Good news that they will be made.
Folsom Lake plans growth
Trails might be tweaked, campsites added, but popular state park won't see drastic changes.
By M.S. Enkoji - menkoji@sacbee.com
Published 12:00 am PST Sunday, February 10, 2008
State planners are forging the future of Folsom Lake, one of California's most popular state parks, deciding where new trails will lead, how many more campers can spend the night there and how fast boats can skim the water.
In the works since 2002, the general plan is a blueprint for growth in the 31-square-mile Folsom Lake State Recreation Area, which sprawls through three counties and includes Folsom Lake and Lake Natoma.
After numerous talks with hikers, boaters, horseback riders and neighbors to the park, the state Department of Parks and Recreation and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation have issued a draft of the plan.
"The park is pretty well developed, so there's not going to be a huge change in plans," said Jim Micheaels,a park and recreation specialist with the department.
What the plan offers are options to relieve clogged entrance booths and boat ramps, more campsites at Peninsula campground, possibly a park area on Mississippi Bar and larger no-wake zones, Micheaelson said. The plan also addresses the possibility of creating some fire breaks in response to neighbors' concerns about spreading wildfire.
Nearly 100 miles of trails for hiking, biking and horseback riding throughout the park could be enhanced in the future by creating a complete loop around Folsom Lake, Micheaelson said.
