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Parks staff outline master trails plan updates, recent projects and planned connections
Summary
City parks staff presented updates to the Trails Master Plan, detailing recent construction at White Cliffs and Campbell Loop, completed trail phases supported by grants and donations, and planned shared-use connections, including an ADOT-funded path.
Parks staff presented an update on the City of Kingman Trails Master Plan, describing recent construction, funding sources, and planned future connections.
Mike Hubbell, superintendent of parks, and Matt Golder, assistant superintendent for parks, summarized the city’s trail history and recent work. They said the city adopted a 1995 resolution (recorded in the presentation as "resolution number 2033") that guided management of the Surbat Foothills Recreation Area; in 1998 the city accepted a donation of the White Cliffs parcel from the Mohave Museum of History and Arts and secured an Arizona State Parks and Trails grant to construct Camp Beale Loop. The parks department conducted a trails and open space master plan in 2020 and consolidated trails into parks in 2018 without additional budget increases.
Staff reviewed the White Cliffs Trail system: Phase 1 added about 1.5 miles of non-motorized trail supported by an Arizona State Parks and Trails grant and construction help from American Conservation Experience; Phase 2 added about 5.3 miles and included a donated 5-acre parcel from the John Lincoln Felter Trust; a downtown connector of roughly one mile was constructed using an American Rescue Plan grant. Amenities added include bridge replacement, culverts, kiosks, drinking fountains with bottle fillers, benches, gabion signage and expanded trailhead parking.
Campbell Loop improvements included re-routing and splitting a 3.26-mile loop into shorter options, about 2.5 miles of new trail and 1.5 miles reclaimed or improved, pump-track and berm features, and in-house trail maintenance. Staff said American Conservation Experience supported multiple projects that included vegetation management and trail definition.
Planned improvements listed by staff include an additional 4–4.5 miles for Campbell Loop, the Omaha Shared Drive shared-use asphalt path (ADOT grant funded) with an ADA-compliant design and one road crossing at Dakota, expanded connections through state lands toward petroglyph sites, and consideration of campground facilities near Camp Beale Loop. Staff noted stakeholder outreach (June 18 kickoff, Aug. 12 outreach meeting with ~50 participants) and upcoming technical meetings with G2/J2 engineering to finalize alignments.
Staff emphasized community benefits — health, tourism and economic development — and said printed trail brochures are available at the Powerhouse and parks office. Commissioners asked clarifying questions about tourism amenities and event partnerships; staff noted capacity for event parking and collaboration opportunities with organizations running races and mountain-biking events.
