SPOT Projects and Accomplishments

Parks

  • 2000 SPOT non-profit established
  • 2001 Monarch Spur Park
  • 2003 Alpine Park Playground Equipment
  • 2004 Poncha Springs Disc Golf Course
  • 2010 Salida Pump Park (Marvin Park Pump Track)
  • 2018 Bicycle Skills Area (planning for Arkansas Hills)
  • 2020 Eagle Scout Projects (Mimi’s Corner, Salida Dog Park, CPW River Bench)
  • 2025 McCormick Park

Open-space

  • 2010 Arkansas Hills Open-space
  • 2002 Hutchinson Homestead and Learning Center
  • 2014 Valley View School Rehabilitation
  • 2019 Xcel Historic Hydroelectric Decommission Plan
  • 2021-2024 Tree Planting on CPW Open Space

Trails

  • 1993-1997 Monarch Spur Trail
  • 1993-5, 2003-4 Frantz and Sand Lakes (trails, piers, restrooms, landscaping)
  • 1995 Trails along CR 140 and CR 160
  • 1999 Riverbend Apartment Trail
  • 2003 Chaffee County Trails Master Plan, Gun Club Trail, Mesa Lane Trail
  • 2003 & 2008 Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program (NPS)
  • 2004 CR 120 Trail (begins)
  • 2005 Holman Athletic Fields
  • 2006 Safe Routes to School
  • 2008 Milk Run Trail
  • 2009 HRRMC Trail
  • 2010 Share the Road signs
  • 2011 Striker Trail (Soccer Fields)
  • 2012 Salida Trail Ecological Restoration Project (STERP), CR 144 Striping, UP Salida Siding Application
  • 2013 Striker Trail Fence Project
  • 2014 Habitat Hero Award, Fishing is Fun Award (Sands ADA Trail)
  • 2015 Rodeo Run (CR120 Holman to Poncha Springs Fairgrounds), Mesa Lane Mural
  • 2016 Paths to Parks (Salida River Trail)
  • 2017 GOCO Inspire Grant
  • 2018 CR 120 Trail, Scott St. Trail Connections, Two Rivers Trails, CPW Recreation in Balance Grant
  • 2019 Parks, Recreation, Open Space and Trails (PROST) Master Plan, CC Transportation Advisory Board (TAB), Chaffee County Multi-Modal Transportation Plan, Ecological Learning Center (ELC) SCC, Safe Routes to School, Vandaveer Trails, Leadville-Salida Trail Plan, CR 140 Trail extension west
  • 2020 Monarch Spur Interpretive Signs
  • 2021 SPOT Salida Connectivity Project, RR Row planning
  • 2023 4th Grade Helmet Programs, Salida Soak & Swim Task Force
  • 2024 Bikes2Better, Tunnel Trail, CPW Interpretive Signs
  • 2025 “growing Up in Salida” map
Monarch Spur 1994
Building the Striker Trail Fence (Dan Golin and Friends) 2013
CR 120 (Rodeo Run) Grand Opening (SPOT and Friends) 2015
Paving CR 120 Extension, Poncha Springs 2018
Two Rivers along the south side of the Little River, Salida 2018
Alpine Park 2025