Parks and Gardens prepared a series of conceptual design sketches while on site. Above, a section perspective illustrates how the group camping area sits below (and away from) other campsites.

Black Rock Canyon Campground at Joshua Tree National Park is a converted "Jellystone Park" franchise site incorporated into the (then) National Monument in the 1970's. The site now functions as the gateway to the Park for visitors approaching from the Los Angeles basin to the west. The original site plan does not meet current Park Standards, and a changing user base (increasingly focused on day trips from encroaching suburban development) results in an unsupportable level of demand on the site.

Examples of a series of site analysis diagrams prepared for a power-point presentation at the concluding public forum.

Parks & Gardens participated in a one-week charrette to focus on issues and provide conceptual design approaches for:

• Reconfiguring the Park entry to provide a clear transition from encroaching urban development
• Reprogramming the site to meet demands associated with the campsite's more urban user group base
• Reconfiguring site circulation to improve site drainage in a location where sandy soils predominate.

A plan diagram shows how group camping can "flex" to
accommodate large and/or small groups.

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