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Crane Flat

  • Crane Flat is a minor service area that provides opportunities for quiet, pleasant camping in the summer and nordic skiing and other snow play activities in the winter.

    Crane Flat

    Visitor Use Goals

  • Increase opportunities for camping

  • Provide adequate support facilities to accommodate existing levels of winter use

  • Provide experimental day parking area for Valley visitors

    Visitor Use Actions

  • Increase size of campground from 164 to not more than 200 sites

  • Renovate and winterize the store and provide cross-country ski rental and snow play equipment rental

  • Keep gas station open all year

  • Provide parking for 200 cars for winter activities; use in summer as experimental staging area for Valley day visitors

  • Provide comfort station and ranger contact shelter at parking area

    Park Operations Goals

  • Improve utilities to bring them up to state and federal standards

  • Retain essential employee housing

    Park Operations Actions

  • Drill well(s) to provide a reliable year-round domestic water source

  • Construct sewage treatment facility

  • Provide commercial electrical power through a commercial hookup from Hodgdon via South Landing Road

  • Provide enclosed storage for sand and sand truck at South Landing for winter snow operations

  • Retain existing ranger residence

  • Retain old blister rust camp


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