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2014 Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Plan Appendices FINAL Pierce County Parks and Recreation 2014 Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Plan Appendices B-I Adopted February 2014 Prepared by: Pierce County Parks and Recreation BERK Consulting HBB Landscape Architecture B. Park & Facility Inventory APPENDIX B: PARK AND FACILITY INVENTORY Table B-1: PCPR Park and Facility Inventory by Classification 1 Outdoor Recreation Amenities Site Amenities Park Structures Park Total Acreage Comments Playgrounds Courts: Paved Basketball Tennis Courts: Paved Fields Soccer Fields Baseball Fields Softball Sport Fields Other Boat Ramp or (Swimming Beach Access) Waterfront Pathways/Trails Benches Picnic Tables Fountains Drinking Parking Areas Restrooms Picnic Shelters Recreation Center Residence Caretaker's Other REGIONAL PARKS Spanaway Regional Park Bresemann Forest 65.85 Y 18 hole course, driving range, putting green, clubhouse with pro shop, café, and Lake Spanaway Golf Course 128.80 -------- - YYNNY2 0 NYYrestrooms. Spanaway Park 88.87 1 2 - - 1 - 4 1 Y Y Y Y Y Y 45NNY Pavilion with boat/canoe rentals and bait sales. 2 swimming areas. 2 climbing rocks, skate park. Restroom/concession building. SRC contains an ice rink, 4 tennis courts, 5 racquetball courts, concessions, tennis pro shop, locker Sprinker Recreation Center 43.76 1267171- - YYYYY1 0 YNYrooms, sheriff substation, 3 classrooms, restrooms. Chambers Creek Regional Park Chambers Bay Golf Course 340.45 Chambers Creek Canyon 204.63 Y Part of Regional Park. Previously categorized as Undeveloped in 2008. Chambers Creek Canyon - Davis (28.10) Chambers Creek Canyon - Dyer (86.70) Chambers Creek Canyon - Hartley (8.60) Chambers Creek Canyon - Lakewood (43.50) Chambers Creek Canyon Park-Baldwin (1.30) Chambers Creek Canyon (Park) (43.90) Chambers Creek Canyon (WH) (1.30) Acreage for wastewater treatment plant and treatment plant expansion (160 acres) is not counted. Site includes Grandview and Soundview Trails, labyrinth, Chambers Creek Properties 185.00 1 2 Y Y 1 Y concessions building/restroom, and nvironmental Services Building. Subtotal 1,057.36 34672771 Y-1 Y-5 Y-4 Y-2 Y-2 Y-3 8 5 Y-1 Y-1 Y-4 REGIONAL/RESOURCE CONSERVANCY PARKS Carbon River Valley 488.34 Changed to Regional/Resource Conservancy Subtotal 488.34 00000000 0 000000 0000 COUNTY PARKS Ashford County Park 83.98 1 ------- - Y Y Y Y 1NNNY New developed County Park. Previously Undeveloped in 2008 inventory. Buckley-Bonney Lake Park (Undeveloped) 80.00 Intended use is County Park; currently undeveloped (its 2008 category). Has master plan. Powerline r.o.w. Water Programs Department owns neighboring lots. Structures include house (rented to tenant) and remnant barns/dairy Cross Park (Undeveloped) 64.03 Y buildings. Intended use is County Park; currently undeveloped (its 2008 category). New Frontier Lodge Building (event pavilion), Quarter Midget race track, horse ring (500' length, 88 stalls), overnight camping (RV/tent), Park host, camp host, Frontier Park 64.35 1 ------- - YYY Y22 YYYfairgrounds buildings. Restroom/concession. 1 synthetic turf baseball field. 