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P P P P 1.2mi .5mi .4mi .75mi .3mi .2mi P P Fort Vancouver Columbia Way d R e n i v e D N Mac Arthur Blv d Bl andf o r d C a n y o n B e a c h D r Evergreen Blvd E 5th St SR 14 d R n e s e r d n A N E 18th St E Mill Plain Blvd Columbia St C o l u m b i a R i v e r .25mi .75mi .4mi .2mi Inter st a te - 5 Ever Fort Vancouver Way green Blvd East Reserve E 5th St Discovery Loop Trail Marine Park Kaiser Viewing Water Resources Education Center Esther Short Park Visitor Center T ower W intler Park .75mi .4mi .5mi .3mi .3mi 06/2010 EASY MODERATE DIFFICULT VANCOUVER-CLARK PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT www.vanclarkparks-rec.org/ Columbia River Renaissance Trail COLUMBIA RIVER TRAIL 5 miles Columbia Renaissance to Wintler Park Discovery Historic Loop at Fort Vancouver e Columbia River Trail runs both on-street and off-street, connecting the downtown area to the Vancouver waterfront. e trail parallels the Columbia River, passing the shops and restaurants of Columbia Shores, Marine Park, the Kaiser Viewing Tower and Shipyards, the Water Resources Education Center, and Tidewater Cove ending atWintler Park. Marine Park is a 26-acre site offering walking trails, play equipment, picnic shelters, a boat launch, and restrooms. Wintler Park is a 12.5-acre park with picnic tables, a restroom, a sandy beach area, and excellent views of the Columbia River and Mt. Hood is 2.3 mile trail winds through the Vancouver National Historic Reserve, Officers Row, downtown Vancouver and connects to the Columbia River waterfront. Historic sights along the way include Fort Vancouver, Pearson Air Museum, Providence Academy, Esther Short Park and the Old Apple Tree. is urban trail can be walked in about two hours, with shorter sections that allow more time to explore. DIRECTIONS Metered parking available around Esther Short Park 8th St. to Columbia St. Travel south on Columbias St. to Columbia River, trail is on south side, Columbia St. becomes Columbia way after restaurant parking Travel east on Evergreen Blvd from downtown, trailhead on south side after traveling through Ft. Vancouver Way round about FACILITIES Pedestrian and bicycle trails, historic sites, viewpoints, public art, shops, restaurants, parking, restrooms FEES None except metered parking HOURS 24 hours/day, 7 days/week DIRECTIONS By Car: SR-14 to SE Columbia Shores Blvd. or Columbia Way By bus: Columbia Way: Line 3 HOURS 7 A.M. to dusk FACILITIES Boat ramps, play equipment, picnic tables, sports areas, viwpoints, beach access, shops, and restaurants FEES None except Marine Park Boat Launch: $4 cars; $3 cars with boats BATTLEGROUND YACOLT/AMBOY LA CENTER RIDGEFIELD CAMAS/ WASHOUGAL 0 1/4 1/2 1 2 MILES 1 INCH = 1/2 MILE Downtown Vancouver PARKING PICNIC AREA SHELTER BIKE LANES AND SIDEWALKS MULTI-USE PATH ATTRACTION PUBLIC RESTROOMS TRAIL ACCESS STEEP SLOPES BOAT LAUNCH Count Location Clark County Bicycle & Pedestrian Trail Use Snapshot : Fall 2010 15

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EASY MODERATE DIFFICULT

VANCOUVER-CLARK PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENTwww.vanclarkparks-rec.org/

Columbia River Renaissance TrailCOLUMBIA RIVER TRAIL 5 miles

Columbia Renaissance to Wintler Park Discovery Historic Loop at Fort Vancouver

�e Columbia River Trail runs both on-street and

off-street, connecting the downtown area to the

Vancouver waterfront. �e trail parallels the

Columbia River, passing the shops and restaurants

of Columbia Shores, Marine Park, the Kaiser

Viewing Tower and Shipyards, the Water Resources

Education Center, and Tidewater Cove ending

atWintler Park. Marine Park is a 26-acre site offering

walking trails, play equipment, picnic shelters, a boat

launch, and restrooms. Wintler Park is a 12.5-acre

park with picnic tables, a restroom, a sandy beach

area, and excellent views of the Columbia River and

Mt. Hood

�is 2.3 mile trail winds through the Vancouver

National Historic Reserve, Officers Row, downtown

Vancouver and connects to the Columbia River

waterfront. Historic sights along the way include Fort

Vancouver, Pearson Air Museum, Providence

Academy, Esther Short Park and the Old Apple Tree.

�is urban trail can be walked in about two hours,

with shorter sections that allow more time to explore.

DIRECTIONSMetered parking available around Esther Short Park 8th St. to Columbia St.

