Glenwood Springs Field Office Recreation Appendix Working Draft

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Working Draft—GSFO Recreation Appendix- 3-6-2009 The Crown Special Recreation Management Area (SRMA) (Alternative B) Recreation Management Zone(RMZ)2 RMZ Outcome Objective The outcome objective identifies the specific recreation activities to be emphasized, the outcomes (experiences and benefits) to be produced/realized as well as the desired customer assessment standard to be monitored and achieved. i n targeted Participants in visitor assessments report an average 4.0 realizat o of the g ete experience and benefit ex p outcomes listed below. (4.0 on a probability scale where: 1 = Not at all realized to 5=totally realized). Activities Experiences Benefits Personal: Mountain • Enjoying frequent access • Improved physical fitness/better health maintenance Biking to outdoor physical activity • Improved outdoor recreation skills • Getting some needed • Living a more outdoor-oriented lifestyle physical exercise • Improved balance of work and play in my life • Developing your skills and • Greater awareness of this area/community as a special abilities place • For the challenge or sport • Enjoying the areas wildlife, Community/Social: scenery,views and • Lifestyle improvement or maintenance aesthetics Environmental: •Preserve the special landscape character of this place Economic: •Increased desirability as a place to live or retire •Greater value-added local services Proposed Recreation Setting Character Conditions (RSCCs) RSCCs depict the desired future recreational qualities of the landscape(physical), the qualities associated with use(social), and the conditions created by management(operational);that influence the kinds of recreation activities that are offered and recreation outcomes produced/realized. Proposed Physical RSCCs Remoteness:The area is more remote due to closing motorized vehicle routes. Naturalness:The existing natural landscape is retained. Any new non-recreational modifications(e.g. ROWs, fences,ponds)are not visually obvious or evident. Visitor Facilities:Recreation developments are basic and small in size with visitor amenities such as restrooms. Campgrounds or designated campsites offer camping opportunities. Maintained and signed trails are found on- site. Proposed Social RSCCs Contacts(avg.): Participants encounter a season average 6-8 encounters/day. Group Size(avg.): Participants encounter a season average 6-8 people per group. Evidence of Use: Sounds of other people commonly heard. Localized areas of vegetation alteration and compacted/bare soils are found near along trails, at trailheads and at campsites. Inappropriate recreation use is rehabilitated Page 1 12