The Jordan River Commission and Salt Lake County are pleased to announce that they have been awarded a technical assistance grant from the National Park Service’s River and Trails Conservation Assistance (RTCA) program. The grant will focus on developing an interpretive trail map for public use of the Jordan River Parkway trail system.
At this point in time, no current printed trail map for the Jordan River Parkway is available for public use. The goal of this project is to develop the first user-friendly, easily-accessible, and comprehensive source of information about Jordan River Parkway’s trailheads, parking areas, and amenities. In addition to basic trail information, the map will contain interpretive information and highlight educational opportunities along the river corridor.
“This grant helps continue our efforts to make the Jordan River a great amenity for our Salt Lake County and surrounding communities,” says Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon.
The map will be available in both printed and online formats. The printed version will be available free of charge at local governmental offices, and ultimately at a variety of local businesses and destinations. The online version will allow trail users to print off a map of customized trail segments. It is the hope that these maps will be completed and available in time for use by summer 2012.
The Jordan River Commission is excited by this opportunity, and thanks the folks in the local RTCA office for their support. For many people a lack of information about the Jordan River Parkwayhas been a barrier to its use. We believe this trail map will expand access to the Parkway, and that the map’s interpretive elements will encourage folks to learn more about the Jordan River.
The award of the RTCA grant is in part a result of the Jordan River Parkway being listed in the America’s Great Outdoors Fifty-State Report, with support from the Office of Governor Herbert as well as the Secretary of the Interior. This document, published by the Department of the Interior, lists two projects from each state representing the nation’s best investments to reconnect American’s with the natural world and to create jobs through travel, tourism and recreation.
Media Coverage: Deseret News, KSL, and the Salt Lake Tribune