3 softball are youth baseball/girls fast pitch (310' fence) and 1 youth/ladies field. All fields are lighted. Heritage Recreation Center 46.90 1 - - 6143- - YYYYY1 0 NNYSoccer fields A-D are sand-based. 1 is lit for practice, 1 is lit for games. Master plan completed 2007. Existing facilities, except potentially building, will be Meridian Habitat Park 35.67 -------- - ------ - YY removed. Concession building with 6 single-occupancy restrooms. Second restroom is North Lake Tapps Park 79.90 -------1 Y YNYYY20NYYinoperable. 2 swimming beaches. Orangegate Park (Undeveloped) 146.59 Has master plan. Site split by street. Powerline r.o.w. Rimrock Park (Undeveloped) 139.27 Undeveloped. Forested. Subtotal 740.69 30061431 Y-1 Y-4 Y-3 Y-4 Y-2 Y-4 6 2 Y-2 Y-3 Y-5 PIERCE COUNTY PARK, RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE PLAN B‐1 APPENDIX B: PARK AND FACILITY INVENTORY Table B-1: PCPR Park and Facility Inventory by Classification 1 Outdoor Recreation Amenities Site Amenities Park Structures Park Total Acreage Comments Playgrounds Courts: Paved Basketball Tennis Courts: Paved Fields Soccer Fields Baseball Fields Softball Sport Fields Other Boat Ramp or (Swimming Beach Access) Waterfront Pathways/Trails Benches Picnic Tables Fountains Drinking Parking Areas Restrooms Picnic Shelters Recreation Center Residence Caretaker's Other LOCAL PARKS Dawson Playfield 5.05 1 1.5 2 - - 1 1 - - Y Y Y N Y 1 1 N N - Football field overlaid on softball field. Gonyea Playfield 12.42 2 2 - 2143- - Y Y Y Y Y 1 0 N N - Poor accessibility. Unpaved diagonal parking. Hopp Farm 38.78 Classified as Local Park instead of Undeveloped (2008 Category). Puyallup maintains this site. No irrigation. Gravel parking. Old storage shed (poor Lidford Playfield 9.78 ----12-- - NNNNY 0 0 NNYcondition). Mayfair Playfield 4.58 -----1-- - NNNNY 0 0 N N N Poor visibility (no street frontages) Tot/youth play equipment. Grass field is used for youth soccer and football. No South Hill Community Park 39.56 2 - - 1 ---- - YYNNY00NNNirrigation except by playgrounds and wetlands. Subtotal 110.17 5 3.5 232840 0 Y-3 Y-3 Y-2 Y-1 Y-5 2 1 Y-0 Y-0 Y-1 SPECIAL USE FACILITIES 9 hole course. Pro building. Disc golf on both site and hospital grounds. Soccer Fort Steilacoom Golf Course 81.92 - - - 1 1 - - - - Y N N ? Y 1 0 N N Y field overlaid on baseball field. Herron Point (Undeveloped) 0.34 Dividable gym, Lakewood Senior Center, programmable classroom space, office Lakewood Community Center 3.71 -------- - NNNNY 0 0 YNNspace, meeting rooms/classrooms, locker rooms, deck. 3/4 mile beach along bridge. Used for windsurfing, picnics, small boat launch. Purdy Sand Spit 2 63.97 -------1 Y NNNNN 0 0 NNNPreviously classified as Undeveloped (2008 inventory). User maintained disc golf course and BMX track. Site on the Puyallup River is Riverside Park 36.11 -------- - ------ - --Ywooded and silty. Used for fishing. Previously categorized as Undeveloped. Subtotal 186.05 00011001 Y-1 Y-1 Y-0 Y-0 Y-0 Y-2 1 0 Y-1 Y-0 Y-2 RESOURCE CONSERVANCY PARKS Buckley Forestland Preserve 200.00 Managed by Forterra. Devils Head 94.14 Changed to Resource Conservancy Fairfax Properties 1,080.00 Changed to Resource Conservancy