Liberty Lake Regional Park Master Plan
It is the largest of Spokane County’s parks, reaching from Liberty Lake to a mountainous ridgeline. Its uses are diverse, with camping, water access, playgrounds, an RV park, activity center, and miles of trails throughout. And the park is popular, with crowded facilities struggling to keep up with demand. The County needed to update its 1974 master plan, involving the local community in the process, prioritizing improvements to optimize the park’s experience, and preparing it for expected recreation demands.
The resulting master plan suggested upgrades to the park’s most popular elements, but it also followed the community’s desires to take a few risks. The new initiatives included encouraging more wintertime use for backcountry snowshoeing, summertime access to trails for bikepacking and backcountry camping, experimenting with cottage rentals, and deliberate interconnections to nearby land now held in conservation easements to enrich the watershed experience and enhance continuity of open space areas.
Client Reference:
Paul Knowles
Parks Planner
509-477-2188
pknowles@spokanecounty.org
Dates of Involvement: 2017 – 2018
Cost: $60,000
