst r af f i c l anes ( Tabl e 3. 1)

Phot o J - 6. Cust omer par ki ng, exi t vi ew. Pet er sbur gCampgr ound, J . St r om Thur mond Lake, SC. On l ef t , pul l overcust omer par ki ng on each si de of ent r ance l ane f or ent er i ngcust omer s, and pedest r i an cr oss wal k. On r i ght , head- i npar ki ng f or exi t i ng cust omer s ( Tabl e 3. 1)

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Phot o J - 7. Cust omer ser vi ce wi ndow and wal k- i n ar ea. Br ushyCr eek Par k, Lake O’ t he Pi nes, TX. Cust omer s ar e shownent er i ng wal k- i n ar ea of ent r ance st at i on . Not e t h at anout si de ser vi ce wi ndow i s al so pr ovi ded ( Tabl e 3. 1)

Phot o J - 8. Cust omer wal k- i n ar ea. Modoc Campgr ound, J . St r om Thur mond Lake, SC. Cust omer wal k- i n ar ea i n ent r ance st at i on( Tabl e 3. 1)

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Phot o J - 9. Cust omer ser vi ce wi ndow over hang, Exampl e 1.Li t t car r Campgr ound, Car r Cr eek Lake, KY. A r et r act abl e RVawni ng i nst al l ed t o pr ovi de cust omer s wi t h pr ot ect i on f r om t heel ement s whi l e t hey condu ct busi nes s at t hi s dr i ve- up out si decust omer ser vi ce wi ndow ( Tabl e 3. 1)

Phot o J - 10. Cust omer ser vi ce wi ndow over hang, Exampl e 2.Cor doni z Recr eat i on Ar ea, East man Lake, CA. An aut omat edr et r act abl e awni ng i s i ns t al l ed at t hi s wal k- up out si decust omer ser vi ce wi ndow ( Tabl e 3. 1)

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Phot o J - 11. Aut omat i c gat e. Hi ckor y Cr eek Par k, Lewi svi l l eLake, TX. Aut omat i c gat e can be oper at ed f r om i nsi de t heent r ance st at i on and al l ows af t er - hour s depar t ur es

Phot o J - 12. I nt er i or wor k ar ea. Ri dge Road Campgr ound, J .St r om Thur mond Lake, GA. I nt er i or wor k ar ea f or par kat t endant s si zed t o accommodat e al l r equi r ed equi pment ( Tabl e3. 1)

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Phot o K- 1. Uni sex vaul t r est r oom. Dor don Cr eek Boat Ramp, J .St r om Thur mond Lake. Exampl e of t he mi ni mum r es t r oom f aci l i t yt hat may be pr ovi ded ( Par as. 3. 5. 1 and 3. 5. 2)

Phot o K- 2. Uni sex r est r oom wi t h f ami l y r oom. Lake Bal boa,Los Angel es Depar t ment of Recr eat i on and Par ks, Los Angel esDi st r i ct . Exampl e of a uni sex r est r oom bui l di ng ( Par as. 3. 5. 1and 3. 5. 2)

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Phot o K- 4. Pr ef ab uni sex shower house. Nemo Par k, Pomme de Ter r e Lake, MO. I nst al l at i on of a pr ef ab bui l di ng show s someadvant ages of usi ng commer ci al l y avai l abl e uni t s ( Par as . 1. 21and 3. 5. 2)

Phot o K- 3. Pr ef ab r est oom bui l di ng. Hi gh Bank Recr eat i onAr ea, Cave Run Lake, KY. I nst al l at i on of a pr ef ab bui l di ngshows some advant ages of usi ng commer ci al l y avai l abl e uni t s( Par a. 1. 21 )

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Phot o K- 5. Uni sex shower house wi t h f ami l y r oom. Nemo Par k,Pomme de Ter r e Lake, MO. Exampl e of a pr ef ab uni sex showerhouse wi t h a f ami l y r oom ( Par a. 3. 5. 2)

