Show Roadside Park at Silver Creek Is Already Serving to Cap Capacity city Once upon a time a Roadside I Park was called a camp ground It was a place to stop atop and rest along the road to somewhere I Today we call such a place a Roadside Park and the public need Is apparently still present as Roadside Parks are spotted all along the Highways of Amer lea ica I A master plan has hM been developed devel dove lope ope by the Landscape Design Section of the tho Utah State Department Depart meat ment of Highways for the eventual eventual event event- ual construction of ot three thirty j rest eras six view areas aras and four tour I emergency stop atop areas areM These are areto areto areto to be strategically located along I the Interstate Highway System Before Defore this ambitious plan was waa put In motion It was necessary to determine the extent of usage and the need for tor or these facilities for tor I the traveling public Under the direction of ot B. B Dale I Research Engineer a detailed study has haa been made and the factual data gives strong Justification for tor the development as now finalized At roadside parks already de developed do- do I it was was- found that Silver Creek Park located at the Junction June June- tion of ot US 40 and US U approximately 28 miles east of Salt Lake City had bad people use the ta facilities from fron 6 am a.m. to 8 S pm p.m. during a two day period In Jn Aug es net 1962 This ThIa was wag a a Jot lot of ot peele people peo- peo pIe le tm qt only 1 14 IA per er ar cent of tie Ibo i o s a. a I passing traffic of which 47 per por porI or I cent was out of s at cars cara It 18 la also worthy note t per percept percent ept I lof of those stop stopping stayed oy oyer r- r night and the present facilities for Los eating water and rooms were wore not for tit thet peak I tourist season r j Similar conclusions were made mad madeI I from the rf research search data datil gathered at Lunt Park located some miles mUes north of Cedar City on US 91 and Kane Springs Park on 15 miles of Moab i iThe The consensus of opinion ot f all sit motorists interviewed was was' that the State of Utah Utah- should be com commended mended on or the three major roadside parks butmore but butmore butmore more la is needed Favorable c con com comments m. m ments were vere rec received relative W the numerous picnic tables placed ll llIn in other shaded areas throughout gho i the state I These facilities facUlties b have ci tee feeling ling of ot goodwill for tor moth mot tourists toward toward- the great grat State of Df Utah i r |