Fairfax Town Site 155.47 Changed to Reserouce Conservancy Lake Tapps Habitat 27.20 Changed to Resource Conservancy Nisqually River Interpretive Center 68.45 Changed to Resource Conservancy Parkland Habitat 4.88 -------- - NNNNN 0 0 NNNClover Creek crosses back of site. Includes Parkland Prairie addition. Puget Creek Beach 1.85 Seeley Lake Park 45.98 -------- - Y N Y ? Y 00NNY Interpretive shelter. Adjacent to Lakewood Community Center. South Pierce Wetland 156.40 Connects to MPT Swan Creek and Waller property (former gravel mine). Formerly Swan Creek Park (includes Waller Property) 59.98 -------- - Y---Y- - ---classified as Undeveloped (in 2008). Subtotal 1,894.35 00000000 0 Y-2 Y-0 Y-1 Y-0 Y-2 0 0 Y-0 Y-0 Y-1 LINEAR PARKS/TRAILS Chapman Trail (Nathan Chapman Memorial Trail) 1.56 -------- - Y NNNN 0 0 NN Three trailheads with restrooms, trail map kiosks, and parking. (East Puyallup Trailhead, McMillan Trailhead, South Prairie Trailhead). Unofficial parking at South Foothills Trail 519.86 -------- - YYNYY1 - --YPrairie Creek. Half Dollar Park (Undeveloped) 2.38 Ohop Trail Extension (Undeveloped) 13.67 County ownership of small segment of Puyallup River trail. Has been paved as part Puyallup River Levee Trail 1.51 YY of a Puyallup project. County does not maintain. Changed to Linear Park Subtotal 538.98 00000000 0 Y-3 Y-2 Y-0 Y-1 Y-1 1 0 Y-0 Y-0 Y-1 UNCLASSIFIED SITES Milton Freeway Tracts 8.60 Wales Property 2.50 Subtotal 11.10 00000000Y-0 Y-0 Y-0 Y-0 Y-0 Y-0 0 0 0 0 0 PIERCE COUNTY PARK, RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE PLAN B‐2 APPENDIX B: PARK AND FACILITY INVENTORY Table B-1: PCPR Park and Facility Inventory by Classification 1 Outdoor Recreation Amenities Site Amenities Park Structures Park Total Acreage Comments Playgrounds Courts: Paved Basketball Tennis Courts: Paved Fields Soccer Fields Baseball Fields Softball Sport Fields Other Boat Ramp or (Swimming Beach Access) Waterfront Pathways/Trails Benches Picnic Tables Fountains Drinking Parking Areas Restrooms Picnic Shelters Recreation Center Residence Caretaker's Other CEMETERIES 265 Ave E Cemetery 6.25 Lake Tapps Cemetery 1.00 See RCW citation. Pioneer cemetery. Mowed 6x per year. Settling around gravestones. See RCW Old Settlers Cemetery 4.24 - ------- - -----0 0 --Ycitation. Roy Cemetery 0.26 See RCW citation. Subtotal 11.75 00000000 Y-0 Y-0 Y-0 Y-0 Y-0 Y-0 0 0 Y-0 Y-0 Y-1 OTHER COUNTY-OWNED PROPERTIES Naches Trail Preserve 49.56 Y Public Works & Utilities. Adjacent to Cross Park. Subtotal 49.56 00000000 0 Y-100000 0000 OTHER SITES Subtotal - 00000000 Y-0 Y-0 Y-0 Y-0 Y-0 Y-0 0 0 Y-0 Y-0 Y-0 TOTAL (PCPR Parks Only) 5,038.79 11 8 8 17 6 19 14 3 Y-3 Y-18 Y-12 Y-9 Y-6 Y-17 18 8 Y-3 Y-4 Y-15 TOTAL (All Parks) 5,088.35 11 7.5 8 17 6 19 14 3 Y-3 Y-19 Y-12 Y-9 Y-6 Y-17 18 8 Y-3 Y-4 Y-15 1 The inventory reflects current information for the PCPR park system as of March 2013. 2 The boat ramp at the Purdy Sand Spit is managed by Public Works. Note: Y = Yes, this amenity is present at the park. N = No, the amenity is not present. For subtotals and totals, Y=# indicates the number of sites where this amenity is present.
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