Space for Meaningful Outdoor Recreation and Education ("SMORE") Project
Summary
SCH Number
2024110470
Lead Agency
California Department of Parks and Recreation
Document Title
Space for Meaningful Outdoor Recreation and Education ("SMORE") Project
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Wetlands & Coastal Strand; Resource Conservation (RC-D(CZ))
Document Description
The Proposed Project consists of the construction and operation of a permanent camping facility and associated infrastructure designed to support existing organized educational youth and family campouts facilitated by VWS. These facilities would facilitate future expansion of VWS campouts to accommodate 50 campers plus ten (10) staff (60 total peoples) and up to 60 campouts per year. VWS would transport campers in four (4) fifteen-passenger vans, and one (1) support vehicles. The Project would also support future special events or programs permitted by State Parks. The proposed improvements include:
-Two (2) designated tent camp areas that can accommodate a total of sixty (60) people;
-An amphitheater;
-Fire rings;
-A rustic kitchen/dining pavilion with BBQ(s)/Grills and picnic tables;
-Two (2) portable restroom facilities;
-ADA accessible internal decomposed granite pathways; and,
-A designated parking area comprised of one (1) ADA-accessible van parking space.
The Proposed Project also includes a graywater catchment system that would include a dry well for on-site water capture and storage. In addition, the Project also includes bear resistant trash receptacles, for wildlife safe solid waste disposal. The Proposed Project would restore approximately 4,851 square ft of previously disturbed habitat on site with native planting.
Contact Information
Name
Daniel Shaw
Agency Name
California State Parks
Job Title
District Superintendent
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Name
Oliviya Wyse
Agency Name
Denise Duffy and Associates, Inc.
Job Title
Deputy Project Manager
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Big Sur
Counties
Monterey
Regions
Countywide, Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Highway 1/Cabrillo Highway
Zip
93920
Total Acres
2
Jobs
2
Parcel #
159-031-002-000
State Highways
Highway 1/Cabrillo Highway
Railways
n/a
Airports
n/a
Schools
Cooper Elementary
Waterways
Big Sur River and the Pacific Ocean
Township
T195
Range
R01E
Section
15
Other Location Info
The Proposed Project is located in Andrew Molera State Park (“AMSP” or “the Park”), in northern Big Sur in unincorporated Monterey County, California. AMSP lies approximately 28 miles south of the City of Monterey and is adjacent to the Pacific Ocean. The Park is on the western slope of the Santa Lucia Mountain Range, one of California's most rugged landscapes. Los Padres National Forest, including the Ventana Wilderness, is east of AMSP. A combination of National Forest land and mostly undeveloped private property borders the Park to the north and south. State Route (“SR”) 1, which bisects AMSP, serves as the only access to the Park. The Big Sur River meanders through the Park along the west side of SR 1 before the river reaches the Pacific Ocean at the northwest corner of the Park.
The Proposed Project site (“Project site” or “site”) lies in the lower middle section of AMSP and comprises approximately two (2) acres of the 4,800-acre Park.
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marin Region 7 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 5 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region 3 (RWQCB), California State Coastal Conservancy (SCC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of General Services (DGS), Office of Historic Preservation, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance
Development Types
Recreational (Construction and operation of a permanent camping facility)
Local Actions
Coastal Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Coastal Zone, Cultural Resources, Drainage/Absorption, Energy, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mandatory Findings of Significance, Noise, Public Services, Recreation, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
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