COMPREHENSIVECOMPREHENSIVE PARKPARK ANDAND RECREATIONRECREATION FACILITIESFACILITIES PLANPLAN 2018 - 2023 In association with the: Ocean Shores Park Board Adopted February 26, 2018 City Of Ocean Shores Washington P.O. Box 909, Ocean Shores, Washington 98569 EA OC N S F H O O R Y E T I S C W N AS O HING T EA OC N S F H O O R Y E T I S C W N AS O HING T CITY OF OCEAN SHORES COMPREHENSIVE PARK & RECREATION FACILITIES PLAN 2018 - 2023 Prepared by: City of Ocean Shores P.O. Box 909 Ocean Shores, Washington 98569 In association with the: Ocean Shores Park Board Adopted February 26, 2018 CITY OF OCEAN SHORES COMPREHENSIVE PARK & RECREATION FACILITIES PLAN 2018 - 2023 OCEAN SHORES CITY COUNCIL Susan Conniry Bob Crumbpacker Steve Ensley Lisa Griebel Jon Martin Bob Peterson Holly Plackett OCEAN SHORES MAYOR Crystal Dingler OCEAN SHORES PARK BOARD Rich Otto Michael Darling David Deweese Dirgo Briant Olsen Dave Timbrook TBA TBA Bob Peterson, Council Representative (during 2017-2018) OCEAN SHORES PARK FOUNDATION Michael Darling Rich Otto Cathey Peterson Mary Walker Goals, Objectives and Participants Chapter 1 1.0 City Parks and Recreation Facilities Plan ...................................1 1.0.1 Introduction to Ocean Shores 1.0.2 City of Ocean Shores Planning for Parks and Recreation Facilities 1.0.3 Parks and Recreation Facilities at Ocean Shores 1.1 Ocean Shores Parks and Recreational Facilities Plan .........................3 1.1.1 City Parks and Recreational Facilities Introduction 1.1.2 City Parks and Recreational Facilities Goals and Objectives 1.1.2.1 City Parks Goals and Objectives 1.1.2.2 City Recreational Facilities Goals and Objectives 1.1.2.3 City Maintenance of Parks and Recreational Facilities Goals and Objectives 1.1.3 City Parks Development and Improvement Participants 1.1.3.1 Park Board 1.1.3.2 Park Foundation 1.1.3.3 City Public Works 1.1.3.4 Service Organizations 1.1.3.5 City Sponsored Citizen Adopt-a-Park Teams 1.1.3.6 Park Board Volunteer Teams 1.2 Ocean Shores Recreation Program Plan ....................................8 1.2.1 City Recreation Program Introduction 1.2.2 City Recreation Program Goals 1.2.3 City Recreation Program Objectives 1.2.4 City Recreation Program Participants City Parks, Open Spaces, and Recreational Facilities Chapter 2 2.0 City Owned Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Open Spaces..................11 2.1 City Owned Parks......................................................12 2.1.1 Developed Parks 2.1.1.1 North Bay Park 2.1.1.2 Chinook Park 2.1.1.3 Emerson Park 2.1.1.4 Milo Schneider (Lions Club) Park 2.1.1.5 Skateboard Park 2.1.1.6 Triangle Park 2.1.1.7 Marine View Park 2.1.1.8 Coastal Interpretive Center 2.1.2 Underdeveloped Parks 2.1.2.1 North End Grand Canal Park 2.1.2.2 South End Grand Canal Park 2.1.2.3 Texmar Park 2.1.2.4 King Cyrus Park 2.1.2.5 Geoduck Loop Park 2.1.2.6 Spinnaker Dog Park 2.1.2.7 Limpet Park 2.1.2.8 Peninsula Court Bay Access Park (Access Closed Due to Wave Damage) 2.1.2.9 Gunderson Park 2.1.3 Future/Undeveloped Parks 2.1.3.1 Mariner Court Bay Park 2.1.3.2 Sunrise Avenue Bay Park 2.1.3.3 Sand Dune Ocean Park 2.1.3.4 Beachwood Loop Park 2.1.3.5 Mount Olympus Park 2.1.3.6 Agate Court