Friends of Rotary Park

This is a service provided to the users of Rotary Park in Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee. It is hosted by Friends of Rotary Park, a newly formed volunteer group that is dilligently working to improve the trail network at the park. This site provides information about current, past, and future trail development.

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Rotary Park is a county-owned natural park in Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee. It consists of two adjoining tracts of land that make up about 95 acres of mostly undeveloped, wooded land. There is one park entrance/exit that is paved and runs to the back of the park. There are three pavilions along the roadway with the largest being at the road's end. Rotary Park has an extensive trail network and is open to hikers and bikers. The new push for extensive trail work is necessary because most trails were improperly built by ATVs and motorcycles. Motorized vehicles are now banned from the park. Furthermore, the trails are showing signs of serious erosion. Most recently, a large amount of sustainable trail located outside of the park's boundary has been taken by development. The Friends of Rotary Park is dedicated to restoring and improving the park. Those interested in joining Friends of Rotary Park can do so by contacting Chris Clark at 931-801-3898. Dues are $25.00 for a family membership.

Tuesday, February 21, 2006

February 21, 2006

Dear Friends:

I have been in contact with William Anderson, the President of the Middle Tennessee Chapter of SORBA (Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association). For those of you who follow trail news around Tennessee, you are probably familiar with SORBA's Singletrack initiative in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The Singletrack Initiative is a collaboration between SORBA and Chattanooga area governments to create 100 miles of singletrack in 10 years in and around Chattanooga. It has received national recognition. Hikers: Don't worry. Even though this is a mountain biking group, they advocate the building of multiuse trails in parks like Rotary. Everything will be built with both the hiker and biker in mind.

I originally contacted William to see if SORBA would be interested in working with our group on Rotary Park's rebuild. Not only is SORBA willing to send some workers, William has asked to come down and meet with me regarding the creation of our action plan for Rotary Park.

I look forward to the day when we can all be out there working on and using the trails together again. I think that day is just around the corner. A very special thanks is owed to the Tennessee Trails Association and SORBA for their interest and help with our park. We are lucky to have groups like this to assist in our efforts.

Chris

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