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<br />Recreation <br /> <br />TIll' Colorado !tlwr Slorll~l' I'rojPd <br />l'()Iltrihuh's imml'llSt'ly to thl' n'l'fl'a. <br />lion adlvilws of till' IIp[Wr basm. ~ow <br />accessihl,' ah' mallY heautiful an'as <br />whidl w{'n' fornwrly St't'n hy only a <br />fpw Iwarty hikl'rs. TIll' 11 st.oragl' n's- <br />{'(V oil's slIstaint'd :l.iRR,nOO (pefl-ation <br />days durill~ t'all'ndar }It'llI' 1970. :In <br /> <br />ineff'asp of ahout .1% over lIw )!l'ar <br />pn'violls.l\ tabulatioll of lht' visitation <br />at t!H'Sl' TI'servoirs from 19tili tlll'o\J~h <br />1970 is shown on tlw opposit.(' [Jagt'. <br />:\ waph which shows tilt' rapid inert'lIst' <br />of total visitor liSt" durin~ the In...;l 5 <br />}'t'ars is inlPqJ()spd nn lht. "hart. <br /> <br />H.I'cH'atum facilit.ies at Fhunilll{ Gorw' <br />art' ahout 60'k l"ompletl!; (;[1'11 Canyon <br />IS ahout 25r~ COmpli'll'; and the Curl'- <br />{~anli Unit. Wllll~h indud,'s Blu!' ~I('sa. <br />\lnrrow Point, and Cryst.11 !tt'sprvoirs, <br />is C1hout 25':1,- (;omph>tt-'. TIlt' nl'W n's' <br />f'rvoirs. :\Il't'ks Cahin and SllVt'r ,Jal'k, <br />havt' no facilities as ypL Sl<trvution <br />Rl'!it'rvnir has a hoatramp, parking an'a <br />and alTt'SS road. Fadlltit,s at all utlwr <br />n'st'rvoirs an' (~I)lnplt'tp eXCl'pt for mI- <br />nor improv('llH'IlL". <br /> <br />'Illl' :\alinna! !'ark St'rvin' planlwd till' <br />d('vp!opnwllt of th.. rt>{'fl'atilln sites at <br />tilt's\' n'st'rvoirs and ~upl'rvisl'll till' l"on' <br />strul'liun work. Expt'ctl'U liS!' of lI11'St' <br />an'as was t-'stlmatt'd conservatively, <br />\lsillj;l: vlsitatlUll at utlwr similar fl'S' <br />l'rvoirs as a hasls. (ll"l~lOal pstlmatt'S <br />In(hcatl'd till' loLaI USl' would Ilt' about <br />2.:137.000 rt,{.rt'atioll days. The 1970 <br />visitation fil{t!rt's art> G2rl,- higl1l'l" thun <br />tht' ori~inal l'stimatt.s. This wa.'. t'Xlwri. <br />(,1H:l'd with kss than half of tht' dp. <br />vdnpnwl11 ill opl'ralinn. <br /> <br />19 <br /> <br />.~ <br />-~ <br />........ . <br />-:;,-~. .... <br />.. <br />,. ~ <br />1~,i"4 <br />t' i ,;,. <br />. } <br />I. ~ \ <br />- " <br /> <br />~ <br />-J. ~~ <br />-r - ,- <br /> <br />,..... . ... <br /> <br />-~. <br /> <br />1\ <br /> <br />I,r <br />I' <br /> <br />,.(, " <br />.~ <br />.,.. . . <br />.".......' I <br />..~t....~ \ <br />I ~./ ~,>;..t" <br />C _..:. ,.t~ <br />..&..--. ~ <br />.--...- <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />. <br />. <br /> <br />-'I <br />