Phot o K- 6. Si nks i ncor por at ed i nt o count er t ops. Nor t h For kCampgr ound, Rough Ri ver Lake, KY. Cust omer s l i ke t headdi t i onal count er space. Al so not e t hat a GFCI pr ot ect edout l et i s pr ovi ded f or ever y t wo si nks, and mot i on- act i vat edf aucet s have been i ncl uded ( Tabl es 3. 4 and 3. 5)

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Phot o K- 8. Shower st al l . Redman Cr eek Campgr ound, Wappapel l oLake, MO. Not e t hat a she l f l ar ge e nough f or t oi l et r i es i spr ovi ded i n shower st al l ( Tabl e 3. 5) . Al so not e UA r ai l s andbench

Phot o K- 7. Si nks and cust omer conveni ence i t ems. RedmanCr eek Campgr ound, Wappapel l o Lake, MO. Not e t hat GFCIpr ot ect ed out l et s ar e pr ovi ded, as w el l as a s hel f , mi r r or s ,hand dr yer , and cl ot hi ng hooks ( Tabl es 3. 4 and 3. 5)

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Phot o K- 10. Cl ot hi ng hooks. Cl ot hi ng hooks ar e a wel comedcust omer conveni ence i n shower and si nk ar eas. Thi s t ypeof f er s enough hooks f or cl ot hes, t owel s, t oi l et r y ar t i cl ebags, et c. ( Tabl e 3. 5 )

Phot o K- 9. I ndi vi dual dr ess i ng ar ea. Redman Cr eekCampgr ound, Wappapel l o Lake, MO. Dr essi ng ar ea f or showerst al l has door wi t h pr i vacy l at ch, i ncl udes bench and cl ot hi nghooks. Shel f l ar ge enough f or t oi l et r i es not vi si bl e i n phot o( Tabl e s 3. 4 and 3. 5)

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Phot o K- 12. Change house. Sandy Par k, Cant on Lake , OK.Exampl e of a change house pr ovi ded f or beach ar ea ( Par a. 3. 6)

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Phot o K- 13. Change house out door shower . Sandy Par k, Cant onLake, OK. Out si de shower pr ovi des f or sand r emoval . Not emul t i l evel shower heads ( Tabl e 3. 9)

Phot o K- 14. Beach ar ea out door shower . Nemo Swi mmi ng Beach,Pomme de Ter r e Lake, MO. Exa mpl e of a l ow- cost out door showerwi t h mul t i l evel shower heads ( Tabl e 3. 9 ) . Thi s t ype of showercan easi l y be adapt ed t o meet UA gui del i nes

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Phot o L- 4. Sewage dump st at i on. Pet er sbur g Campgr ound, J .St r om Thur mond Lake, GA. Thi s vi ew shows wash down and si gnage. The pot abl e wat er spi got i s out si de of phot o ( Tabl e3. 11)

Phot o L- 3. Cust omer usi ng f i sh- cl eani ng st at i on. Car t er CovePar k, Ni mr od Lake, AR. Thi s st at i on i ncl udes t wo wat er hoseswi t h spr ay nozzl es, a 2- hp gr i nder wi t h t i med st ar t / st opswi t ch and cust om cover ( f i sh r emai ns go i nt o sept i c t ank andl each f i el d) , GFCI r ecept acl es, and ni ght l i ght i ng ( Tabl e3. 10)

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Phot o M- 2. Shaded UA campsi t e. Wi l bur D. Mi l l s Par k, Pi neBl uf f Pr oj ect , AR. Thi s campsi t e i s UA ( Par a. 5. 2. 1) and hasa shel t er t o pr ovi de shade si nce exi st i ng veget at i on i s notavai l abl e ( Tabl e 5. 1 )

Phot o M- 1. Shaded and wat er - or i ent ed campsi t e. Pomme de Ter r e Lake, MO. Thi s campsi t e sat i sf i es cust omer pr ef er encesf or shade and pr oxi mi t y t o t he l ake or r i ver ( Tabl e 5. 1 andPar a. 5. 3 )

