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Drake Harbor Recreation Area, Warsaw, Missouri receives 2018 Annual Achievement Award from American Trails

Submitted by Brent Hugh on Thu, 06/21/2018 - 7:14am

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Since 2010, RTP [federal Recreational Trails Program] funds have been used for a multi-phased trails system in Warsaw, Missouri. The Warsaw Riverfront Trails Project was planned, designed, and constructed to provide an accessible pedestrian and bicycle connection between downtown Warsaw and the Drake Harbor Recreation Area. This recreation area contains multiple riverfront and interconnecting trails along the waterfront and the access road into the harbor.

This RTP project is an important section of a multi-phase plan that will ultimately provide over 20 miles of accessible trails and "complete streets" throughout the City and to surrounding recreational activity sites. Three miles of continuous trail has been constructed that extend from the Bledsoe Ferry Sports Complex below Truman Lake to downtown Warsaw. This trails system allows for pedestrians and bicyclists to safely travel from the sports complexes to downtown and beyond without crossing any roadways.

Due to Warsaw’s proximity to the Truman Dam, the Corps of Engineers owns a great deal of waterfront property in and around the town, and they lease many of these properties to Warsaw for its recreational facilities. These include Warsaw’s golf course, baseball sports complex, mountain bike system, and historic Drake Harbor, all of which connect to the waterfront trail network.

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Drake Harbor Recreation Area, Warsaw, Missouri receives 2018 Annual Achievement Award from American Trails
MoBikeFed comment: Recreational Trails Program funds are federal transportation funds administered by each state--in this case, Missouri State Parks. The funds are distributed on a competitive basis and the competition for funds is fierce.

More about Missouri's RTP Grants here:

https://mostateparks.com/page/61220/recreational-trails-program-rtp-grants

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