Nevada State Parks
trail assessment, mapping, and signage
Nevada
State Parks
trail assessment,
mapping, and signage
assessing Nevada trails
Countless miles of Nevada State Park trails have been assessed using both the Universal Trail Assessment Process (UTAP) and the High-Efficiency Trail Assessment Process (HETAP). Trail areas were also inventoried and reconstructed in order to improve accessibility. Endless trail data was displayed for public use via panel maps, online maps, and Trail Access Information (TAI) SignPosts along trailheads. Take a look at some of our work for Nevada State Parks.
miles of trail assessed
trails assessed
TAI SignPosts installed
trail maps installed
parks assessed
Nevada trail maps
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park information
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county: Carson City
nearby city: Carson City
nearby highway: US Route 395
county:
Carson City
nearby city:
Carson City
nearby highway:
US Rt 395
county: Lincoln
nearby city: Caliente
nearby highway: US Route 93 Great Basin Hwy
county:
Lincoln
nearby city:
Caliente
nearby highway:
US Rt 93 Great Basin Hwy
county: Nye
nearby city: Gabbs
nearby highway: Nevada State Route 844
county:
Nye
nearby city:
Gabbs
nearby highway:
NV Rt 844
county: Clark
nearby city: Laughlin / Bullhead, AZ
nearby highway: Laughlin Hwy 163 / Needles Hwy
county:
Clark
nearby city:
Laughlin, NV
Bullhead, AZ
nearby highway:
Laughlin Hwy 163
Needles Hwy
county: Lincoln
nearby city: Pancaca
nearby highway: US Route 93 Great Basin Hwy
county:
Lincoln
nearby city:
Pancaca
nearby highway:
US Rt 93 Great Basin Hwy
county: White Pine
nearby city: Ely
nearby highway: Nevada State Route 486 from US Route 93 Great Basin Highway
county:
White Pine
nearby city:
Ely
nearby highway:
NV Rt 486 from US Rt 93 Great Basin Highway
county: Lyon
nearby city: Dayton
nearby highway: US Route 50 Lincoln Hwy
county:
Lyon
nearby city:
Dayton
nearby highway:
US Rt 50 Lincoln Hwy
county: Lincoln
nearby city: Pioche
nearby highway: US Route 93 Great Basin Hwy
county:
Lincoln
nearby city:
Pioche
nearby highway:
US Rt 93 Great Basin Hwy
county: Lyon
nearby city: Silver Springs
nearby highway: US Route 95 ALT
county:
Lyon
nearby city:
Silver Springs
nearby highway:
US Rt 95 ALT
county: Lincoln
nearby city: Caliente
nearby highway: Nevada State Route 317
county:
Lincoln
nearby city:
Caliente
nearby highway:
NV Rt 317
county: Douglas / Carson City / Washoe
nearby city: Carson City / Incline Village / Reno
nearby highway: Nevada State Route 28 Tahoe Blvd / US Route 50 Lincoln Hwy
county:
Douglas
Carson City
Washoe
nearby city:
Carson City
Incline Village
Reno
nearby highway:
NV Rt 28 Tahoe Blvd
US Rt 50 Lincoln Hwy
county: Carson City
nearby city: Carson City
nearby highway: Interstate 580 / US Route 395
county:
Carson City
nearby city:
Carson City
nearby highway:
Interstate 580 / US Rt 395
county: Pershing
nearby city: Lovelock
nearby highway: Nevada State Route 401
county:
Pershing
nearby city:
Lovelock
nearby highway:
NV Rt 401
county: Carson City
nearby city: Incline Village
nearby highway: Nevada State Route 28
county:
Carson City
nearby city:
Incline Village
nearby highway:
NV Rt 28
county: Elko
nearby city: Elko
nearby highway: Nevada State Route 228
county:
Elko
nearby city:
Elko
nearby highway:
NV Rt 228
county: Clark
nearby city: Las Vegas
nearby highway: Nevada State Route 159 Red Rock Canyon Rd
county:
Clark
nearby city:
Las Vegas
nearby highway:
NV Rt 159 Red Rock Canyon Rd
county: Lincoln
nearby city: Ursine
nearby highway: Nevada State Route 322
county:
Lincoln
nearby city:
Ursine
nearby highway:
NV Rt 322
county: Clark
nearby city: Overton
nearby highway: Nevada State Route 169/167 Northshore Rd
county:
Clark
nearby city:
Overton
nearby highway:
NV Rt 169/167 Northshore Rd
county: Douglas
nearby city: Stateline, NV / South Lake Tahoe, CA
nearby highway: US Route 50 Lake Tahoe Blvd
county:
Douglas
nearby city:
Stateline, NV
South Lake Tahoe, CA
nearby highway:
US Rt 50 Lake Tahoe Blvd
county: White Pine
nearby city: Ely
nearby highway: US Route 50/93 Great Basin Hwy
county:
White Pine
nearby city:
Ely
nearby highway:
US Rt 50/93 Great Basin Hwy
county: Washoe
nearby city: Carson City / Reno
nearby highway: Interstate 580
county:
Washoe
nearby city:
Carson City
Reno
nearby highway:
Interstate 580
county: Elko
nearby city: Elko
nearby highway: Nevada State Route 225
county:
Elko
nearby city:
Elko
nearby highway:
NV Rt 225
assessment history
2003 - 2005