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Phot o M- 4. Har dened l i vi ng ar ea. Mout ar di er Campgr ound,Nol i n Ri ver Lake, KY. Fi ne cr ushed st one sur f ace pr ovi ded( Par a. 5. 3. 3. 1)

Phot o M- 3. Campsi t e ameni t i es. Modoc Campgr ound, J . St r om Thur mond Lake, SC. Vi ew of t ypi cal campsi t e ameni t i es, t oi ncl ude ut i l i t y t abl e, f i r e r i ng/ gr i l l , pedest al gr i l l ,l ant er n hanger , and UA pi cni c t abl e ( Tabl e 5. 2 )

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Phot o M- 5. Desi gnat ed UA si t e, Exampl e 1. Acor n Val l eyCampgr ound, Sayl or vi l l e Lake, I A. Ful l y concr et ed campsi t e( Par a. 5. 3. 1)

Phot o M- 6. Desi gnat ed UA si t e, Exampl e 2. Pet t i t BayRecr eat i on Ar ea, Tenki l l er Fer r y Lake, OK. Ful l y concr et edcampsi t e ( Par a. 5. 3. 1 )

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Phot o M- 8. Campi ng spur f ol l ows t er r ai n – Exampl e 2. Not ehow cut and f i l l ar e avoi ded by bui l di ng t hi s back- i n si t e ont he cont our ( Tabl e 5. 1 )

Phot o M- 7. Campi ng spur f ol l ows t er r ai n – Exampl e 1. Pommede Ter r e Lake, MO. ( Tabl e 5. 1 ) . Thi s phot o al so demonst r at eshar dened l i vi ng ar ea l ocat ed on t he passenger si de, t i mberbor der , pr ovi si on of r oom f or RV sl i deout s, and r equi r ed si t eameni t i es ( Tabl e 5. 4 )

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Phot o M- 10. Pul l - t hr ough si t e – mul t i pl e vehi cl es. Pomme de Ter r e Lake, MO. Thi s shaded campsi t e demonst r at es 70- f tpar ki ng ar ea l engt h wi t h r oom f or ext r a vehi cl e, l evel andhar dened par ki ng ar ea, and i ndi vi dual ut i l i t y hookups ( Tabl es5. 2 and 5. 3)

Phot o M- 9. Back- i n si t e – mul t i pl e vehi cl es. Pomme de Ter r eLake, MO. Thi s phot o demonst r at es 70- f t s pur l engt h t hatpr ovi des addi t i onal par ki ng space t o accommodat e car and boatt r ai l er al ong wi t h RV. Si t e pr ovi des room f or RV sl i deout s( Tabl es 5. 2 and 5. 3)

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Phot o M- 12. Gr oup campi ng ar ea. Sugar Bot t om Gr oup Campi ngAr ea, Cor al vi l l e Lake, I A. Wher e f easi bl e, gr oup campsi t esmay be pr ovi ded wi t hi n a campgr ound or i n cl ose pr oxi mi t y t oan exi st i ng campgr ound ( Par a. 5. 3. 1. 1)

Phot o M- 11. Pul l - t hr ough si t e – doubl e. Or t ona Sout hCampgr ound, Lake Okeechobee Wat er way, FL. Not e l andscapepl ant i ngs f or buf f er and aest het i cs ar e i ndi geneous, l ow-mai nt enance, sust ai nabl e. Shade pr ovi ded by combi nat i on oft r ees and shel t er ( Tabl e 5. 1 )

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Phot o M- 14. Gr oup shel t er i n campgr ound. Or t ona Sout hCampgr ound, Lake Okeechobee Wat er way, FL. Thi s communalgat her i ng poi nt f or camper s was const r uct ed af t er a l ocalCust omer Car e Sur vey i ndi cat ed l ocal demand ( Tabl e 5. 2 , Par a.6. 3)

