Friday, March 6, 2009

Section Boards

Section Boards

Interpretive Concepts

Interpretive Concepts
This panel depicts the potential interpretive concepts that could be designed and built. Stone/masonry figure prominently into the concepts due to the rugged and harsh conditions along the shoreline. Smaller park like areas like Dismal Nitch are depicted as stand along elements. Interpretive elements can span a diverse breadth of history from Chinookan culture and maritime trade to Lewis and Clark and pioneer settlement.

Area 4

Area 4

The image on the left is the section from Dismal Nitch to the Knappton sawmill heritage site. The green dots are segment boundaries. The yellow dots are planning opportunities and constraints. The red hash area represents highway constraints. White arrows depict scenic view opportunities. The smaller images representative current conditions along the SR 401 highway.

Area 3

Area 3
The image on the left depicts Area 3 from Fort Columbia to Chinook County Park. The green dots are the segment boundaries, the yellow dots are planning constraints and opportunities. The white arrows show scenic opportunities.

The smaller images on the right are existing conditions on SR 101.

Area 2

Area 2
The large image on the left is Area 2 from Mile Marker 1 to Dismal Nitch Safety Rest Area. The green dots represent area boundaries. The yellow dots represent planning opportunities and constraints. The white arrows represent scenic view areas.

The smaller images on the right are the existing conditions along SR 401 and SR 101.

Area 1

Area 1
Area 1 shown in greater detail. The larger image shows the area boundaries in green dots. The yellow dots dots depict planning opportunities and constraints. The white arrows represent scenic view opportunities. The smaller photos are of the existing conditions along SR 101.

East Segment Map

East Segment Map

This image shows the east segment of the proposed trail plan in greater detail.

Discovery Trail Overview Map

Discovery Trail Over View Map
Discovery Trail was conceived in 1999 as a regional mulitmodal (bike and pedestrian) trail that connected Knappton with Long Beach. The overal route is about 27 miles in length. The west segment that connects the City of Long Beach with the Town of Ilwaco. This segment passes through the Cape Disappointment State Park and future Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission plans include connecting the Isthmus area and North Head road with Discovery Trail at Beard's Hollow







This image shows planning segments for the easterly segment of the trail. The middle section has not been planned for as now. The easterly segment is divided into four sub areas. The numbering system represents a proposed plan for priority of trail construction. Area 1 would be first, followed sequentially by 2, 3, and 4.







  1. Area 1 is from Fort Columbia to US 101 Mile Marker 1 (just west of the Sundowner RV Park) and includes Station Camp Middle Village park area (Station Camp Unit of the Lewis and Clark National Historical Park).

  2. Area 2 is from US 101 Mile Marker 1 to the Dismal Nitch Safety Rest Area (Dismal Nitch Unit of the Lewis and Clark National Historical Park.

  3. Area 3 is from Fort Columbia to Chinook County Park.

  4. Area 4 is from Dismal Nitch Saftey Rest Area to Knappton Sawmill historic site and includes the Knappton Cove Heritage Center.