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Mountain Trail Center open house set for Oct. 11; board addresses parking, décor and storage
Summary
The Parks Board set an open-house date for Oct. 11 with the Casper Nordic Club sponsoring food; members discussed decorating the new lodge with donated skis and benches, the fate of three donated couches, parking-lot drainage and a proposed elevation survey and possible concrete valley pan to control runoff.
The Natrona County Parks Board set an open-house date for the Mountain Trail Center and discussed lodging décor, storage of donated items and infrastructure needs including parking-lot drainage.
Keith Tyler of the Casper Nordic Club offered to sponsor barbecue and volunteers for an open house on Saturday, Oct. 11, to coincide with the Nordic Club—s kickoff and cleanup. Parks staff set tentative hours of 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and said community groups would be invited to host informational tables.
Decoration and storage: Jim Miller described donated artifacts from the old lodge — antique skis, snowshoes and two locally built wooden benches — currently in school-district storage. Community members asked that the skis and snowshoes be mounted in the new lodge; the board requested photos and placement recommendations and suggested using maintenance staff to install mounts. A set of three couches donated by a local doctor is in county office storage; board members asked for photos and recommended using dollies to make the furniture movable for events if the couches are retained.
Parking-lot drainage and infrastructure: Board members and community speakers urged an elevation survey to establish existing slopes and to inform drainage fixes. One public commenter recommended installing a concrete valley pan (estimated around $20,000 in public comment) to control runoff and prevent spring erosion; Parks Director Michael Brown proposed seeking bids for a targeted topo survey (cross sections across 100'00 feet) to inform design decisions.
Other updates: staff reported removal of hazardous trees at Alcopa Trailer Park, potential concrete damage near an old bathhouse under review, a trail counter installed at Skunk Hollow to gather visitor data and an RFP schedule for a water-well and septic study with a pre-bid site meeting planned for Sept. 3 and anticipated consultant award at the September board meeting.
The board asked staff to produce photos and placement plans for donated items, to commission or solicit survey bids for parking-lot drainage, and to coordinate final open-house arrangements with the Casper Nordic Club.