Phot o M- 13. Par k at t endant campsi t e. Pet er sbur g Campgr ound, J . St r om Thur mond Lake, GA. Locat ed near t he campgr oundent r ance, i nsi de t he gat es. Veget at i on scr eens l i vi ng ar eaf or pr i vacy. Si gn hel ps camper s easi l y l ocat e at t endant s i nt he event of an emer gency ( Par a. 5. 3. 1. 2 , Tabl e 5. 2)

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Phot o N- 2. Two- l ane boat l aunchi ng r amp. Scot t s Fer r y BoatRamp, Thur mond Lake, SC. Cour t esy dock i s pr ovi ded, but outof phot o ( Tabl e 5. 8 )

Phot o N- 1. Mul t i - l ane boat l aunchi ng r amp. Pomme de Ter r eLake, MO ( Tabl e 5. 8 )

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Phot o N- 6. Cour t esy dock, Exampl e 2. Oui t a Boat Ramp AccessAr ea, Lake Dar danel l e, AR. Fl oat i ng desi gn ( Tabl e 5. 9 )

Phot o N- 5. Cour t esy dock, Exampl e 1. Lake Kaweah, CA. Thi sdock has ar t i cul at ed hi nge t o pr event t r i p hazar d, and can bepushed or pul l ed t o accommodat e changi ng wat er l evel s. I t haschai n assembl y anchor i ng syst em t o pr event dr i f t . Not e non-ski d deck ( Tabl e 5. 9)

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Phot o N- 7. Cour t esy dock, Exampl e 3. Ami t y Boat Ramp, Thur mond Lake, GA. Fl oat i ng desi gn, r ecycl ed pl ast i c decki ng( Tabl e 5. 9)

Phot o N- 8. Cour t esy dock, Exampl e 4. St e. Mar i e Par k, LowerAr kansas Ri ver . Thi s f i xed dock f eat ur es handr ai l / l addercombi nat i ons f or assi st ance i n ent er i ng boat s ( Tabl e 5. 9)

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Phot o N- 10. Cour t esy dock, Exampl e 6. Pendl et on Bend Par k,Lower Ar kansas Ri ver . Thi s dock’ s mul t i l evel desi gnaccommodat es changi ng wat er l evel s ( t ypi cal l y onl y 1- 2 f t off l uct uat i on at t hi s si t e) ( Tabl e 5. 9) . New or r enovat ed dockof t hi s t ype shoul d pr ovi de UA access t o each l evel

Phot o N- 9. Cour t esy dock, Exampl e 5. Tayl or Fer r y Recr eat i onAr ea, For t Gi bson Lake, OK ( Tabl e 5. 9)

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Phot o N- 11. UA boat l oadi ng pl at f orm, Exampl e 1. Spadr a Par k,Lake Dar danel l e, AR. Const r uct ed by t he Ar kansas Game and Fi shCommi ss i on, t hi s desi gn pr ovi des sever al gat es al ong t he l engt hof t he dock and st abl e suppor t as cust omer ent er s boat ( Tabl e5. 8)

Phot o N- 12. UA boat l oadi ng pl at f orm, Exampl e 2. Car t er CovePar k, Ni mr od Lake, AR. Thi s i s a cust om desi gn wi t h a ser i esof r amps and l andi ngs t hat ar e 1. 5 f t apar t i n el evat i on.When one l andi ng be comes unusa bl e due t o r i si ng wat er , t henext one i s usabl e ( Tabl e 5. 8)

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Phot o N- 13. Fi shi ng pi er , Exampl e 1. Bul l Shoal s Par k, Bul lShoal s Lake, AR. Thi s desi gn i ncl udes a f i shi ng wel l i n t hecent er of t he f l oat i ng pi er ( Tabl es 5. 9 and 5. 10)

