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Outdoor Recreation Plan Cover Chippewa County Outdoor Recreation Plan 2010-2015 Chippewa County Outdoor Recreation Plan 2010-2015 Prepared by: Ryan Brown – County Planner Chippewa County Planning and Zoning Department November 2010 CHIPPEWA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS 1. Richard Pecha, Jr. 16. Lawrence Willkom 2. William Dixon 17. Linda Bateman 3. Vernon Kellen 18. Larry Marquardt 4. William Stoll 19. Mary Ellen Brehm 5. Michael Goettl 20. Gary Misfeldt 6. Ken Schmitt 21. Leigh Darrow 7. Paul Michels 22. Dave Martineau 8. Jared Zwiefelhofer 23. Michael Leisz 9. Marilyn Holte 24. Dale Berg 10. Lee Mcllquham 25. Robert Hoekstra 11. Emery Sedlacek 26. Evelyn Maloney 12. Anson Albarado 27. Michael Murphy 13. Henry Shakal 28. Eugene Rineck 14. Dale Johnson 29. Trevor Zimmerman 15. Richard Schoch CHIPPEWA COUNTY COUNTY LAND, FORESTS AND PARKS COMMITTEE William Stoll - Chair Leigh Darrow Lee Mcllquham Michael Murphy Dale Johnson TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION I. – INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 1 PLAN PURPOSE................................................................................................................................... 1 PLANNING PROCESS ......................................................................................................................... 1 PLAN OUTLINE................................................................................................................................... 2 PLAN AMENDMENTS........................................................................................................................ 2 SECTION II. – CHIPPEWA COUNTY OUTDOOR RECREATION PLAN ...................................... 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE COUNTY......................................................................................................4 PHYSICAL LANDSCAPE..................................................................................................................... 4 Bedrock Geology....................................................................................................................... 4 Surface Geology........................................................................................................................ 4 Topography ............................................................................................................................... 5 Soils........................................................................................................................................... 5 Hydrology.................................................................................................................................. 6 Land Uses and Trends............................................................................................................... 7 Natural Resources...................................................................................................................... 7 POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS...................................................................................................... 8 ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS....................................................................................................... 13 GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND POLICIES .......................................................................................... 15 FACILITIES INVENTORY ................................................................................................................ 17 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CAMPGROUNDS .......................................................................................... 18 PICNICKING .................................................................................................................................... 19 RUSTIC AND SCENIC ROADWAYS................................................................................................... 21 HIKING AND NATURE TRAILS ........................................................................................................ 23 GOLFING......................................................................................................................................... 23 BICYCLING ..................................................................................................................................... 24 HORSEBACK RIDING ...................................................................................................................... 25 ATV TRAILS................................................................................................................................... 25 SNOW SKIING ................................................................................................................................. 25 SNOWMOBILING ............................................................................................................................. 25 HUNTING ........................................................................................................................................ 27 FISHING .......................................................................................................................................... 27 SWIMMING ..................................................................................................................................... 28 CANOEING...................................................................................................................................... 28 WATER SKIING AND PLEASURE BOATING ..................................................................................... 28 ADJACENT FEDERAL AND STATE RECREATION FACILITIES .......................................................... 30 ACCESSIBILITY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ....................................................................... 32 NEEDS ASSESSMENT....................................................................................................................... 32 STATEWIDE COMPREHENSIVE OUTDOOR RECREATION PLAN METHODOLOGY............................ 32 CHIPPEWA COUNTY NEEDS ASSESSMENT ..................................................................................... 33 CHIPPEWA COUNTY ACTION PROGRAM ................................................................................... 36 GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS ..................................................................................................... 36 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SELECTED RECREATION ACTIVITIES.................................................... 38 PROJECT MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENTS SCHEDULE ........................................................... 41 TABLE OF CONTENTS ______________________________________ I SECTION III. – COMMUNITY OUTDOOR RECREATION PLANS .............................................. 44 COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY............................................................. 44 PARK STANDARDS.......................................................................................................................... 44 NEEDS METHODOLOGY.................................................................................................................. 45 COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM ................................................................................................ 45 GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS...................................................................................................... 45 COMMUNITY OUTDOOR RECREATION PLANS................................................................................ 47 CITY OF STANLEY.................................................................................................................... 48 TOWN OF LAKE HOLCOMBE .................................................................................................... 53 TOWN OF LAFAYETTE .............................................................................................................. 57 VILLAGE OF LAKE HALLIE ...................................................................................................... 63 TOWN OF WHEATON................................................................................................................ 67 II ______________________________________ CHIPPEWA CO. OUTDOOR RECREATION PLAN LIST OF TABLES 1. CHIPPEWA COUNTY CHANGE IN REAL ESTATE CLASS ACREAGE 2002 TO 2007................................. 7 2. HISTORICAL POPULATION • 1940 TO 2000 ........................................................................................... 8 3. POPULATION BY LOCATION OF RESIDENCE • 1960, 1980, 2000........................................................... 9 4. AGE DISTRIBUTION • 1980 & 2000..................................................................................................... 10 5. POPULATION PROJECTIONS BY MINOR CIVIL DIVISION • 1990 TO 2020............................................ 12 6. GENERAL FARM CHARACTERISTICS • 2002 TO 2007.......................................................................... 13 7. EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY • 1990 TO 2000..................................................................................... 14 8. PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CAMPGROUNDS ............................................................................................... 18 9. PUBLIC PICNIC AREAS ........................................................................................................................ 20 10. WAYSIDE REST AREAS ....................................................................................................................... 20 11. LAKES/IMPOUNDMENTS
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