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El Portalito January 2009 Interpretive and Conservation Education Master Plan Facilities There are 50 inventoried sites/facilities within the boundary of the El Yunque National Forest (EYNF) including: 32 highly maintained recreation sites of which 20 are developed recreation areas, 5 are picnic areas and 12 are trails. In addition, there are 18 undeveloped areas that are used by visitors to the forest. 2 Looking across jurisdictional boundaries there are aspects of the ICE Program that will reach beyond forest boundaries. Facility Challenges El Yunque National Forest’s most popular and frequently used recreational sites/facilities are located along the PR 191 “Recreational Corridor,” which bisects the Forest from North to South for approximately 5.8 miles/9.3 Km (see Map 1). There are four “major” sites interspersed along the corridor; beginning at the Forest’s entrance, they include: The El Portal Rain Forest Center; the Yokahu Tower Interpretive Site; the Palma de Sierra Recreational Area and the Palo Colorado Recreation Area and Interpretive Site. All of these sites are maintained to a high standard; The Palma de Sierra and Palo Colorado sites include developed, heavilyused picnic facilities either on site or nearby, that are open year-round. Quebrada Grande, a less popular picnic facility is located off the PR 191 corridor, off PR # 186, in the western section of the Forest. A new facility, the Río Sabana Picnic Area that will open on the first quarter of FY 2009 is adjacent to the municipality of Naguabo on the southern edge of the Forest. These major sites/facilities provide trailheads and/or convenient access to many of the Forest’s most popular nature trails. 2 Complete list of all inventoried developed and undeveloped sites/facilities with actual maintenance level and degree of accessibility can be found in Appendix A. El Yunque National Forest 10 El Portal Rain Forest Center
January 2009 Interpretation and Conservation Education Master Plan Figure 1 - PR 191 Recreation Corridor N Km 13 End of the road Please DO NOT park in front of gate Km 11.7-11.8 Palo Colorado Information Center and Picnic Area La Mina Falls Km 10.2 Big tree Trail Km 8.8 Yokahu Tower Km 8.5 La Coca Trail Km 7.8 Las Cabezas Observation Point PR 988 To Sabana, Puente Roto and Angelito Trail Welcome to the El Yunque National Forest sign Mt. Britton Lookout Tower Service Road PR 191 Km 11.3 Sierra Palm Food Concession “Yuquiyu Delights” and Picnic Area Km 11.8-11.9 Baño Grande and Baño de Oro Caimitillo Picnic Area Km 9.6 Juan Diego Creek El Yunque Peak Km 8.1 La Coca Falls Access Control Gate Trails to El Yunque Peak, Los Picachos and Mt. Britton Tower PR 9966 To El Verde Km 4.0 El Portal Rain Forest Center Los Picachos The following is a listing of perceived needs and challenges to the facilities located along the PR 191 Recreation corridor: • The exterior information kiosk located at PR 191, Km 4.5 requires extensive updating to ensure that its information displays (map, narrative, etc.) are current, are in-line with Forest safety and health regulations and directives; • A new exhibit design plan and an interpretive prospectus for the El Portal Rain Forest Center, that reflects perceived needs for changes, updates and revisions to existing features, must be developed and subsequently implemented; • The Forest’s camping policy must be revised to better reflect current public camping needs and to address group camping issues; 11 El Yunque National Forest Philodendron
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