Phot o N- 14. Fi shi ng pi er , Exampl e 2. Pr ai r i e Cr eekRecr eat i on Ar ea, Beaver Lake, AR. Thi s UA pi er i ncl udes af i shi ng wel l , and r esul t ed f r om a par t ner i ng ef f or t bet weent he Cor ps, t he Ar kansas Game & Fi sh Commi ss i on, and l ocal basscl ubs ( Tab l es 5. 9 and 5. 10)

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Phot o N- 16. Fi shi ng pi er , Exampl e 4. Tr out St r eam AccessPoi nt , Tenki l l er Fer r y Lake, OK. Thi s UA pi er i s a f i xeddesi gn. N ot e t he access r amp i n f oregr ound ( T abl es 5. 9 and5. 10)

Phot o N- 15. Fi shi ng pi er , Exampl e 3. Ni mr od Lake, AR. Thi sf i xed f i shi ng pi er i s not l ocat ed i n a par k, but at t he end ofa gr avel l ake access r oad on t he bank of an under wat er st r eam.Local seni or angl er s chose t he l ocat i on because of t he goodf i shi ng ( Tabl es 5. 9 and 5. 10)

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Phot o O- 1. Beach del i neat i on and dept h mar ker . J . St r om Thur mond Lake. The r equi r ed swi m ar ea l i mi t del i neat i on i saccompl i shed usi ng f l oat i ng pi pel i ne. Not e t he r equi r ed dept hmar ker del i neat i ng each 1- f t change i n wat er dept h ( Tabl e5. 11)

Phot o O- 2. UA r amp t o swi mmi ng ar ea. Cr anf i el d Par k, Nor f or kLake, AR. A concr et e r amp f r om t he par ki ng l ot t o t heswi mmi ng ar ea enabl es wheel chai r user s t o access t he wat er( Par a. 5. 2. 1 )

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Phot o P- 2. Pi cni c shel t er concret e pad. Cl ar ks Hi l l Par k,Hannah Poi nt Shel t er , J . St r om Thur mond Lake, SC. Not e t hatconcr et e pad ext ends beyond t he edge of t he suppor t post s f orUA, and i s sl oped t o dr ai n away f r om t he shel t er ( Tabl e 3. 2)

Phot o P- 1. Pl aza appr oach f or pi cni c shel t er pl acement .Rockl and Recr eat i on Ar ea, Ol d Hi ckor y Lake, TN. Thi s exampl eof a pl aza appr oach combi nes mul t i pl e shel t er s and r el at edameni t i es t o ser ve l ar ge gr oups and ext ended f ami l y gat her i ngs( Par a. 3. 4)

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Phot o P- 3. Pi cni c shel t er r oof t r usses. Over l ook Ar ea,Monr oe Lake, I N. Not e t hat r oof t r usses do not al l ow bi r ds t or oost or bui l d nest s ( Tabl e 3. 2) . Thi s shel t er const r uct edf r om a pr ef ab ki t . Al so not e r ai l i ngs i ncor por at ed onsi dewal k f or UA

Phot o P- 4. Pi cni c shel t er par ki ng. St ar key Par k, BeaverLake, AR. Thi s shel t er has conveni ent par ki ng t hataccommodat es UA and l oadi ng and unl oadi ng of suppl i es. Al sonot e pl acement wi t h a sceni c l ake vi ew ( Tabl e 3. 2)

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Phot o P- 6. Pi cni c shel t er f eat ur es, Vi ew 2. Mi l l er t on St at ePar k, CA. Shel t er i s UA. Conveni ent t o r est r ooms, wat erf ount ai n, t r ash r ecept acl e, and GFCI out l et vi si bl e on post( Tabl e 3. 2)

Phot o P- 5. Pi cni c shel t er f eat ur es, Vi ew 1. Mi l l er t on St at ePar k, CA. Concr et e pad ext ends beyond shel t er f or UA. Al lsur f aces desi gned f or pressur e washi ng. Gr oup si ze gr i l l ,l ong ut i l i t y t abl e wi t h GFCI out l et s , and ni ght l i ght pr ovi ded.Fr ench dr ai n i ncl uded ( vi s i bl e adj acent t o gr i l l ) ( Tabl e 3. 2)

