Show two big recreation projects urged for shores of gor ae ake the national park service has recommended that two major recreational developments be built along the shore of future flaming gorge reservoir near vernal both developments should be national recreation aleas including an a administration t ration ill building lod 3 roo Is and facilities f for bo tin swimming wa carfer er skien fishing and hunting huntin the fede federal al agen cy said I 1 these com lations were coltaine con taine a 22 page preliminary planning report on naming flaming gorge unit co corn in piled by the park services region three staff in santa fe N M for the U S bureau of reclamation the two proposed dove develop lop ments are located at the con fluence of henrys fork and tile the gr gren en river in daggett county six poten ciol minor recreation sites were also selected in wyoming and utah major locations one major recreational development would be located in lucerne valley just east of linwood utah a little fa farming fm community to be inundated by the four million acre foot reservoir the other would be located across tile the reservoir in antelope flat just north of 0 the boundaries of ashley national rort forest st uncle sams basic urn firn development at lucerne lucer ne valley antelope flat and dutch john draw all in utah would cost about tile he report estimated non federal recreation would lost cost about 05 for lucerne valley for antelope flat and for dutch john draw lucerne valley develop ment could include an admin adain building and visitor center resort type concession and a 40 unit lodge and motel with swimming pool and marina the report said to open bids antelope flat could include a public contact station con cession operated facilities including a 30 unit lodge and motel and marina additional facilities could be provided for boating swimming g water skiing and picnicking the US U S bureau of reclamation will opp bids in manila daggett county june 10 at 2 30 p m for the prime cop contract tract in 66 million flaming G gorge or ge dam which will take about five to six years to build the national park service conservatively estimated at least persons will visit flaming gorge becea dional facilities every year when the dam is finished lucerne valley and antelope flat were chosen for major development because they are readily accessible by highways anti because there is easy accetta to the reservoir from the banks downstream steep canyon walls prevent easy access trappers trapper nen desous Ilen henrys rys rork fork was a popular fur trapper rendezvous rende for the rugged mountain men who opened tills thia vast region of north america in tile the early 1000 1800 s an annual carnival of fun and coin corn merci merc brought together such such trap sav pers as kit carson jim bridger john colter thomas fitzpatrick baptiste gervais and dill bill williams little archeology archaeology arche gation has been made in tile the reservoir area tile the report said but tile the national park service plans to complete tills this work before water backs up T the site chosen by the national clrk par service are accessible by federal and state highways the reservoir basin will almost be within sight of future interstate highway 80 it will also lie between two major US U S highways transcontinental highway lilg hway 30 at green river wyo and U S highway 40 at vernal utah state highway 44 will serve as access to the recreational areas via dutch john the government townsite utah state highway 43 from linwood to dutch john one third of which will be covered by water will also give ready access to the anti antelope flat site wyoming runs the en the length of the reservoir serving as access to several minor developments as well as the major development at lucerne valley of reccea tion or the reservoir should be carried out by an agency of the federal government since it Is of national significance rl the report said either the park service or the forest service would administer recreation the forest service already administers ashley national forest which is bisected by 27 miles of the reservoir exciting boat trips down the rapids of the green will come to an end when the re st si backs up but they will be replaced by pictures boat trips from green river wyo down 91 miles site tile the trip will go through blazing red kingfisher horseshoe and flaming gorge canyons |