Lake Berryessa Recreation Development Plan, Individual Area Development Concept Plans, and All Applicable Federal
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, /5 >2 ;;_<;/2,"fd/I/z=w/ I! Sl/Il/IlfigWIi/Il/IlllfilfiI/IWI/WWW j; 3 2 57260 ‘‘ Authority This r eport has been prepared by the National Park Service at the request of the Bureau of Reclamation, Region 2, Sacramento, California, under the basic authority of the Park, Parkway and Recreational Study Act of June 23, 1936 (49 S tat. 1894) . TABLEF O CONTENTS INTRODUCTION THE C ONTEXT I. B ackground Project O peration Project H istory II. N atural Determinants Drainage Vegetation Soils Geologic F eatures Slopes Climate Fish a nd Wildlife III. D emands and Needs of Potential User Populations IV O ther Regional Resources V. L and Status VI. A djacent Land Uses PURPOSE, O BJECTIVES AND GOAL 24 I. P urpose 24 II. O bjectives 24 III. G oal 27 THE P LAN CONCEPT 28 I. G eneral 28 II. P rinciples 30 III. P riorities 31 IV. C haracter of Potential Use 32 V. U se Zone Concept 33 Intensive U se Zone 34 Non-Intensive U se Zone 35 Mixed U se Zone 36 Moskowite C orners Area 36 Reclamation Z one 36 Ridge B ackdrops 36 VI. O ptimum Capacity Concept 37 MANAGEMENT A LTERNATIVES I. G eneral Resource M anagement Resource U se Physical D evelopments II. A lternative A: National Recreation Area III. A lternative B: State Recreation Area IV. R ecommended Alternatives RECREATION D EVELOPMENT PLAN IMPLEMENTATION R EQUIREMENTS 46 I. E xisting Development 46 II. O ptimum Capacity 48 III. D evelopment Controls 50 Utilities S1 Visual F orm 51 Parking 51 Storage a nd Service 51 Landscaping 52 Emergency A ccess 52 Sign C ontrol 52 iIiII iiil‘‘l‘'‘ ‘‘''''‘yylil Mobile H omes S2 Trailer P arks 55 Applicability 55 Sewage T reatment Facilities S5 Individual M oorings or Private Docks 55 Stairs a nd Seawalls 55 Public A ccess Zone 56 Interior R oads 56 IV. E nvironmental Protection 56 Recognition o f Optimum Capacity 56 Water P ollution Abatement and Control S6 Air P ollution 57 Solid W aste Disposal 57 Soil a nd Moisture Conservation 58 Fire C ontrol 58 Qualityf o Environment 58 Insects a nd Diseases 59 Sewage T reatment 59 Water S upply 61 Water Q uality Monitoring 61 V. A ccess and Circulation 62 VI. V isitor Protection 65 Staffing 6 5 Police P rotection 65 Water S afety 65 VII. L and Acquisition 66 VIII. I nformation/Orientation 70 Q \ \_-—-J --—-_'.-v__J Information/Orientation L iterature 70 Personal C ontact 70 Sign S ystem . 71 Facilities 7 1 IX. C onsideration for Needs of Urban Impacted Residents 72 X. A rchitectural Control 73 XI. E nvironmental Education 73 XII. I nterpretation 75 XIII. A dvisory Board 75 XIV. P lan Updating 75 DEVELOPMENT C ONCEPT PLANS 76 Developed A rea 1 - Eticuera Creek 79 Developed A rea 2 - North Shore 80 Developed A rea 3 - Gibson Flat 81 Developed A rea 4 - Boy Scout 81 Developed A rea 5 - Putah Creek Park 82 Developed A rea 6 - Pope Creek 82 Developed A rea 7 - Rancho Monticello 82 Developed A rea 8 - Berryessa Marina 82 Developed A rea 9 - Islands 82 Developed A rea 10 - West Shore 83 Developed A rea 11 - Park Headquarters 84 Developed A rea 12 - Spanish Flat 84 Developed A rea 13 - Capell Wayside 84 Developed A rea 14 - Lower Capell Creek 84 Developed A rea 15 - Steele Park 84 Developed A reas 16 and 17 - "Wild" Camps 85 Developed A rea 18 - South Shore 85 Developed A rea 19 - Markley Canyon 85 Developed A rea 20 - Markley Overlook 85 Developed A rea 21 - Monticello Dam 86 Developed A rea 22 - Gosling Canyon 86 Developed A reas 23 and 24 - East Side and East Side Access 8 7 Developed A rea 25 - Moskowite Area 87 PHASING 8 8 COST E STIMATES 95 PLANNING T EAM 116 LIST O F DRAWINGS Following P age 12 C ounty Regions 2 Location 2 Landscape S etting 3 Character o f Potential Use . ‘ 32 Use Z one Concept ' ' 33 Resource U se Concept ' 35 Recreation D evelopment Plan 45 Recreation D evelopment Facilities Matrix "7 45 Water Z oning '‘ 65 Land A cquisition ‘ 66 Development C oncept Putah C reek (Area 5) 82 Pope C reek (Area 6) ' 82 Rancho M onticello (Area 7) I 82 Berryessa M arina (Area 8) . 