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Phot o P- 9. Pi cni c shel t er ameni t i es. W. P. Fr ankl i n Sout hRecr eat i on Ar ea, Okeechobee Wat er way, FL. Thi s shel t er ar eaof f er s opt i onal ameni t i es of hor seshoe pi t s ( f or egr ound) and avol l eybal l cour t ( backgr ound) ( Tabl e s 3. 2 a nd 5. 13)

Phot o P- 10. Smal l shel t er . Hensl ey Lake, CA. Shel t er of f er sf our t abl es, i s t ot al l y UA, i ncl udes gr oup f i r e ar ea andbenches, and gr oup si ze gr i l l ( Tabl e 3. 2)

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Phot o P- 13. Si ngl e pi cni c si t e. Lake Spr i ngs Day Use Ar ea, J . St r om Thur mond Lake, GA. Tabl e l ocat ed on del i neat edi mpact pad ( Tabl e 4. 1) , i ncl udes shade, pedest al gr i l l , andsceni c vi ew ( T abl es 5. 13 and 5. 14)

Phot o P- 14. Mul t i - t abl e si t e. Over l ook Ar ea, Tayl or svi l l eLake, KY. I n addi t i on t o i ndi vi dual si t es, gr oupi ngs ofpi cni c t abl es ar e r ecommended t o accommodat e cust omer demand.Not e t hat wat er f ount ai n, pedest al gr i l l s, gar bage cans, andhar dened sur f ace ar e pr ovi ded ( Tabl e 5. 13)

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Phot o Q- 2. UA pl aygr ound, Exampl e 1. Robi nson Poi nt Par k,Nor f or k Lake, AR. Not e t he wheel chai r r amp ( Par a. 5. 2. 1 )

Phot o Q- 1. Pl aygr ounds separ at ed f r om ot her uses. Pendl et onBend Par k, Lower Ar kansas Ri ver . Pl aygr ounds shoul d bel ocat ed f ar enough away f r om ot her uses such as campsi t es andi nt er pr et i ve f ac i l i t i es t o avoi d noi se di s t ur bances ( Par a.2. 2. 2. 3)

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Phot o Q- 3. UA pl aygr ound, Exampl e 2. I l l i noi s I nt er st at eHi ghway Rest Ar ea. Not e r ubber i zed sur f ace ( Par a. 5. 2. 1 )

Phot o Q- 4. Pl aygr ound f eat ur es. West Dam Day Use Ar ea, J .St r om Thur mond, GA. Pl aygr ound has edge mat er i al t hat r ai sesf i ni shed gr ade a mi ni mum of 6”, wood f i ber pl ay sur f ace, andappr oxi mat el y 50% of t he ar ea i s shaded ( Tabl e 5. 15)

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Phot o Q- 5. Open- f i el d pl ay ar ea, Exampl e 1. Par ksvi l l e DayUse Ar ea, J . St r om Thur mond Lake, SC. Open- f i el d pl ay ar easshoul d be pr ovi ded wher e demand exi st s and t er r ai n per mi t s.Not vi si bl e i n t hi s phot o ar e adj acent shel t er and ot her dayuse f aci l i t i es ( Par a. 5. 4. 7 )

Phot o Q- 6. Open- f i el d pl ay ar ea, Exampl e 2. Shady Cr eekRecreat i on Ar ea, Mi ssi ssi ppi Ri ver Pr oj ect , Pool 16, I A.Open- f i el d pl ay ar eas adj acent t o shel t er s and ot her day usef aci l i t i es pr ovi de mul t i - cul t ur al r ecr eat i onal oppor t uni t i es( Par a. 5. 4. 7 )

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SAMPLE DESI GN EXEMPTI ON

CESPK- CO ( MARKS Number ) 12 December 2002

MEMORANDUM FOR: Pi ne Fl at Lake

SUBJ ECT: Desi gn St andar d Exempt i on, Pi ne Fl at Lake' s Deer Cr eekLaunch Ramp

1. Sect i on 1. 10 of EM 1110- 1- 400 aut hor i zes t he Chi ef ofOper at i ons t o gr ant exempt i on f r om desi gn st andar ds f or newor r ehabi l i t at ed f ac i l i t i es i n r ar e c i r cumst ance.

