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<br />-J I""".. ,- <br />~ :J.) <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />estimate. About 80,000 visitors can be attributed to people <br />living within 40 to 50 miles of the reservoir, another 200,000 <br />would be drawn from the Denver metropolitan area, and the <br />remaining 60,000 can be assigned to tourists and people living <br />along the east slope north of Denver. <br /> <br />The present system of county roads and state highways will serve <br />as adequate access into the site. About 20 miles of interior <br />access road will need to be constructed, and access off relocated <br />State Highway 144 will have to be secured. <br /> <br />VI. PLAN FOR RECREATION DEVELOPMENT <br /> <br />Recreation development to adequately serve the anticipated public <br />use could be accommodated at four public use areas. Two areas <br />would be located adjacent to the reservoir shoreline and would <br />function at all pool levels, one area would serve downstream <br />portions of the project and the other would be at Jackson Reservoir. <br />The public use areas are shown on the accompanying General Develop- <br />ment Map, No. RS/NAR 7105A. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The Riverside Public Use Area is located below Narrows Dam along <br />the South Platte River. This site will retain its heavy tree <br />cover, and is most suitable for recreation development. Recreation <br />development provided by the City of Fort Morgan below the fork of <br />Bijou Creek and South Platte River was destroyed in the 1965 <br />spring floods. <br /> <br />A very desirable campground can be established on this site, along <br />with a picnic area and fisherman access points. <br /> <br />If a tract of land along the river from the Bureau takeline down <br />to the mouth of Bijou Creek can be acquired and joined to the <br />city-owned land, a very desirable park development could be <br />established, and all land along the river between the city and <br />the reservoir would be in public ownership. <br /> <br />The North Shore Public Use Area would be primarily a day-use site <br />with facilities for picnicking, boating, water skiing, swimming, <br />and sightseeing. An overlook should be built near the left dam <br />abutment at the time of dam construction, and access to the over- <br />look incorporated with the relocation of State Highway 144. A <br />roadside rest area could be located at the upper end of the <br />North Shore Area in Section 35. Again, the plan for the rest <br />area should be considered at the time of road relocation to assure <br />proper access. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />9 <br />