Carson River Aquatic Trail Plan
Carson City Parks & Recreation/Nevada Commission on Tourism/Carson River Aquatic Trail Plan
Resource Concepts, Inc. (RCI) was contracted by Carson City and the Nevada Commission on Tourism to prepare the Carson River Aquatic Trail Plan. The purpose of the Carson River Aquatic Trail Plan was to identify specific in-stream improvements needed to attain the long-term vision for the river corridor through Carson City and to improve public safety. In addition the plan described the relationship of the improvements to Nevada tourism, tourism infrastructure and the on-going projects in the river corridor such as the V&T Railroad project and river canyon recreational trails.
The Plan was created through the coordination of all river corridor stakeholders. The Plan included a description of the river corridor history, current interests and existing river master plans; proposed improvements; the benefits of the improvements; improvement costs and funding opportunities; and anticipated economic benefits.
The Plan was presented at a variety of public meetings including the Carson River Advisory Committee, the Dayton Valley Conservation District, the Nevada State Lands, Nevada State Parks, the Carson River Coalition, the Carson City Convention and Visitors Bureau Board of Directors, Lyon County Board of Supervisors, and the Carson City Board of Supervisors.
As a part of the Plan, RCI developed an Aquatic Trail Map for recreational users of the river. The Plan was incorporated into the 2006 Carson City Pathways Master Plan.