El Mirage OHV Recreation Area Barstow Field Office Victorville, CA

El Mirage OHV
Recreation Area
Barstow Field Office
Victorville, CA
Friends of
El Mirage
Lynn
Construction
Great Outdoors
Consultants
GREAT OUTDOORS CONSULTANTS
• Base Camp: Fort Collins, CO
• 6 staff: landscape architects,
outdoor recreation planners,
civil engineer, GIS, economist
and archeologist
• Specialized in planning and
design for OHV recreation and
parks
• Successful OHV projects across
the country
• Rio Blanco County Trails Master
Plan – 3:30PM
IN MEMORY OF JAMES WILLIAM KEELER
 James Keeler, 66, born on April 27, 1948 and
passed away on August 13, 2014
 www.forevermissed.com/james-keeler
ROUTE 66 STATE OHV PARK, ALBUQUERQUE, NM
WHERE
WHAT
 24,000 acre open OHV area
 55 acre site for skills area
WHY
 Focus on Youth and Beginners
 Safety, Safety, Safety
 Improve Natural Habitat
 Management Plan Called for a
Training Area
 NEPA was Already Completed
 OHV grant from California
State Parks Off-Highway
Motor Vehicle Recreation
Division (OHMVR)
WHO’S IT FOR?
 Southern California – Huge!
 Local residents
 Youth
 Beginners
 Families
 Agencies
PROCESS
 Site inventory & analysis
 Case studies
 Define design elements
 Concepts to compare
 Preferred design
 Check-in
 Complete design on-site
 Construction
 Next…
GRAND OPENING!
 February 8, 2014!
MASTER PLAN DESIGN
MASTER PLAN DESIGN
TRAILHEAD
SAFETY TRAINING AREA
300 x 430 feet
Room for 2 classes
CHILDREN’S TRAIL
 575 feet long
 Up to 9 years old
 Max 100cc
 36” wide single entrance
 72” wide loop trail
 Gentle turns
 Straw bales to contain
 Parent observation area
 Close to toilets!
YOUTH TRAIL
 0.4 miles long
 Up to 15 years old
 Maximum 250 cc
 50” wide single entrance
 72” wide loop trail
 Gentle turns
 Skills stations
 Parent observation area
 Close to toilets!
SKILLS TRAIL
 2.9 miles long
 50” wide entrance & exit + gates for ROVs
 72” wide loop trail
 Youth and beginners
 64” wide technical trails
 Parent observation
 38 skills stations
SKILLS STATIONS
SKILLS STATIONS
SKILLS STATIONS
SKILLS STATIONS
SKILLS STATIONS
SKILLS STATIONS
SKILLS STATIONS
GUIDELINES
 Construction & Management
 Visitor Navigation & Safety
 Trail Signs
 Natural Resource Management
 Visual Resource Management
INFORMATION
 Rose Beardshear
 BLM Project Manager
 760-252-6011
Download the Master Plan:
www.greatoutdoorsconsultants.
com/our-projects
 [email protected]
 Russ Ehnes
 Executive Director
 NOHVCC
 800-348-6487
 [email protected]
 Drew Stoll
 Executive Director
 Great Outdoors Consultants
 970-988-8580
 [email protected]