Park 2.1.3.7 Mink Court Park 2.1.3.8 Wakina Loop Park 2.1.3.9 North Bay Court Bay Park 2.1.3.10 Cardinal Avenue Park 2.2 City Owned Recreational Facilities........................................17 2.2.1.1 Pt Brown Bike Path 2.2.1.2 East Ocean Shores Blvd Bike Path 2.2.1.3 Taurus Avenue Bike Path 2.2.1.4 Ocean Lake Way Bike Path 2.2.1.5 Pacific Blvd Bike Path 2.2.1.6 West Chance a la Mer Bike Path 2.2.1.7 Canal Drive SE (Elementary School to Ocean Lake Way) Pedestrian Path 2.2.1.8 Future East Chance a la Mer Bike/Pedestrian Path 2.2.1.9 Future Ocean Shores Blvd (Chance a la Mer to Jetty) Pedestrian Path 2.2.1.10 Future Point Brown (Library to Discovery Ave) Pedestrian Path 2.2.1.11 Future High Dunes Trail 2.2.2 City Lakes and Canals 2.2.2.1 Duck Lake 2.2.2.2 Lake Minard 2.2.2.3 Grand Canal 2.2.2.4 Bell Canal 2.2.2.5 Bass Canal 2.2.3 City Access to Ocean Dunes and Beaches 2.2.3.1 Sportsman Beach Access Pedestrian Path 2.2.3.2 Driftwood Beach Access Pedestrian Path 2.2.3.3 Ocean View Beach Access Pedestrian Path 2.2.3.4 Marine View DR Beach Access Pedestrian Paths 2.2.3.5 Decatur Beach Access Pedestrian Path 2.2.3.6 Butterclam Beach Access Pedestrian Path 2.2.3.7 Tonquin (Tonquin and Marine View Dr.) Beach Access Pedestrian Path 2.2.3.8 Damon Point (at Discovery Ave.) Beach Access Area 2.2.3.9 Southend Beach/Jetty Access Area/Pedestrian Path 2.2.3.10 Oyehut State Park Vehicle Beach Access 2.2.3.11 Chance a la Mer State Park Vehicle Beach Access 2.2.3.12 Pacific Blvd Vehicle Beach Access 2.2.3.13 Ocean Lake Way Vehicle Beach Access 2.2.3.14 Taurus Blvd Vehicle Beach Access 2.2.4 City Access to Grays Harbor Bayfront 2.2.5 City Access to WA Dept of Fish and Wildlife Bayfront Hunting Area 2.2.6 City Access to WA Dept of Fish and Wildlife Oyhut Wildlife Area 2.2.6.1 Wastewater Treatment Plant (Ocean Shores Blvd. east of Jetty) Oyhut Access Path 2.2.6.2 Spinnaker Oyhut Access Pedestrian Path 2.2.6.3 Sportsman Oyhut Access Pedestrian Path 2.2.6.4 Tonquin Oyhut Access Pedestrian Path 2.2.6.5 Neptune Access Pedestrian Path to the Estuary 2.2.7 City Access to Quinault Indian Nation Marina 2.2.8 Marty McMoran Memorial Walk 2.2.9 Facilities Supporting Recreation Programs 2.3 Types of City Owned Open Spaces .......................................27 2.3.1 Ocean Shores Golf Course and Driving Range 2.3.2 City Owned Undeveloped Open Spaces/Passive Areas 2.4 Map: Ocean Shores Recreation and Public facilities . .28 2.5 Types of City Sponsored Recreational Programs............................29 2.5.1 Sports Recreational Programs 2.5.2 Educational Recreational Programs 2.5.3 Service Oriented Programs North Beach School District Recreational Facilities Chapter 3 3.0 Types of North Beach School District Recreational Facilities ....................33 3.1 North Beach Jr./Sr. High School Recreational Facilities 3.2 Ocean Shores Elementary School Recreational Facilities WA State Parks, Open Spaces, and Recreational Facilities Chapter 4 4.0 Types of WA State Parks, Open Spaces, and Recreational Facilities ............35 4.1 WA State Parks 5.1.1 Ocean City State Park 4.1.2 Griffiths-Priday Ocean State Park 4.1.3 Oyhut State Park 4.1.4 Chance a la Mer State Park 4.2 WA Dept of Fish