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Kantishna and Wonder Lake Area Plan Range of Proposals for Public Feedback National Park Service | Department of the Interior KANTISHNA AND WONDER LAKE AREA PLAN RANGE OF PROPOSALS FOR PUBLIC FEEDBACK Denali National Park and Preserve July 2019 This page intentionally blank. Table of Contents Chapter 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................... 1 Guide to this Document ............................................................................................................................. 1 How to Comment on this Document .......................................................................................................... 1 Purpose and Need ...................................................................................................................................... 2 Overview of the Range of Proposals ........................................................................................................... 3 Park Management .................................................................................................................................. 3 Infrastructure .......................................................................................................................................... 3 Visitor Experience ................................................................................................................................... 3 Guided Services ...................................................................................................................................... 3 Planning Documents that Provide Management Guidance .......................................................................... 4 Issues Considered in Developing the Range of Proposals ............................................................................ 5 Infrastructure .......................................................................................................................................... 5 Land Status ............................................................................................................................................. 5 Operations .............................................................................................................................................. 5 Resources ............................................................................................................................................... 6 Visitor Experience ................................................................................................................................... 6 Safety ..................................................................................................................................................... 7 Transportation ........................................................................................................................................ 7 Chapter 2. Range of Proposals ..................................................................................................... 9 Introduction................................................................................................................................................ 9 Geographic Scope of Plan ....................................................................................................................... 9 Seasons Defined ..................................................................................................................................... 9 Park Management .................................................................................................................................... 11 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 11 Management Zones .............................................................................................................................. 11 Desired Conditions ............................................................................................................................... 14 Infrastructure ............................................................................................................................................ 16 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 16 Current Infrastructure ........................................................................................................................... 16 Range of Potential Future Infrastructure ............................................................................................... 16 Recreation Infrastructure ...................................................................................................................... 19 Transportation Infrastructure ................................................................................................................ 61 Administrative Infrastructure ................................................................................................................. 67 Visitor Experience ..................................................................................................................................... 74 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 74 Visitor Description ................................................................................................................................ 74 i Visitor Uses ........................................................................................................................................... 76 Visitor Flow ........................................................................................................................................... 77 Messaging ............................................................................................................................................ 77 Guided Services ........................................................................................................................................ 78 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 78 Existing Guided Services ....................................................................................................................... 78 Range of Potential New Guided Services ............................................................................................... 78 Allocation of Guided Services Use ......................................................................................................... 78 Visitor Capacity ........................................................................................................................................ 79 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 79 Existing Planning and Guiding Documents for Visitor Capacity .............................................................. 79 Analysis Area ........................................................................................................................................ 81 Current Use .......................................................................................................................................... 81 Desired Conditions ............................................................................................................................... 81 Indicators and Thresholds ..................................................................................................................... 81 Limiting Attributes ................................................................................................................................ 81 Proposed Infrastructure ........................................................................................................................ 82 Visitor Capacity Conclusion ................................................................................................................... 82 Plan Concepts .......................................................................................................................................... 84 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 84 Concept A – No Implementation ........................................................................................................... 88 Concept C – Contribute to the Cultural Landscape ................................................................................ 90 Concept D – Optimize Recreation ......................................................................................................... 92 Chapter 3. Implementation .........................................................................................................94 Introduction.............................................................................................................................................. 94 Project Phases ........................................................................................................................................... 94 Planning and Compliance ....................................................................................................................
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