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combo building with restrooms, pay showers, and dish washing sinks is adjacent to the event area. Destination Discovery: Located in the southeast corner of the park lays a treasure trove of resources designed to improve visitors’ off-highway experience at Ocotillo Wells SVRA. No trip to the SVRA is complete without a stop at the SVRA’s Discovery Center. The Center is home to a variety of interactive displays that tell the behind-the-scenes stories of the park. Surrounding the Discovery Center is the native plant garden. Here, representative plants from the various desert habitats are arranged along the one-third mile accessible walkway. This area is also home to ocotillo themed shade ramadas and picnic tables, which is a perfect place to take a break from the days’ ride. Each weekend, interpreters offer a variety of family-fun programs and activities at the park’s amphitheater. Recreation The SVRA offers a variety of OHV recreational opportunities for different types of OHVs. In much of the SVRA, OHV recreation is not confined to identified trails and routes, while other areas of the park allow riding only on designated trails and roads. In partnership with the BLM, Ocotillo Wells manages and operates BLM lands to the east of the park as part of the larger SVRA. The western boundary and part of the northern boundary borders the half-million-acre Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, which is open to exploration only by highway-legal vehicles along the park’s primitive road system. Youth Tracks: The Harold Soens Youth Track is designated for riders 12 years old or younger, riding 70cc or less. Recently, the track was improved to include several new elements that mimic riding conditions in the park. The hay bale lined track includes alternative trail routes, a miniature hill climb to test rider’s skills, boulders and rocks to traverse, small rolling hills, route signage, and two desert safety interpretive panels. The track is a great place for kids to ride under the guidance of parent supervision. The Roy Denner ATV Training Track is the site of the park’s ATV Safety Institute ® classes, which are offered to the public most weekends during riding season. 4x4 Obstacle Course: Located on the north end of Ocotillo Wells SVRA is the 30-acre state-of-the-art 4x4 obstacle course. The course offers 22 different obstacles ranging in difficulty from beginner to expert. The obstacles are constructed out of a variety of materials including tractor tires, logs, boulders, rip-rap, concrete tubes, and Shot-Create. The 4x4 course allows visitors the opportunity to 4x4 obstacle course 2017 Program Report 217
push the extremes of their vehicle and skills with nearly vertical hill climbs, a tight steep canyon, large rocks, and massive tire obstacles. The area also includes picnic tables and shade ramadas for spectators. Rock Crawler Remote Control Adventure Trail: The park opened its Remote Controlled (RC) Rock Crawler Adventure Trail located near the Discovery Center. This destination provides “RC-ers” numerous challenging obstacles to maneuver while traveling along the quarter-mile trail. Obstacles include bridges, tunnels, canyons, the mountain of doom, a teeter-totter, and of course, plenty of rocks to challenge your patience and route planning. The RC trail has something for everyone—easier routes for first-timers and moderate to difficult routes for the higher-skilled operators. R/C Rock Crawler Adventure Trail Geocaching: Ocotillo Wells SVRA offers a unique location for those interested in geocaching, an exciting recreational activity for the entire family. Participants use GPS coordinates to locate hidden “caches.” While the park fully supports responsible geocaching, damage to the cultural and natural resources is never tolerated. Each year, Ocotillo Wells SVRA hosts California State Parks’ largest geocaching event, the Roughneck Rendezvous. This one-of-a-kind event attracts hundreds of geocaching enthusiasts from as far away as Canada to the park each year in late January. The event provides innumerable opportunities for staff to engage park visitors in the discovery and understanding of the park’s natural and cultural resources. Wildflowers: Annual wildflower blooms are fickle in the desert, but in a good year, Ocotillo Wells SVRA puts on a good show. Maps and displays provide information and direct visitors to the best blooms throughout the region. Park interpreters also offer guided walks, 4x4 adventure tours, and digital photography workshops to aid visitors in their discovery of one of nature’s grandest spectacles. Hiking: In addition to the OHV recreation opportunities within the park, there are also many opportunities to explore on foot. While the park does not provide developed hiking trails, visitors are encouraged to enjoy the natural landscape around them. 218 California State Parks, Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Commission
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Introduction California is the nati
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Program Goals The goals of the OHMV
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OHMVR Commission The OHMVR Act esta
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Fuel Taxes Fuel taxes represent app
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1990 1991 Prairie City SVRA General
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GOAL 1 - Sustain Existing Opportuni
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participants to ask questions and d
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members of the FTHL Interagency Coo
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development opportunities have allo
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drive enthusiasts watched in awe as
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visitors without a 4x4 vehicle coul
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Oceano Dunes Junior Lifeguard Progr
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6.2 By 2016, identify and obtain da
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protecting current wildlife populat
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Storm Water Management Plans A Stor
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collaborate with many professional
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Cultural Resource Program Conductin
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OHMVR Division archaeologists condu
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California Archaeological Site Stew
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Native American tribes also share t
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Resources Division offers annual tr
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Condition of Natural and Cultural R
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Public Education and Outreach with
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discharges from Carnegie SVRA throu
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Bat Monitoring Program In 2014, a m
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New Culvert The Clay Pit SVRA Gener
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Law Enforcement San Andreas Distric
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Zone, for example, has guidelines t
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conducting a variety of monitoring
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The Hollister Hills SVRA’s fire p
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Vegetation within the park is diver
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Air Quality Studies and Monitoring
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Permit (ITP) and associated Mitigat
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Prairie City SVRA General Plan Upda
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Researchers in the biological scien
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2014 OHV Trail Workshop Highlights
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Popular 4-Wheel Drive Trail Reopens
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Kern County Sheriff’s Office Paci
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Iron Mountain SNO-Park Iron Mountai
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Report Requirement 3 The status and
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Farmworker Institute of Education a
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Partnerships Both the BLM and the U
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Project Amount Details Sierra Natio
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Los Osos Knoll/Happiness Connection
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site locations should be restricted
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OHMVR Division law enforcement team
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OHMVR Division Grants and Cooperati
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