2. Wat er f l uct uat i on exceedi ng 300 f t makes t he 8 per centpar ki ng sl ope st andar d i mpr act i cal and cost - pr ohi bi t i ve t oconst r uct at t he Deer Cr eek l ocat i on. At t empt i ng t o cr eat epar ki ng ar eas at t he r equi r ed sl ope woul d r equi r e 11separ at e par ki ng ar eas over t he l engt h of t he r amp andi ncr ease const r uct i on cost i n excess of $10, 000, 000. TheDeer Cr eek l aunch r amp i s t her ef or e gr ant ed an exempt i onf r om t he desi gn st andar d l i mi t i ng par ki ng ar eas t o 8per cent sl ope.

3. Rehabi l i t at i on wi l l i ncor por at e par ki ng ar eas adj acent t ot he r amp at t he sl ope of t he r amp. Thi s wi l l negat e t her equi r ement f or addi t i onal par ki ng ar eas whi l e meet i ng t hepubl i c need.

4. A copy of t hi s memor andum i s t o be r et ai ned i n your f i l es.

( Name)Chi ef Oper at i ons Di vi si on

CF: Oper at i ons Techni cal Br anch

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Cor ps of Engi neer s Faci l i t y and Ser vi cesCust omer Di scuss i on Gui de

For mat , Pr ocedur es, and Descr i pt i on of Dat a Fi el ds

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Date: Time: Weekday Weekend CE Facility & ServicesCUSTOMERDISCUSSION GUIDE

No: ____ Project: Area:

Day Use ___ Campground ____ Campsite No.: Campground Class: A B C• Camping Equipment on Site Tent Van Pick-up Camper Pop-up Camper Towable Trailer

Class C Motor Home Class A or Luxury Coach Other _________________WHO:• Major rec. activities Picnic Camp Swim Water Ski Boat Sightsee Fish Hunt

Other__________________________________• Project(s) visited

• Frequency of use First Visit Holiday Use : All major holidays Memorial Day 4 th of July Labor Day Non-Holiday Use : 1-3 visits/year 4-10 visits/year More than 10 visits/year

• Group type Single Family Friends Family & Friends Multi-FamilyOther_____________________________

• Local resident Yes No

• Shoreline resident Yes No

• First-time visitor Yes No

• Only use CE projects? Yes No

• Ethnicity White Hispanic Black Asian/Pacific Native American Other

WHAT:Observations by the customers on:• Favorite facilities/services

• Needed improvements

• Problem areas

• Concerns

• Additional facilities/servicesneeded

• Things we do that are notneeded

WHY:• Reason customer selected this

area today

• How this area compares toother areas they visit

OTHER:• Additional comments

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Customer Outreach - CE Facilities & Services Customer Discussion Guide

Pr ocedur es and Descr i pt i on of Dat a Fi el ds

PROCEDURES: Fol l owi ng ar e r ecommended procedur es f or cust omercont act s usi ng t he Cust omer Di scussi on Gui de.

1. Give customers advance notice : Cust omer s need a heads up t o bet hi nki ng al ong t he l i nes of t he Cust omer Di scussi on Gui de t opi cs.Par t i cul ar l y f or campi ng ar eas, you may have cont r act gat e at t endantdi st r i but e a car d t o i ncomi ng camper s a day or so bef ore sampl i ng t hear ea, wi t h wor di ng such as:

Do you have ideas about facilities and services in this recreation area? A Corps ofEngineers representative will be in the area to talk to campers on May 31 st between 2

– 4 p.m. Please be thinking about suggestions you can give if your campsite isselected for an interview.

