BIG BASIN REDWOODS - California State Parks - State of California

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Preliminary General Plan and Draft EIR May 2012 Big Basin Redwoods State Park • Visiting outdoor nature museums, zoos, gardens or arboretums • Visiting historic or cultural sites • Attending outdoor cultural events • Off-highway vehicle use The U.S. Forest Service’s National Survey on Recreation and the Environment (2000–2003) shows the current top recreation pursuits in the Santa Cruz Mountains area are: • Walking and hiking • Family gatherings • Viewing/photographing natural scenery • Visiting outdoor nature centers • Picnicking in developed sites Big Basin campsite Campground demand will continue to grow throughout California, particularly for RV and alternative campground facilities. This is for the most part true for aging baby boomers who seek convenience and relaxation and who are still inclined to enjoy camping, may have limited mobility, but have grown weary of the preparatory steps such as setting up tents. Families and single parents with young children who seek quality time with their family and less work, such as single mothers who are concerned about safety and security, are pleased with tent cabins and yurts. During the peak season and holiday weekends, many state park campgrounds are full and campers are turned away. California State Parks has been able to add very few campsites during the last ten years, and no coastal campsites. Population growth and demand is so high that if California State Parks were to add 325 campsites a year, it would not keep up with demand (California State Park System Plan 2002). The situation for day use picnic sites is similar. 2 -112 Existing Conditions
Big Basin Redwoods State Park Preliminary General Plan and Draft EIR May 2012 The National Survey on Recreation and the Environment (2000-2003) indicates that camping in developed sites was an activity that approximately 37% of the residents of the Bay Area participated. With the dramatic projected increases in statewide and regional populations, especially of younger, active people interested in family and group recreational experiences, camping will continue to be an important and well-used type of recreation facility in this park in the future. Changing Ethnic Patterns The relatively large Latino-Hispanic and Asian populations located in the San Francisco Bay Area and Central Valley counties, combined with changing ethnicity patterns in California, will directly affect visitor demographics at Big Basin Redwoods SP. A language other than English is spoken in approximately 40% of California households and, approximately 25% of K-12 students are learning English as their primary language. California ethnic facts are impressive – over one-third of Asian Americans live in California and nearly one-third of Hispanic Americans call California home. The Latino-Hispanic population in 2010 was 28.7% of California’s total population, which is a 20.8% increase since 2000, according to the 2010 U.S. Census. The total Asian population was 4.3% of California’s total population, a 22.6% increase since 2000. Population projections for Santa Clara, Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties show a 15.7% increase in the Latino-Hispanic population and a 9.4% increase in Asian populations by 2020, compared with only moderate increases or slight reductions for other ethnic groups. This increase suggests that the mix of user groups and the corresponding facility needs at parks may be changing. For example, there is a correlation between Latinos recreating in large, often family-based groups and a high demand for developed recreation sites, particularly sites with picnic tables, barbeque grills, and parking lots. Group picnics also tend to be longer in duration than for other ethnic groups, as many food items are prepared on site (California State Park System Plan 2007). Asian Americans also spend time outdoors with family and friends and like to be near natural areas to view and photograph wildlife and hike and bicycle on park trails (Bay Area Open Space Council 2004). The relatively large Latino-Hispanic and Asian populations located in the San Francisco Bay Area and Central Valley counties, combined with changing ethnicity patterns in California, will directly affect visitor demographics at Big Basin Redwoods SP. It is clear that the San Francisco Bay Area population is changing. This is also true for the Central Valley, another potential visitor base for the park. Population projections for Sacramento, San Joaquin, Yolo, and Solano counties suggest that from 2000 to 2020 there will be a 256% increase in the Latino population, which will then comprise 33% of the population in these four counties. In the same four Central Valley counties, the Asian American population is expected to double in the same time frame to comprise just over 15% of the population. African Americans and other ethnic groups will also increase as a percentage of the population, while in certain Valley counties, the percentage of Caucasians will decrease. The implications of these demographic changes for recreation demand will compel future planners to provide recreation Existing Conditions 2 -113
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