River Town Review Toolkit from National Park Service

If your river town is ready to reach it’s outdoor potential and become more vibrant and successful, the River Town Review Toolkit can help.

The River Town Review Toolkit leads river towns through an assessment of their outdoor recreation resources. Then, it helps develop recommendations to enhance those resources, in turn, bolstering the local economy.

The Toolkit includes Trail/River Town examples, organizations, relevant toolkits, guides for engaging the public and gathering input, funding resources, economic information, etc. You can also utilize the toolkit’s templates, forms, checklists and other supporting documents as examples that can be customized for your community.

• Timeframe to Complete Project: weeks to months

• Cost Range: no cost for assessment, costs vary for project implementation

• Keywords: Community & Cultural Assessments, Planning, Intermediate, Community Engagement, sense of place, recreation, rivers, natural resources, accessibility, nature-based tourism, partnerships

The River Town Review Toolkit is a Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program from the National Park Service. Click on the button below to learn more about the toolkit.