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Utah Lake State Park Utah Lake State Park Resource Management Plan September 2001 -i- This page intentionally left blank. -ii- Acknowledgements Utah Lake State Park Resource Management Planning Team Ron Chandler Charlene Christensen Kim Cody Bob Foote Jim Harland Bill Loy, Sr. John Pickup Scott Strong Scott Warren Facilities and Development Subcommittee Kim Cody, Planning Team Member Bob Foote, Park Manager, Utah Lake State Park Jim Harland, Northwest Region Manager, Utah Division of Parks and Recreation Courtland Nelson, Director, Utah Division of Parks and Recreation Dave Morrow, Deputy Director, Utah Division of Parks and Recreation Gary Thorson, Facilities and Construction Section Manager, Utah Division of Parks and Recreation Bill Maughan, Construction Operations Specialist, Utah Division of Parks and Recreation Jamie Dalton, Research Consultant, Utah Division of Parks and Recreation Rosalind Bahr, Parks Planner, Utah Division of Parks and Recreation Other Participants Terry Green, Planning Manager, Utah Division of Parks and Recreation Susan Zarekarizi, GIS Consultant, Utah Division of Parks and Recreation Jim Williams, Park Ranger, Utah Lake State Park Chris Miller, Park Ranger, Utah Lake State Park George Faust, Park Ranger, Utah Lake State Park Doug Sakaguchi, Regional Habitat Manager, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Scott Root, Conservation Outreach Regional Manager, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Dick Buehler, Wasatch Front Area Manager, Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands Edie Trimmer, Royalty Analyst, Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands Dr. Joel Janetski, Anthropology Department Chair, Brigham Young University Curt Allsop, Interested Citizen Vic Deauvono, Interested Citizen Kevin Smith, Interested Citizen -iii- This page intentionally left blank. -iv- Preface Utah Lake State Park is one of Utah’s most A Utah Lake State Park Resource visited State Parks. In 2000, it ranked 4th in Management Planning Team, consisting of overall visitation. With access to 96,000 community leaders, interested users, local acres of water, the park provides excellent residents and agency representatives was water-based recreation opportunities. formed to develop a vision for the park, However, flooding in 1983 destroyed and identify issues and provide managerial damaged many of the park facilities. recommendations. Restoration and replacement of these facilities was ongoing until 1991. The high The team developed a vision to guide levels of use by park visitors, combined with management actions at Utah Lake State the lingering effects of the flooding are Park. Under this vision, it was determined increasing pressure on the park and park that the primary direction of the park should staff to provide a quality recreation include the following actions and experience and to meet the needs of park components: users. 1. Develop facilities that are well-designed, Planning for this outstanding recreation park well-maintained, aesthetically pleasing is required to facilitate high levels of use and adequately meet the diverse water- while providing a quality recreation based and shoreline recreation needs of experience. It is also necessary to ensure the users to the park. efficient and effective expenditure of state and private funds. Planning also provides a 2. Provide opportunities for a wide array of unified management direction that water-based and shoreline recreation coordinates facility development, recreation activities and events. opportunity provision and community linkage. This coordinated effort is essential 3. Provide appropriate concession for the long-term protection of park opportunities to meet the needs of resources and public enjoyment of the various recreation users at the park. recreation opportunities that are available at the park. 4. Establish and maintain community linkages by providing needed facilities This Resource Management Plan (RMP) and opportunities. is required by the Utah State Legislature and the Board of the Utah Division of Parks and 5. Replace the negative stereotype Recreation to guide short and long term site previously associated with the lake and management and capital development. The the park and develop a positive image. planning process recommends limits of acceptable change or modification, and a 6. Enhance customer service by ensuring vision for the park. Specifically, the the park staff has adequate equipment, process: (1) recognizes impacts will result support and opportunities to fulfill their from use and enjoyment of the site; (2) responsibilities. questions how much and what types of impacts may be accommodated while Team recommendations were reached by providing reasonable protection of the consensus and included input from the resources for future visitors; (3) seeks public and other government agencies. sustained quality and value; and (4) seeks These recommendations will guide to determine the conditions under which management of the park over the next two this can be attained. decades. They are intended to be dynamic -v- and will evolve concurrently with park and local community development and as individual portions of the vision statement are achieved. Recommendations contained within this plan will be implemented under the direction of the Utah Division of Parks and Recreation. This plan is intended to be a useful, workable document that will guide management of the park well into the 21st century. -vi- List of Figures and Maps Figures Figure 1: Utah Lake State Park Annual Visitation 1980 – 2000 ............................................10 Figure 2: Utah Lake State Park Average Monthly Visitation.................................................10 Figure 3: Utah Lake Hydrologic Sources ...............................................................................20 Maps Plate 1: Utah Lake and Vicinity Plate 2: Utah Lake State Park, Boundary, Avigation Easement, Recommended Facility Development Plate 3: Sensitive Species In and Around Utah Lake -vii- This page intentionally left blank. -viii- Table of Contents Introduction Acknowledgements.................................................................................................................. iii Preface........................................................................................................................................v List of Figures and Maps ........................................................................................................ vii Executive Summary.......................................................................................................................1 Mission and Vision Statements.....................................................................................................5 Mission Statement......................................................................................................................5 Vision Statement........................................................................................................................5 Resource Management Plan Purpose and Process .....................................................................7 Purpose of the Plan ....................................................................................................................7 The Planning Process.................................................................................................................7 About the Park ..............................................................................................................................9 Park History ...............................................................................................................................9 Physical Setting and Facilities ...................................................................................................9 Climate.......................................................................................................................................9 Park Visitation .........................................................................................................................10 Relationship to the Community and Surrounding Areas .........................................................10 Demographics and Socioeconomic Impact..............................................................................11 Resource Data...............................................................................................................................13 Geological Data .......................................................................................................................13 Biological Data ........................................................................................................................14 Cultural Data............................................................................................................................16 Water Quality Data ..................................................................................................................18 Hazards Inventory....................................................................................................................22 Visitor Survey Results .................................................................................................................25 Survey Highlights ....................................................................................................................25 Issues and Recommendations .....................................................................................................27
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