For the first time in more than three decades, Lucky Peak State Park will have updated classifications for management and land-use designation.
The park, which sees over a million visitors annually, will finally be getting a new master plan after going without an update since 1988. The draft changes reflect a continued effort to accurately recognize and maintain the park’s acreage that plays a significant role in the natural environment.
In a public hearing on the draft plan, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials reassured that the changes wouldn’t impact how visitors interact with the park. While it will bring changes to the way certain areas of the park are managed, visitors looking to enjoy the park’s recreational opportunities likely won’t see much difference.
“It’s more of an adjustment to the way we’re already managing … it’s not going to look any different than what we’re doing already,” Brett Call, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers master planner, said.
Among the biggest changes in the plan is the reduction in land designated for recreation alongside 641 acres newly designated as Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESAs), a classification that didn’t exist under the prior plan.