Trail Study Area Planning

What are Trail Study Areas (TSAs)?

The Visitor Master Plan (VMP) set goals that establish an overall framework for providing visitor services and protecting resources on OSMP lands. TSA plans were identified in the VMP as area-specific plans to establish implementation strategies that improve the visitor experience and provide a sustainable trail system while protecting natural and cultural resources. Community collaboration and input is critical to successful TSA planning. Three TSA Plans have been completed and are being implemented, the Marshall Mesa / Southern Grasslands TSA, the Eldorado Mountain / Doudy Draw TSA, and the West TSA.

The number and extent of TSAs was modified from what was envisioned in the Visitor Master Plan after completion of the Eldorado Mountain / Doudy Draw TSA. The new TSA boundary map was approved in 2007. Map of Trails Study Areas767.47 KB

Above: the new Goshawk Ridge trail in the
Eldorado Mountain / Doudy Draw TSA

Below: relationships among OSMP Adopted Plans and
Policy Documents Diagram - click for a larger version

• quality of the visitor experience
• protection and restoration of natural and cultural resources
• visitor access opportunities
• physical sustainability of the trails system

TSA Planning

The order for remaining TSA plans is:

• North
• East
• Remainder of South

Completed TSA Plans

West TSA

• West TSA Project Home Page

Eldorado Mountain - Doudy Draw TSA

•  EM/DD TSA Plan Document 360.54 Kb
•  EM/DD TSA Plan Maps 3.98 Mb

Marshall Mesa - Southern Grasslands TSA

•  MM/SG TSA Plan Document 437.88 Kb
•  MM/SG TSA Plan Map 580.41 Kb

Background Information

•  Map of Trails Study Areas (767.47 Kb)
• Recommended Changes to the Trail Study Area Planning Process for Public Review(59.09 KB)

Visitor Master Plan Background & References

Last Updated on Wednesday, 08 August 2012 15:15