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<br />Recreation <br /> <br />Thl' Colorado l{jVt'f Slora!!!' I'fujl'l't <br />contrihutl,s lmmpnsp]y to tht, n'nt'''' <br />tion adivilit's of tilt' upper hasin. :\0"'" <br />aect'ssihh' an- many IWtllltiful an'as <br />whidl wt'rt' fOrTlll'rly St'l'll hy only a <br />ft'W Iwarty hikl'rs. '1'11(' }-I storagt. n's- <br />!'fvoirs sustained :1.7HR,iiUO n'l'rpallUll <br />days dUring call'l1{!uf Yt'ar 1 !J70, an <br /> <br />inl'r{,;}s{' of about V'.? OVt'f tht-' }It'ar <br />pn'violls.:\ tahulation of till' visitatlon <br />at tlll'SI' rl'sprvoirs from 1966 throllKh <br />1970 is shown on the oppositl' 11111.(", <br />,\ graph which shows llw rapid incrl'asl' <br />of lotal visitor liSt' during tilt' last 5 <br />ypars is intl'rposI'd on tht' chart. <br /> <br />I{t'crl'iltioll faciliti,'s at Flaminlo: Gorw' <br />an' ahout fj07r {'ompll'tt': GI"1l Canyon <br />is about 25""', ("urnpll,Lt-; .md the CUrt.. <br />('anti Unit. which indudp:>. Bllll' ;\l('sa. <br />:-'1orrow !'oint. and Crystal H('~('rvoirs. <br />is about 25(,~ rompll'h'. Thl' Ill'W n's- <br />prvoirs. :\Il't'ks Cahin and Silwr .Jack, <br />han' no facillti~'s as yd. St.arvation <br />Ih"~ervoir has a hoatramp, parking an'a <br />and al'('l'SS road. FaciJitit,s at all ot.ht'r <br />rl'sl'rvoir~ art' romplPtt, l'XCI'pt for mi, <br />/lor impn)vPllwnls. <br /> <br />TIll' ;':ationall'ark St'rvirt' plalllwd tlw <br />dl'\'t'lopnwnt of lh~' n'crt'ation sitl's al <br />thl'.~l' rl'st'rvoirs and ~uJ)('rvlst'd till' con, <br />strl/dlUll work, EXPI't'tt'd USt' uf tlWSI' <br />an'as was I'stimntpd I'ons,'rvativply. <br />using visitation at otht'r similar ff'S' <br />t'rvoirs as a basis. OriJ!inal t'stimatt's <br />indil'atl'd till' total11Sl' would Ill' ahollt <br />2.3:17,OUO ft'("fl'al ion days, Tht' I ~J70 <br />visitatiun figurl's art' 62'? hi/:!,"lwr than <br />tilt' oflj,(inall'stimfltt's. This was pxpl'ri. <br />{'nt'l'd with II'SS than half of tilt' dl'- <br />vdopmt'nt in ()r1t'faticlJl. <br /> <br />19 <br /> <br />. .'i .'~~ <br /> <br />~ - - <br />I _ <br />~ - <br />~~ <br />t~ <br /> <br /> <br />, <br /> <br /> <br />I <br />~ <br /> <br />-- <br />""-- <br /> <br />.-...- <br /> <br />, <br />-l <br />