Beneficial Designs utilized the High-Efficiency Trail Assessment Process (HETAP) to perform detailed assessments of the complete trail system for each of the projects in Northern Nevada that received Recreation Trails Program funding, but have not yet been assessed. The project team met with park managers at each identified project to perform a preliminary review of the location and all primary and secondary trails and to identify the primary trails for assessment. Permitted user groups were determined for each trail, and the assessment of park features such as parking, bathrooms, campsites and picnic areas will be performed. The detailed data obtained via HETAP was used to provide park management with trail data reports that enhance the accuracy and effectiveness of planning, budgeting, and decision-making. Trail Access Information (TAI) was created for all primary trails that were assessed. TAI included full color artwork and printed panel signs for the complete trail system in each park. Artwork and prints for TAI SignPosts was also created for each trail assessed. All artwork was provided in digital formats to be used by the park manager for pocket maps or for posting on websites.
2006 - 2007
6,028 lineal feet of an existing aggregate base trail were paved to a width of approximately eight feet wide in the northwest Reno McQueen area. As part of the trail improvements three interpretive signs, four Mutt Mitt® Dispensers, three concrete trash receptacles and three concrete benches were installed along the route. Most of the work was completed under a construction contract. The city provided most of the accessory materials (signs, trash receptacles, benches, etc.) through separate vendor purchases.
2007 Tahoe Meadows
Approximately one new mile of trail was constructed, connecting the Tahoe Rim Trail and Ophir Creek Trail. A floating trail tread surface was installed on 100 foot test sections. Rock causeways supported trail tread over determined wet areas. Two steel I-beam bridges with wooden planks over Ophir Creek were built. Three new trailheads with approximately ten stair steps descending from each into the meadow were installed. Six to eight objective trail information and demonstrative signs were posted at trailheads and trail intersections. Existing social trails were covered and raked and all designated and social trails were GPS inventoried and measured with the Universal Trail Assessment Process.
2008 Tahoe Meadows
This project finished construction of 1,150 feet of boardwalk, constructed two miles of sustainable foot trail, a 100 foot access trail from the highway shoulder to meadow and realigned short trail sections further away from Ophir Creek. New signs were created and installed including two large and five small overhead maps at trail junctions, two regulatory signs, three meadow closure signs, five carsonite TAI SignPosts along the highway shoulder, seven carsonite use symbol signs at key intersections, and approximately 30 stream protection signs along Ophir Creek.
2009 - 2010
Artwork was designed and installed for on-trail signs, trailhead maps, and internet trail information for 31 parks and 85 trails that were identified as high priority by users and land management agencies. Seven Mutt Mitt kits and seven bear resistant trash receptacles were also installed at Forest Service trailheads. These recreational trail opportunities provided greater accessibility and information to current and potential trail users.
152.6 miles of trail were assessed. 198 TAI SignPosts and 36 trail maps were installed.
2011 - 2012
Beneficial Designs assessed 94.7 miles of trail for 70 trails in 15 Nevada State Parks and 1 Forest Service trail system. 60 maps and 118 TAI SignPosts were printed.
The project team met with park managers at each identified Nevada State Park to perform a preliminary review of the location and all primary and secondary trails and to identify the primary trails for assessment. Permitted user groups were determined for each trail. The assessment of park features such as parking, bathrooms, campsites and picnic areas were performed.
The detailed data obtained via HETAP was used to provide the park manager with trail data reports to enhance the accuracy and effectiveness of planning, budgeting, and decision-making. Trail Access Information (TAI) was created for all primary trails that were assessed. TAI included full color artwork and printed panel signs for the complete trail system in each park. Artwork and prints for TAI on-trail signage were also created for each trail assessed. All artwork was provided in digital formats, which were able to be used by the park manager for pocket maps or for posting on websites.
