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Project Name: USFS Booth Creek Falls Trail
Project Description:Information Sign
Owner. Address and Phone: John B. Thomas, USDA Forest Service, PO Box 190, Minturn, CO
81645
ArchitectiContact. Address and Phone: nh
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Action Form
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Project Street Address:
Legal Description:
Parcel Number:
Comments:
northern terminus of Booth Falls Road
BuildingName:
Motion by: nla
Seconded by: nla
Votc: n/a
Conditions:
Town Planner: Brent Wilson
Datc: July 14,1998
Board / Staff Action
Action: stafTapproved
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DRB Fee Prc-Paid:$0.00 (Town of Vail project)
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Date Received
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Town of Vail, Colorado
White River National Forest
Booth Creek Trailhead
Recreation Opportunifies Parking Lot Sign
Design/l m plementation Plan
6t26/98
John B. Thomas
USDA Forest Service
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Overview
The Booth Creek Trailhead is located on the North Side of lnterstate 70 at the
end of Booth Creek Road near the Vail Mountain School in Vail, CO. The trail
accesses the Eagles Nest Wildemess within the Holy Cross Ranger District of
the White River National Forest. The parking lot itself is owned by the Town of
Vail, CO. ln 1997, there were over 13,000 visits to this trail.
Purpose
The purpose of this sign is to provide information on alternative recreation
opportunities around the Vail Valley. The current user of the Booth Creek Trail
may not be looking for a "wildemess' experience, but would be perfectly happy
to do a shorter hike, have a picnic, or just find a nice view. There are currently
concerns of overuse on both the trail and the parking area.
Process
The first stage in the process will be to put a trailhead sign approximately
4S" high by 36" wide covered wiih a plexiglass sheet in a highly visible spot in
the parking area itself. There currently is a trailhead information board out of site
from the parking lot, but by the time people get to it they are already committed
to the trail. The new information board should be placed in a spot that will give
visitors a chance to see the information on other opportunities before they are
committed to staying in the area. The information board design is compatible
with being expanded to a larger kiosk type board at a later stage.
Goals
The information on the board will include but is not limited to, information
on other hikes in the Vail Valley, information on other recreation opportunities in
the Town of Vail (Recreation Path, Alpine Gardens, Nature Center etc.),
information on VailAssociates/Forest Service Partnership activities (guided
hikes on Vail and Beaver Creek Mountain, Lift Rides, Piney Lake), as well as
directions to places where they can find more information on all of these
opportunities. ldeally, the design would include "Take One" boxes where
information could be dispersed. The Town of Vail and Forest Service Logos
would be displayed as well.
The maintenance of this board would be done by the Forest Service, with
input on the Town of Vail on what information should be shared.
Costs. Trailhead Board with Plexiglass Cover and Posts:. Design and Installation of Board:
Cost of other Materials for Board. Take One Boxes:. lnformation/Signage:
TOTAL COST:$1000
$500 (Town of Vail)
$300 (FS Staff Time)
$50 (FS Staff/$)
$150 (FS Staff/$)
$500 Town of Vail
$5oo (Fs)
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