Crosswinds Campground Site Plans (5)

State of North Carolina
Department of Natural Resources and Community Development
D'vision of Parks and Recreation
512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
James G. Martin Governor Dr. William W. Davis
S. Thomas Rhodes, Secretary Director

April 9, 1986

Mr. Jaman Vithalani, P.E.
U.S. Department of the Army
Corps of Engineers
Wilmington District
P. O. Box 1890
Wilmington, North Carolina 28402

Dear Mr. Vithalani:

The Division of Parks and Recreation has reviewed the Design Memorandum #33,
Crosswinds Campground and finds it acceptable with the following comments:

1) The courtesy dock design is the same as that built at Vista Point.
This design has already proven to be a maintenance headache. Please
investigate another design or make improvements to this one such as
additional piles to secure dock, increase height of piles to minimize
floating off characteristics, some other non-binding pile sleeve design.

2) Please incorporate buildings with eaves as discussed in recent
Corps/State meetings.

3) Add air nipples to plumbing for winterization.

4) Designate and improve one washhouse for winter use and modify as
appropriate.

5) Indicate on campsite layout detail that all joints are rough mitered
not just site entrance radius timbers as interpreted by Poplar
Point contractor.

6) Extend minimum length of typical campsite spur road to 95'. Field
experience at Poplar Point has shown that a + 70 feet length usually

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Mr. Jaman Vithalani
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April 9, 1986

means clearing all trees between front of impact area and road
clearance limits.

If you have any questions, please call me.

Sincerely,

Fred P. Hagenberger, Chief
Design and Development

FPH/jh

cc: William Berry
Ii/Mr. John Morris