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| All ages can enjoy the Carlyle Lake Multi-Purpose Trail. The trail was recently designated national recreation trails by the U.S. Department of the Interior for 2012. |
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced, June 18, that the Carlyle Lake Multi-Use Trail is one of five Corps recreation trails that have
been designated national recreation trails by the U.S. Department of the
Interior for 2012. Carlyle’s trail will join eight other St. Louis District trails already on the national network of 1,150 designated
trails, encompassing more than 13,650 miles of existing trails and trail
systems.
National recreation trail designation recognizes those trails that link
communities to recreational opportunities on public lands and in local
parks across the nation. The first national trails were established in
the early 1970s.
The Carlyle Lake trail is a successful partnership between the city of
Carlyle and the Corps. The 10.3-mile multi-use trail system connects the
city of Carlyle to Carlyle Lake and passes through numerous recreation
areas and diverse, scenic wildlife habitat ranging from lake, forest,
agricultural fields, restored prairie and wetland areas. Visitors also
pass along historical and interpretive points of interest including the
Carlyle Lake Dam, the General Dean Suspension Bridge (listed on the
National Register of Historic Places), and the Goshen Trail. The trail
will receive a certificate of designation, a letter of congratulations
from the Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar, and national recreation
trail markers.
Eight trails at St. Louis District recreation areas have already received this designation and enjoyed daily by visitors.
Camp Camfield Nature Trail
Kaskaskia River Confluence Trail
Rend Lake Bike Trail
Johnson Tract Trail
Lost Creek Trail
Memory Lane
Ozark Trail
Pine Ridge
These trails continue to connect people with nature and the great
outdoors as part of a healthier lifestyle, a core principle behind
President Obama’s “America’s Great Outdoors” and first lady Michelle
Obama’s “Let’s Move Outside!” initiatives. The national recreation trail
program is jointly administered by the National Park Service and the
USDA Forest Service in conjunction with a number of other federal and
nonprofit partners, notably American Trails, which hosts the national
recreation trails website at
http://www.americantrails.org/nationalrecreationtrails
As the nation’s largest federal provider of outdoor and water-based
recreation, USACE’s more than 420 lake and river projects in 43 states
provide more than 7,300 miles of diverse land and water trail systems.
USACE officials credit the support of local public and private
organizations and the thousands of volunteers annually in helping to
make these trails available for public use.
For more information on USACE land and water trails and the many other
recreation opportunities available at USACE sites, please visit http://corpslakes.usace.army.mil/visitors/
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