CAP Corridor Trail/Peralta Park Updates Presented at County Supervisors Meeting
At the September 18, 2019, Pinal County Board of Supervisors (BOS) meeting, Kent Taylor, director of Open Space & Trails for Pinal County, presented an update to the Board on the CAP National Recreation Trail and Peralta Regional Park. The two projects, combined, will increase regional park acreage by 10% and add 49% more regional trail miles by 2021.
CAP Corridor Trail
The CAP trail will establish a “multi-use non-motorized corridor” on the maintenance dike that runs alongside the CAP canal. CAP will continue providing the upkeep of the trail/maintenance road, which minimizes the expense to the county. “We will have to maintain about 7/10 of a mile of trail and the trailhead, similar to what we do on the Arizona National Scenic Trail,” said Taylor. “Only it’s a lot easier to get to.”
The total implementation cost for the CAP trail is $171,450, including environmental clearances, trail construction, trailhead construction, signage, gates and fencing.