Division Development Plan 2009-2019


pdf document STRATEGIC AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN UPDATE

PUBLIC OUTREACH WORKSHOPS:
 
pdf document Concord - July 15, 2008

pdf document Lancaster - July 17, 2008

pdf document Peterborough - July 22, 2008

pdf document Portsmouth - July 24, 2008

 


For more information on this project please contact,
Johanna Lyons, 603/271-3556, jlyons@dred.state.nh.us


Planning Ahead

The Division of Parks and Recreation is part of the Department of Resources and Economic Development and manages over 72 state parks, campgrounds, thousands of miles of trails, historic sites, waysides, and natural areas.

RSA 216-A:3-c directs the Division to publish a comprehensive development plan for the state park system.  The plan has two goals, a strategic plan for the Division and a capital improvement plan for the facilities we manage.  The law outlines the components to be included in the plan and includes the following;
       (a) An analysis of the recreational needs of each geographic region of the state and the degree to which existing park facilities address those needs.
       (b) An evaluation of overall state park system operations to identify strengths, weaknesses, and future approaches to increase revenue and simplify operations.
       (c) Specific goals and objectives for the park system.
       (d) A report on the progress in meeting goals and objectives during each biennium.
       (e) Identification of areas in which there is a need for physical expansion of park properties.
       (f) Identification of park system properties which are surplus to the state's needs.
       (g) A summary of the division's planned maintenance program for park facilities, including, but not limited to, measures to protect against undue environmental stress.
       (h) Proposed improvements to park facilities, including major renovations, repairs, additions, or new construction.
       (i) A full evaluation of facilities, profit and loss, and usage trends in each state park and a comparison of such usage to national trends.
       (j) A continual overview of marketing approaches and reservation systems to maximize day rental usage of the state park system.
       (k) The adoption of uniform standards for managing facility day use including uniformity in fee structure, reservation procedures, and monitoring of use.
       (l) An analysis of whether leasing or outsourcing certain state park functions, or entering into public/private partnerships would increase revenues and simplify operations.