TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS 



The transportation plan was designed to: 



- access State lands in the entire Beaver Lake 

 project area for forest management; 



* accommodate a moderate level of dis- 

 persed recreation; 



implement a road system that minimizes 

 impacts to cabinsite lease lots and 

 lakeshores; 



locate main access roads away from 

 lakeshores where feasible; 

 deternune desired access points to adjoin- 

 ing private lands through State ownership; 

 and 



keep open, if possible, any routes across 

 State lands to adjoining private lands, 

 especially where no other available access 

 to those private lands exists. 



Both action alternatives would: 



* include reconstruction and site improve- 

 ment on existing roads to improve ditch 

 relief, surface drainage, safety, and main- 

 tainability; 



enlarge and improve the existing cul-de- 

 sac where Beaver Lake Road enters State 



Hwy. 93 



Existing Koade 



Stillwater State Forest Ooundary 



Proposed Koad Obliterations 



Cul-de-sac Turnaround 



Cabin Site Lease Area 



forest land; 



build new road to access portions of the 

 project area with a maintainable road; and 

 close some roads to motorized vehicle 

 traffic and obliterate sections of existing 

 roads to mitigate for wildlife and water- 

 quality concerns and protect road invest- 

 ments. 



For more information on the alternative 

 transportation systems, see Figure 11-4 and II-5 - 

 Proposed Road Plan Maps in this chapter. 



MURRAY LAKE CABINSITE 

 DEVELOPMENT 



Approximately 10 acres would be developed 

 for 4 State cabin lease sites on the north end of 

 Murray Lake (see Figure 11-3 - Proposed cabinsite 

 lease area on Murray Lake). A selective harvest 

 would take place on this area during develop- 

 ment. The road that accesses the area would 

 be improved to install additional surface 

 drainage and construct a cul-de-sac at the end 

 to provide ingress and egress for residents and 

 firefighting equipment. Driveways would 

 likely be necessary into the cabins. 



PROCEED WITH PROCESSING 



RIGHTS-OF-WAY REQUESTS 

 AREA ON FOR THE BEAVER LAKE AREA 



The environmental effects of grant- 

 ing requested rights-of-way on State 

 roads and land would be analyzed. 

 Potential use fees or right-of-way 

 costs, based on the value of the road 

 and the land value within the right- 

 of-way, would be assessed for 

 adjacent private landowners that 

 requested easements. A cooperative 

 road-maintenance agreement would 

 also be referenced in the easement 

 document. 



SALE OF EXISTING 

 CABINSITE LEASES ON 

 BEAVER LAKE 



The existing State cabinsite leases 

 would be examined for the ben- 

 efits/costs of offering them for sale 



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Stillwater State Forest • Beaver Lake Timber Sale Project 