and Wildlife Open Spaces, and Recreational Facilities .........36 4.2.1 State Fish and Wildlife Hunting Area at Ocean Shores Airport 4.2.2 State Fish and Wildlife Hunting Area at Oyehut Wildlife Refuge 4.3 WA DNR Recreational Area ..............................................37 4.3.1 Damon Point “State Park” 4.4 WA State Highway Set Aside as a Recreational Area .........................38 Demand and Need Analysis Chapter 5 5.0 Factors Impacting Recreational Demand...................................40 5.1 Demographic Factors Affecting Recreational Demand .......................41 5.2 Other Trends Affecting Recreational Demand...............................47 5.2.1 Anecdotal Reports of Interest In Exercise, Including Walking And Biking 5.2.2 Anecdotal Reports of Economic/Social Factors. 5.2.3 WA State Recreation and Conservation Office Reported Recreation Trends 5.2.4 OSWA Public Works Parks and Recreation Facility Usage Data 5.2.5 Public Input on OSWA Parks and Recreation Facility Needs 5.3 Document Existing Park/Recreation Facilities Condition/Deficiencies ..........52 5.3.1 City Owned Parks 5.3.2 Underdeveloped Parks 5.3.3 Future/Undeveloped Parks 5.3.4 City Owned Recreational Facilities 5.4 Document “Desired State” for Park/Recreation Facilities by Park/Facility .......66 5.5 Determine Improvements Necessary to Get to “Desired State” by Park/Facility ..66 5.6 Document Potential Park Improvement Projects (PIPs) by Park/Facility .........66 5.7 Document Future Parks by Theme........................................67 5.7.1 Water/Spray Park (See Hoquiam, Concrete) 5.7.2 Veterans Flag Pavilion Park 5.7.3 Police/Fire/Veterans Memorial Park 5.7.4 Nature Walk 5.7.5 Art in the Park (See Leavenworth) 5.7.6 Wedding Gazebo Park Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Chapter 6 6.0 Introduction: CIP Goal and Policies .......................................72 6.1 Step One: Inventory ...................................................104 6.2 Step Two: Future Needs ...............................................161 6.3 Step Three: Cost Analysis and Fund Source Identification ....................76 Plan Development, Adoption and Implementation Chapter 7 7.0 Introduction ........................................................79 7.1 Development and Adoption of Updated Comprehensive Park & Recreation Plan .79 7.1.1 Planning for Update 7.1.2 Solicit Public Involvement for Data Acquisition 7.1.3 Perform Site Surveys to Update Park/Recreation Facility Condition 7.1.4 Park Board Develops Update to Comprehensive Park and Recreation Plan 7.1.5 Park Board Tentatively Approves Plan Update for Public Review 7.1.6 Park Board Coordinates With Mayor for Approval to Proceed to Public Review 7.1.7 City Schedules Open Houses/Public Meetings for Public Review of Draft Update 7.1.8 Park Board Conducts Public Meetings for Public Review of Draft Update 7.1.9 Park Board Incorporates Public Comment into Plan Update 7.1.10 Park Board Coordinates With Mayor for Approval to Submit to City Council 7.1.11 City Council Consideration, Public Hearing and Resolution of Adoption 7.1.12 Summary of Public Comments 7.1.12.1 2012 Update Public Comments 7.1.12.2 2018 Update Public Comments 7.2