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Parks Master Plan El Paso County Parks Master Plan Updated June 2013 Acknowledgements Board of County Commissioners Dennis Hisey, Chair Amy Lathen, Vice Chair Sallie Clark, Parks Liaison Darryl Glenn Peggy Littleton Administration Jeff Greene, County Administrator Monnie Gore, Deputy County Administrator Planning Commission Steve Hicks, Chair Jane Dillon Timothy Trowbridge Robert Cordova Jerome W. Hannigan Anna Sparks Dave Kinnischtzke Jim Egbert Anthony Gioia Park Advisory Board Jim Mariner, Chair Jane Fredman Barbara Remy Michael Straub Ann Nichols Jeff Cramer Anna Sparks Shirley Gipson Judy Tobias Terri Hayes Acknowledgements and Table of Contents i Master Plan Committee Dan Cleveland, Citizen, Chair Susan Davies, Trails and Open Space Coalition, Vice Chair Jeff Cramer, Park Advisory Board Jane Dillon, El Paso County Planning Commission Larry Fariss, Black Forest Trails Association Nancy Fortuin, Manitou Springs Open Space Advisory Committee Jane Fredman, Park Advisory Board William Hensley, Citizen Warren Hill, Citizen Tom Kassawara, City of Monument Bill Koerner, Trails and Open Space Coalition Chris Lieber, City of Colorado Springs/Parks Jim Mariner, Park Advisory Board Nathan Moyer, Palmer Land Trust Mike Pesicka, Town of Monument Larry Small, Fountain Creek Watershed, Flood Control and Greenway District Dave Smedsrud, City of Fountain Michael Straub, Park Advisory Board Cindy Tompkins, Town of Calhan, Town of Ramah Risë Foster‐Bruder, Friends of El Paso County Nature Centers Key Staff Tim Wolken, Community Services Department Director Elaine Kleckner, Planning Manager, Parks Master Plan Update Project Manager Tasha Brackin, Project Manager Jason Meyer, Park Planner Todd Marts, Recreation and Cultural Resources Manager Jerry Westling, Park Operations Manager Ross Williams, GIS Specialist, Information Technologies Mike Hrebenar, Operations Manager, Development Services Department Victoria Chavez, Transportation Planner, Public Services Department Consultant Team GreenPlay, LLC, Chris Dropinski, Senior Principal and Managing Member Design Concepts, David Peterson, Landscape Architect Tapis Associates, Priscilla Marbaker, PLA, LEED AP KezziahWatkins, Tweed Kezziah and Susan Watkins A Planning Grant from Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) helped make the Parks Master Plan update possible. ii El Paso County, Colorado | Parks Master Plan Table of Contents Chapter 1: Executive Summary............................................................................................................. 1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 1 Background ............................................................................................................................................... 1 Summary of Plan Recommendations ........................................................................................................ 4 Chapter 2: Existing Assets – Parks, Trails, Open Space .......................................................................... 9 General County Information ..................................................................................................................... 9 El Paso County Parks ................................................................................................................................. 9 Regional, Community, and Neighborhood Parks and Recreation Areas ................................................ 10 Regional Trails ......................................................................................................................................... 16 Open Space ............................................................................................................................................. 18 Other Park Assets .................................................................................................................................... 20 Other Providers of Recreation Facilities and Open Space ...................................................................... 23 Chapter 3: El Paso County Recreation and Cultural Services ............................................................... 33 Service Delivery ....................................................................................................................................... 33 Programs ................................................................................................................................................. 34 Nature Centers ........................................................................................................................................ 34 El Paso County Fair and Events Complex ................................................................................................ 36 Chapter 4: Stakeholder Input and User Perceptions ........................................................................... 37 Stakeholder Interviews ........................................................................................................................... 38 Meetings‐in‐a‐Box ................................................................................................................................... 39 Web‐based Survey/Community Dialogue ............................................................................................... 41 Chapter 5: Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Conservation Trends and Perspectives ....................... 45 Demographic Shift .................................................................................................................................. 45 Economic & Health Benefits of Parks ..................................................................................................... 45 Outdoor Recreation ................................................................................................................................ 47 Nature Programming .............................................................................................................................. 48 Adventure Programming and Extreme Sports ........................................................................................ 49 Bicycling and Walking ............................................................................................................................. 49 Winter Recreation Trends ....................................................................................................................... 50 Role and Response of Local Government ............................................................................................... 50 Chapter 6: Population and Growth ..................................................................................................... 51 Summary ................................................................................................................................................. 52 Demographic Analysis ............................................................................................................................. 53 Growth and Land Use.............................................................................................................................. 58 Chapter 7: Parks, Trails, and Open Space Research, Analysis, and Community Needs Assessment ...... 63 Integration of Stakeholder Input ............................................................................................................ 63 Parks and Recreation Areas .................................................................................................................... 64 Trails ........................................................................................................................................................ 68 Open Space ............................................................................................................................................. 92 Candidate Open Space Resource Recommendations ........................................................................... 102 Historic and Cultural Resources ............................................................................................................ 114 Chapter 8: Master Plan .................................................................................................................... 135 Mission Statement ................................................................................................................................ 136 Goals and Objectives ............................................................................................................................. 136 Classifications ........................................................................................................................................ 143 Implementation Plan – Parks, Trails, and Open Space Facilities .......................................................... 150 Acknowledgements and Table of Contents v Chapter 9: Administration and Funding Strategies ........................................................................... 173 Administration and Staffing .................................................................................................................. 173 Organizational and Administrative Considerations .............................................................................. 175 Boards and Commissions ...................................................................................................................... 176 Parks and
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