Tina Robinson

General Plan Project Manager

Ocotillo Wells District
5172 Highway 78
Borrego Springs, CA 92004

Dear Tina:

Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments on The Ocotillo Wells SVRA General Plan Update. I recreate at Ocotillo Wells along with many of my friends and family. It is important to me that this plan recognizes the fact that there are many other land management agencies that are restricting and reducing the amount of area available for OHV recreation. Therefore this plan needs to strive to provide additional acreage and the highest quality experience possible. In an effort to help California State Parks provide those things I would like to offer the following suggestions:

Park Expansion Process - A process needs to be put in place for expanding the park on adjacent lands. There are several areas where this park could expand and/or acquire land within the park.

Additional Trails – A process needs to be put in place to add more preferred routes of travel to the park, especially in the eastern portion. That process should include the ability to add them to the official park map.

Vendor Permit System - We need to have a vendor permit system put in. Many other OHV areas have permitted vendors at their recreation areas to fulfill the needs of the park visitors.

4x4 Training Area – We need a 4x4 training area at the park for Tread Lightly training and similar type programs.

Event Venue Area - We need an event venue area in both the north and south portions of the park. It would be nice to have a place to stage events and intrude on visitors to the park that are not participating in the event.

Ranger Station in the North - We need an additional Ranger Station in the northern section of the park possibly close to Holly Rd.

New North – South Trail - We need a new trail that runs north–south through the park. One that can accommodate inexperienced riders and even possibly emergency vehicles. We do not want either Pumpkin Patch Trail or Cross Over trail to be bladed!!!

Thank you for the opportunity to provide input.