The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission is hosting a public meeting regarding an interim trail plan for the Miller Peninsula State Park property near Sequim.
The meeting is set for 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 24, at the Guy Cole Convention Center, 202 Blake Ave., Sequim.
The meeting’s purpose is to gather public comment the commission may consider in making recommendations to agency director Don Hoch for a final interim trail plan.
The meeting will include a presentation of the plan and discussion of project plans and future planning efforts.
Miller Peninsula State Park Property is a 2,860-acre undeveloped property on the Miller Peninsula east of Sequim. The property is managed from Sequim Bay State Park. It was acquired in sections in 1993 and 1994 from the Washington State Department of Natural Resources. Though the property is undeveloped, it is well-used because of its trail network, access to beaches, bluff vistas, forests and wildlife viewing.
In 2005 and 2006, the state commission began a six-year planning and development process for a destination state park. Though state officials and the public were engaged in developing a park vision, a name for the property and consideration of possible uses and facilities, funding sources dried up and state park officials postponed the process. The property now lacks any sort of formal trail system or trail signage. The interim plan, state officials say, is intended to “designate appropriate trail uses and guide management of the area” until a more comprehensive plan is completed.
See a map at www.parks.wa.gov/DocumentCenter/Home/View/4928.