Draft EIS/EIR for the San Luis Reservoir SRA Resource ...

4. Plan Overview
Alternative 4 would provide additional facilities along the southern part of San
Luis Reservoir in areas that were envisioned for development in earlier planning
documents (see Section 3.1 and Appendix A, Table A-1) but never developed.
Due to its steep topography, the southern part of San Luis Reservoir (Lone Oak
Bay and Portuguese Creek) can be subject to extreme water level fluctuations that
are not compatible with boat-in camping and day use. Therefore, Alternative 4
includes access and facility development that is limited to landside areas in the
BC Zone: a group picnic facility with shade ramadas at Quien Sabe Point,
accessible by foot, bike, or horseback; a campground at Golden Eye with up to 25
tent sites; a backpackers campground at Harper Lane with up to 10 tent sites; and
an equestrian camp and primitive trail access camping at Coyote Springs (see
Map 11). The additional visitor access and facilities are not of a magnitude that
would merit changing the BC Zone designation to FC. However, the visibility of
additional visitors and facilities from the water surface in this relatively isolated
area would result in a change in WROS zone from RN6 (with Alternatives 1, 2,
and 3) to RD5, reflecting a greater overall degree of development. Accordingly,
this WROS designation accommodates a greater target boat density for the
southern part of San Luis Reservoir: 20 to 50 acres per boat for RD Zones
compared with 50 to 110 acres per boat for Rural Natural.
At Dinosaur Point, Alternative 4 proposes to expand the existing four-lane boat
launch, allow for construction of a marina, and provide for concessions. In
addition to adding 30 tent campsites (as with Alternative 3), Alternative 4 would
allow primitive boat-in and trail access camping at Whistler Point to the south,
and boat-in, low-impact day use such as picnicking and hiking at Honker Bay to
the north (see Map 11). Like Alternatives 2 and 3, Alternative 4 would allow
street luge events with permission from CSP.
Alternative 4 would include some features proposed in Alternative 3 at San Luis
Creek Use Area. It would construct a new boarding float and ADA-accessible
fishing pier, upgrade or replace the lifeguard stand, allow for connecting paved
paths, explore concession opportunities, expand the boat launch, provide a
multipurpose building for group events and interpretive programs, and add up to
30 tent sites on the northwest shoreline. However, Alternative 4 would also allow
for construction of a marina and a separate launch area for personal watercraft.
Like Alternative 3, Alternative 4 would provide up to five additional group picnic
facilities at day use areas, but instead of two picnic areas for groups of 45-60
people each, Alternative 4 would include four such group picnic areas. In addition
to the multipurpose building for group events and interpretive programs
(Alternatives 2 and 3), Alternative 4 would provide an amphitheater in the North
Beach area. This alternative would also add two group campsites for up to 100
campers each, add up to 30 cabins or yurts with utilities, and in the Grant Line
area on the northeast side of O’Neill Forebay, allow boat-in primitive camping
(Grant Line can only be accessed by boat). Some additional facilities could be
sited in the extreme northwest corner of the use area, beyond the San Luis Creek
campground. As with Alternative 3, Alternative 4 would have a WROS
designation of S3 for the western part of O’Neill Forebay (compared with S4 for
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