Travel south on Columbias St.to Columbia River, trail is on south side, Columbia St. becomes Columbia way after restaurant parking

Travel east on Evergreen Blvd from downtown, trailhead on south side after traveling through Ft. Vancouver Way round about

FACILITIESPedestrian and bicycle trails, historic sites, viewpoints, public art, shops, restaurants, parking, restrooms

FEESNone except metered parking

HOURS24 hours/day, 7 days/week

DIRECTIONSBy Car: SR-14 to SE Columbia Shores Blvd. or Columbia Way

By bus:Columbia Way: Line 3

HOURS7 A.M. to dusk

FACILITIESBoat ramps, play equipment, picnic tables,sports areas, viwpoints,beach access, shops, andrestaurants

FEESNone except MarinePark Boat Launch: $4 cars;$3 cars with boats

BATTLEGROUND

YACOLT/AMBOYLACENTER

RIDGEFIELD

CAMAS/WASHOUGAL

0 1/4 1/2 1 2 MILES

1 INCH = 1/2 MILE

DowntownVancouver

PARKING

PICNIC AREA

SHELTER

BIKE LANES AND SIDEWALKS

MULTI-USE PATH

ATTRACTION

PUBLIC RESTROOMS

TRAIL ACCESS

STEEP SLOPES

BOAT LAUNCH

Count Location

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Columbia River Renaissance TrailCount and Survey Findings

Weather: Cloudy both days - considered acceptable

Number and user description:

Annual trail use on the Columbia River Renaissance Trail in 2010 was estimated to be 986,645, an increase from the previous two years. For the past three years, the Columbia River Renaissance Trail has reported the highest usage of all the trails that were counted. Trail survey respondents represent approximately 9% of those counted. Of those who voluntarily completed user surveys, 95% responded they were using the trail for recreation/exercise/pleasure, and 5% said they were using the trail for going to/from work or school. The following charts and graphs represent the results of the count and surveys specific to the Columbia River Renaissance Trail. There was a special event on the trail on the Saturday counts and surveys were conducted, which is a regular occurrence.

*Other may be skateboards, roller blades, etc.

Gender:

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700

Pedstrian

Bike

Other

Male49%

Female51%

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2. What are you doing on the trail right now?

1. What best describes why you are out here today?

Pleasure, Exercising, Recreation

98%

Shopping, Errands,

Visiting Friends2%

Biking8%

Jogging14%

Other3%

Walking75%

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5. Where will you end this trip? (if you will end where you started, give the furthest point reached)

6. How do you rate the path on each of the following?

4. Where did you start this trip? (nearest street intersection)

3. Please check any other transportation modes in your trip today, including how you got to the trail.

0 10 20 30 40 50

Car

Carpool

Transit

Walk or Bike

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Drinking fountains

Restrooms

Trash cans

Parking

Concerning safety

Concerning nature

Crowding on trail

Speed on trail

Directional signage/maps

Length of trail

Access for persons with disabil ities

Condition of trail surface

Access points - connectivity

Clean

Condition of natural features/area

Safe

Width of trail

Excellent

Good

Fair

Poor

Don't Know

Incomplete Data for Q 4. & 5. See report p. 4 for explanation

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7. Why are you using this trail instead of walking/riding elsewhere?

9. Please check the seasons in which you use the trail.

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Accessible/close

Direct/goodconnections

Safer than usingroads

Scenic qualities

Flat / level

0 5 10 15 20 25

First Time

0-5 times

6-10 times

11-20 times

Daily

8. In the past month, how often have you used this trail?

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70

Summer

Fall

Winter

Spring

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10. Home zip code?

! Columbia River Renaissance

¯

0 10

Miles

Response RatesLow Medium High

Zip Code Analysis: Columbia River Renaissance

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Male40%

Female60%

11. Your age?

12. Your gender?

13. What is your race or ethnicity? (optional)

0 2 4 6 8 10 12

<20

20-29

30-39

40-49

50-59

60-69

70+

0 10 20 30 40 50 60

Hispanic/Latino

African American

White

Asian

Native American or AlaskanNative

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14. Comments?

• Bike riders are sometimes going way too fast in pedestrian lanes. They should say ‘on your left’• Birds are a hazard when they swoop by without warning!• Columbia Railroad x-ing @ SR-14 massive bird poop.• Expand trail use- consider European model. Vender commerce engaging commerce engaging activities. • Have to use restaurants for restrooms; marvelous asset for Vancouver would love to see it connect to

Marine Park. • I love this. It’s one of my favorite places. • I sometimes ride my bike to work on this route. My least favorite part is from the intersection of the

Columbia House and Columbia to Marine Park. The public path is intersected by heavy trucks and it is a little unnerving. However, on the weekends the truck traffic is minimal. The sidewalk is pretty narrow for cyclists and pedestrians. I love this path! I really love that I can access it from my home without a car. I also use BBC trail and love Salmon Creek.

• It’s great• Keep homeless camps off beach• Last spring did great job of cleaning up dog graffiti. Trees look sick along whole path. • Leash laws need to be enforced!• More walking needed Ya basta los carros!• Need more restrooms. • Need more restrooms at waterfront park• Nice trail. Diaper friendly restroom would be nice.• Need more facilities• Arrived via airplane• Thank you for the beautiful river walk!• The path is fancy but does a number on my rollerblades, it could be smoother. • Ticket speeding bicyclists• We use this trail and wish it went the whole way from Vancouver Lake to Camas. We walk about

every day from 6:30-8AM thank you! • A great community resource• Awesome!• Bike people don’t give warning when approaching from behind• Bike speed can cause walker’s problems, break-ins at Devine Rd is a big problem.• Good job• Good survey• Great trail• Keep it up!• Keep rest rooms open all season• Longer to connect to Camas. Rest rooms available in winter• More trails, flat-ones, trim low branches in bike lanes on roads• Need more great trails like this one!• Some sections of the trail area little rough on the surface for some senior citizens• Thanks for the walking trail• Very enjoyable trail, scenic• Very good, safe

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