32 Islands, W est Shore, Park Headquarters (Areas 9,10,11) 82 Spanish F lat (Area 12) i I ' 82 Capell C reek Wayside, Lower Capell (Areas 13,14) ' 84 Steele P ark (Area 15) 84 South S hore (Area 18) 84 Markley C anyon, Dam Area (Areas 19,20,21) 84 Phasing C hart 90 :fb . INTRODUCTION Whate w do with the public lands of the United States tells a great deal about what we are--what we care for--and what is to become of us as a Nation. Senator J ackson Chairman S enate Interior Committee The L ake Berryessa Basin is one of those few places which speak forth rightly to the future needs of the rapidly urbanizing and increasingly technologically oriented populous of this Nation. Here on the very fringe of three major metropolitan areas--San Francisco Bay, Sacramento, and Stockton--is a combination of manmade and natural resources which, through proper use, can help this Nation in its continuing efforts to retain i ts mental and ecological balance. This b asin does not have the powerful magnetism of the sea or of the mountains; yet, it has the attraction of both. It is an area unto itself; a bowl surrounded by rugged ridges. It could be left that way, forgotten, a nd unincorporated in the active web of urban life, but its real w orth would be lost. Its greatest value then lies in its potential contribution to the major urban centers located south and east of the lake. The e lements of solitude and "awayness " f ound along California's ocean beaches and cliffs, in its remnant redwood forests, or throughout the Sierra Nevada also exist at Lake Berryessa, but the difference lies in t he intent of the visitor. People come to Lake Berryessa to "get away," but primarily to "get away" in an active manner. Lake Berryessa is a r egional water-oriented play space, and except for the Sacramento] San J oaquin Delta, it is the only major fresh water resource readily available t o the people of the San Francisco Bay area. As such, the demands f or utilization of the lake are great. The r egional influence of Lake Berryessa is difficult to define. The "Outdoor Recreation Outlook to 1980" series published by the California Department of Parks and Recreation shows that the 0- to 2-hour recreation driving zones of the San Francisco Bay, Sacramento, and Stockton areas all include Lake Berryessa, with San Jose and Stockton being on the very fringes of the service area. Although many residents a. ‘ in Sacramento and particularly Stockton will chose to use the more con venient water-oriented opportunities in the Sierra Nevada foothills or the S acramento/San Joaquin Delta, nevertheless all these metropolitan areas n eed to be considered in the planning for Lake Berryessa. This m ulti-metropolitan region, comprised of 12 counties, is a major dynamic a nd growing area in California. Its population in 1970 was l2 w uNW Max M ‘’aft-“k2 1 i PET-1;" rb‘’‘fi‘oznmv. on. -/ .- ‘inn as "3‘,. , . ‘‘. I "a‘ t ank?. :1.; Qt.‘ c; . ' '1. "‘v ;‘ ‘ i ’ L'‘ ..was ‘ ' ‘f7; .A 451%‘. " Z’ ‘all -, vfa‘: "1 .. ' y > - ‘k. ‘I k 7’. J an‘. ;,¢- ‘ ~$ . .,y“ ‘ ' r i '. .5 '3 ‘I " l ‘ ' ‘a’ ‘ ‘I _ - "h": I‘. slams’ I U5. H IM-{WAY I | 5 m: umwn/ szwumv HIAHWA)‘ " ' UKMN A REA T'é2——m§STATE H WLMAY , u wuwAy i 5.6 m illion peop1e--an increase of 26.6 percent over the last 10 years. Furthermore, t he urbanized population within the counties has grown ' e ven more dramatically, with a 32.5 percent increase since 1960. Within t his region the broad spectrum of existing recreational resources includes beaches and rugged headlands along the Pacific Coast, a varied sequency of paralleling and abrupt mountain ranges and sculptured hills, isolated groves of redwoods in the wooded coastal valleys that gradually I) c hange to scattered oaks and grasslands, and finally the wide expanse ' of farmland in the Sacramento Valley to the east. The San Francisco Bay, the Delta, Clear Lake, and the wine country are located either rwithin o adjacent to the area. Accesso t Lake Berryessa from both the Bay area and the Sacramento area appears t o be relatively easy; however, once the visitor leaves the freeways, driving can be slow and difficult, particularly on the week ends. M ountains must be crossed to reach the lake from any direction and t he roads are generally two-lane, rural facilities. Lake B erryessa has about 170 miles of shoreline and inundates a large 5 valley e nclosed by fidges rising over 2,000 feet to the west and over 2,400 f eet on the magnificent Rocky Ridge to the east. 5 '7 T he main lake is a wide expanse of open water over 10 miles long, broken by a few islets and two large islands near the west shore. The southern p ortion of the lake snakes to the dam through the "narrows;" here t here is a feeling of construction more overpowering than the [I e xpansiveness of the main lake.