If you do not get to talk directly to the Corps representative you can still give us yourideas by jotting them down on this card and returning it to the Park Attendant beforeyou leave.

Thank you for your help.

2. Sample selection : Consi der usi ng a r andom number generat or t osel ect cust omer s t o be i nt er vi ewed; f or i nst ance, t o sel ect campsi t esi n a campgr ound. Thi s i s not t o i mpl y st at i st i cal si gni f i cance f ort he r esul t s, but wor ks wel l t o get a good di st r i but i on acr oss t her ecr eat i on ar ea. Cust omer s al so r eadi l y accept t he answer t hat t heywer e r andoml y sel ect ed when t hey ask, " Why di d you pi ck me?" andt hose who ask, " Why di dn' t you pi ck me?"

3. Initiating customer contact: An exampl e of a si mpl e scr i pt t ost ar t t he conver sat i on:

" Hel l o, my name i s _____ ___ ___ . I ' m wi t h t he Cor ps of Engi neer s _________of f i ce. We want t o make sur e we have sat i sf i edcust omer s, and we' r e t al ki ng t o a r andom sampl e of cust omer s

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t oday t o get i deas on what we shoul d do ( or not do) t o meet yourneeds. "

4. Recording results : Not ever y gr oup or i ndi vi dual wi l l gi vei nf or mat i on t o mat ch each of t he bl ocks on t he f or mat . Tr y t o st eert he di scussi on t o get i nf or mat i on, but depend on a conver sat i onalappr oach r at her t han a st r eam of di r ect quest i ons. I t may be most

pr oduct i ve t o r ecor d i nf or mat i on af t er l eavi ng t he cust omer ( s) , si nceot her wi se t hey may become di st r act ed or uncomf or t abl e wonder i ng whati s bei ng wr i t t en down, and not gi ve as much det ai l .

DEFINITIONS: The f ol l owi ng def i ni t i ons ar e pr ovi ded t o assi st i nr ecor di ng t he r esul t s of cust omer i nt er vi ews on t he Cust omer Pr of i l ef or mat .

No.: Cust omer Di scuss i on Gui de r ef er ence number . For each pr oj ectbegi n wi t h 1 and number consecut i vel y.

Date: Dat e of i nt er vi ew

Time: Ti me i nt er vi ew begi ns

Weekday/Weekend: Desi gnat e i f i nt er vi ew occur s on weekday or weekendayd

Project: Pr oj ect name

Area: Name of t he r ecr eat i on ar ea where i nt ervi ew occur s

Day Use/Campground: Recr eat i on ar ea t ype

Campsite No.: I f i nt er vi ewi ng a camper , t he campsi t e t hey ar eoccupyi ng

Campground Class: I f i nt er vi ewi ng i n a campgr ound, i ndi cat e whet her aCl ass A, B or C f aci l i t y

Camping Equipment on Site: I f i nt er vi ewi ng a camper , f r om t he choi cespr ovi ded on t he f or mat , ci r cl e t he t ype of equi pment t hey have on t hesi t e. Bel ow ar e some exampl es t o ass i st wi t h det ermi nat i on ofequi pment t ype:

Class C Motor Home Class A or Luxury CoachTowable Trailer

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Major Rec. Activities: Fr om t he choi ces provi ded on t he f or mat ,ci r cl e al l t he maj or r ecr eat i on act i vi t i es i n whi ch t he cust omer s

i ndi cat e t hey par t i ci pat e at t he pr oj ect .Project(s) Visited: Wr i t e i n names of ot her Cor ps proj ect s t hat t hecust omer s use.

Frequency of Use: Ci r cl e t he choi ces t hat descr i be t he cust omer s'f r equency of use f or bot h hol i days and non- hol i days.

Group Type: Fr om t he choi ces gi ven on t he f or mat , ci r cl e t hedescr i pt i on of t he gr oup.

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