Sepulveda Dam Basin Master Plan - Los Angeles District - U.S. Army

Sepulveda Dam BasinMaster Plan and Environmental AssessmentFigure 4.1 Sepulveda Dam Basin Visitation TrendsThere are a number of regional-scale recreation amenities within a 30-mile service radius of theBasin that are also attractive destinations for area residents. The 30-mile service radius reflectsthe Corps’ guidance, see Appendix A, as well as related Los Angeles County level of servicestandards for regional parks that indicate a 25-mile service radius. Appendix E, Map 15illustrates regional amenities near the Basin.Appendix E, Map 15 also indicates the northern portion of the 30-mile service area alsoencompasses the Angeles National Forest, as well as the San Gabriel Wilderness Area.There are very significant public lands resources available to potential visitors within LosAngeles County. Table 4.2 illustrates the total park acreage within Los Angeles County, byagency; these data were gathered in support of the 2009 Citywide Community Needs Assessment,described further below.The range of recreation options within and adjacent to the County is very diverse and responds toa broad spectrum of recreation and leisure preferences.In 2009 the City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks completed a major, twoyearCitywide Community Needs Assessment, which sought to preliminarily prioritize andaddress the needs for additional recreation and park land, to identify existing amenities needingimprovements to meet current and future community needs, to identify recreation program needs,to perform demographic analysis, to prevent future maintenance problems, and to offer positivealternatives to an increasingly dense and urbanized population. The objective of this needsLand Allocation, Existing Land Use Classification, and Resource Inventory and Analysis 4-18