RECM 370 Park Planning Chapter 4 Day Use Areas

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RECM 370Park PlanningChapter 4Day Use Areas
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Conceptual Relationships

• Inter-area Zoning
• How well does the area fit with other areas
  within the complex?
  
• Intra-area Zoning
• How well do major and support facilities fit
  together in the same zone?
  

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Conceptual Relationships

• Inter-area Zoning
• How well does the area fit with other areas
  within the complex?
  
• Intra-area Zoning
• How well do major and support facilities fit
  together in the same zone?
  

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Conceptual Relationships

• Intra-area Zoning
• Is traffic flow logical?
• Are adjacent uses compatible?
• Are user site impacts minimized?

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Boat Ramps

• A lack of understanding of lake or river flow
  dynamics can produce poor facilities
  
• This design increases maintenance costs
• Reduces user operational days
• Increases the possibility of boat/outboard motor
  damage
  

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Boat Ramps

• Design provides for a self-cleaning boat ramp
  area
  
• Stream flow inhibits siltation buildup
• Maintains elevation of accessible boat ramp
• Average daily stream-flow must be monitored
• Heavy stream velocities my prevent safe launches
  and take-outs
  

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Boat Ramps

• High Stream Flow Solution
• Construct a breakwater just above the boat ramp
• Breaks current
• Allows for safe launches and take-outs
• Long-term, may also produce siltation in or just
  below ramp area
  
• Dependent on the distance to the breakwater, may
  also affect submerged ramp depth
  

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Boat Ramps

• Traffic Flow to ramp is important
• Accommodating multiple launches is not
  necessarily good
  
• Increases chances of accidents in water
• Better solution is single launch areas
• Use patterns (week-day vs. weekend) drive number
  of launch sites
  
• Turn-around areas are a must in any design

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Boat Ramps

• Remove parking from immediate launch area
• Parking Space Specs
• approach the same dimensions of an RV
• Accommodate vehicle and trailer in length
• Width need to be slightly increased over standard
  slots
  
• Provide space to complete tie-down process prior
  to departure
  

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Beaches

• Are a focal point for any site design
• Well maintained sites highlight experiences

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Beaches

• Require infrastructure to accommodate water based
  activities
  

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Beaches

• May require additional facilities to compliment
  beach based activities
  

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Beaches

• May also require snack-bars, cafes, towel
  cabanas, or beverage distribution sites
  

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Beaches

• Because of their popularity, are often the
  central attraction for any park or resort
  
• Support facilities must be compatible with beach
  activities
  

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Beaches

• Natural drainage, even without significant slope
  alterations, will produce siltation and other
  changes if not taken into account
  

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Beaches

• The composition of this beach was permanently
  altered from sand to course stones because of a
  hurricane which dumped torrential rains inland
  and produced massive stream bed erosion

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Beaches

• Control run-off to minimize
• soil,
• sand,
• trash,
• tar,
• oil,
• gasoline,
• grill ashes
• glass,
• plastic and
• dog and cat feces washing into the swimming area

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Beaches

• Siltation alone will affect submerged beach area
• May require dredging to maintain swimming area
  depths
  
• Installing a retention wall, especially on
  freshwater sites, with underground reverse
  drainage structures will minimize annual dredging
  needs
• Install steps for access to swimming area
• Increases useable beach area

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Picnic Areas (bad)

• Zoning issues
• Shelter attractive to midsized groups in the
  middle of family picnic sites
  
• Shelter lacks adjacent play areas, open space,
  and amenities which would make it more attractive
  and useable
  

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Picnic Areas (better)

• Improved zoning between family picnic sites and
  shelter for mid-sized groups
  
• Includes better mix of amenities
• Fishing peer
• Open space
• Sand volleyball court

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Picnic Areas (best)

• Discrete activity zones makes this design
  superior to the previous two
  
• Better control
• Discrete parking for each type of use
• Control of access at entrance allows for fee
  collection and permitted use
  
• Traffic patterns and access is specific to
  destination parking lots
  

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Day Use Complex

• Like campgrounds, the use of pods (or loops)
  allows activity zoning
  
• Controls use for seasonal maintenance rotation
• Larger area required for this much diversity
• Centralized complex for shared large-scaled
  infrastructure
  
• NATURE CENTER
• ENVIRONMENTAL ED
• VISITOR CENTER
• Management facilities at check-in station
• Maintenance facilities close but discretely out
  of traffic flow
  

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Picnic Areas (Pod Detail)

• Each pod becomes a mini-park with appropriately
  compatible activities
  
• Self-contained support facilities for specific
  pod based activities
  

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A ReminderWater and Erosion Flow Downhill
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