Tuttle Creek State Park

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1 Tuttle Creek State Park 5800 A River Pond Rd, Manhattan, KS (785) TuttlecreekSP@ksoutdoors.com S P R I N G N E W S L E T T E R I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E : Park News 1 AmeriCorps 2 Corner Projects & 2 Programs Pocket 3 Ranger Boating 4 Safety Tips Regulation 4 Reminders Regulation 4 Reminders Tuttle Facts 4 Fishing 5 Forecast ORMS 6 Upcoming 7 Events Friends 8 Groups Info Cabin Info 9 Park News~Kansas State Parks Passport Kansas State Park Passports are annual vehicle permits that will allow Kansans access into any park throughout the state. Passports will make enjoying our state parks more affordable and much more convenient. With a passport, families can enjoy a year full of adventure and outdoor activities. Kansans will be able to purchase their passport during their motor vehicle registration process. This will need to be renewed every year during this process. By law, passports are nontransferable to another vehicle. If you purchase your annual park permit before you register your vehicle, a pro-rated refund may be requested after you have purchased your passport. Refund forms are available at any KDWPT state park office or through ksoutdoors.com. Passports will cost $15.00, with a possible $.50 transaction fee. This is $10.00 less than purchasing your permit through a KDWPT office or website. For more information regarding park passports, contact: Pratt Operations Office (620) Open House~March 9th! Scan for Kansas State Parks Passport Information Lots of Eagles this year!

2 P A G E 2 Pictured Jacob Kornelson Hunter Soldan Nick Dieker Chris Magochy Beau Ferguson Not pictured: Anders Peterson, Ciorey VanPelt, Danny Baker, Shayn Koppas, Colton Wolleson Meet the team members! Park Projects & Programs AmeriCorps Corner Tuttle Creek State Park utilizes an AmeriCorps Team. Members provide essential service to the park in renovating current facilities and creating and constructing new projects. Tuttle Creek State Park is fortunate to be on the door step of Kansas State University which has Park and Resource Management Programs and Fisheries/Wildlife Biology Programs. The programs offer the park a stable resource of potential team members who are vested in the outdoors and interested in future careers within KDWPT. They gain valuable experience for their resumes thru their AmeriCorps involvement. For those interested in more information on the AmeriCorps program, visit the website.. Updated Campground Signs and Campsite Markers New Self Pay Station at Fancy Creek Solar Light Installation at South Randolph A Program of the Corporation for National and Community Service Fancy Creek Range Archery Firing Line AmeriCorps Team painting signs for Park Trailer Renovations

3 S P R I N G N E W S L E T T E R AmeriCorps Corner Cont d 2012 / 2013 Team Members at Tuttle Creek State Park are: Nick Dieker - a senior at KSU in Park Mgmt & Conservation and L.E. Anders Peterson -a senior at KSU in Ag Business. Shayn Koppas- a senior at KSU in Park Mgmt. & Conservation Danny Baker - A sophomore at KSU in Agronomy. Hunter Soldan - a sophomore at KSU in Business Mgmt. Jacob Kornelson a senior at KSU in Wildlife Biology. Corey VanPelt a junior at KSU in Wildlife Biology. Beau Ferguson a senior at KSU in Park Mgmt. & Conservation. Colton Wolleson - a sophomore at KSU in Wildlife & Outdoor Enterprise Mgmt. Chris Magochy - a senior at KSU in Park Mgmt. & Conservation. Pocket Ranger Smart Phone App P A G E 3 Hikers on Jan. 1, 2013 Tuttle Creek participated in the National State Park First Day Hike program with a nature walk on January 1, 2013 for the 2nd year. WILDCAT MARINA is located in the Cedar Ridge Area on Tuttle Creek Reservoir. With 81 slips, pontoon rentals, large tanning and party deck, WILDCAT MARINA is the place for fun during the summer. Their website is and the phone is Come on and out and enjoy the fun! The Kansas State Parks Pocket Ranger mobile app by ParksbyNature Network serves as an interactive State Parks tour guide accessible through today's leading mobile devices. It is built with the most up-to-date visitor information, and designed for both the novice outdoorsmen and the more seasoned park-goer. The app allows users to keep abreast of weather conditions, view state-surveyed trails, and more directly from their mobile device! Scan for Kansas State Parks Pocket Ranger mobile app! The interactive guide along with the advanced GPS mapping technology provides park goers with valuable information for planning that perfect trip to any state park, making it easy for anyone to choose an adventure of their choice.

4 P A G E 4 Boating Smart at Tuttle Creek Boating at Tuttle Creek Lake can be a safe and enjoyable experience if all the right preparations are made. Kansas Natural Resource Officers do vessel inspections at Tuttle Creek Lake, and will be checking for all the required safety equipment to make your outing a safe one. Resource Officers when doing a safety inspection will ask for the BOAT REGIS- TRATION, and check the KA NUMBERS on the vessel. They will also ask how many people will be on board and what the BOAT S CA- PACITY for the number of people and or weight is. Next an officer will ask to see LIFE JACKETS for everybody aboard the vessel and that they are of proper fit. They will also check to see if there is a TYPE IV THROW-ABLE on board. The lifejackets will also need to be READ- ILY ACCESSABLE and not stored in a compartment! Also remember anyone 12 YEARS OLD and YOUNGER MUST wear a life jacket at all times when on board a boat. Officers will also ask to see if there is a fire extinguisher on board and that it is fully charged and serviceable. Additionally a sound producing device is required whether it be a horn or whistle. Type IV throwable, fire extinguisher and a sound producing device are all required on vessels 16 feet in length or longer. Any person between the ages of 12 and 20 who wishes to operate a vessel (PWC, power boat, sailboat) without direct supervision MUST complete an approved boater education course. Personal Water Craft (PWC) must also comply with all boating laws, registration procedures, operation and equipment requirements in addition to the regulations specific to PWC s. Every person onboard a PWC must wear an approved life jacket, and each person operating a PWC is equipped with a lanyard engine cut-off shall attach the lanyard to the operators person, clothing or life jacket. Also PWC s are not legal to operate between sunset and sunrise. Following these simple safety rules will help make your boating experience at Tuttle Creek Lake a much safer and enjoyable outing. DID YOU KNOW First mention of a flood control dam on the Blue River in official documents 1951 Record floods occur! 1952 Oct. 7th construction begins 1959 Dam closure occurs 1962 Construction is complete Pool of 1075 is reached April 29th Reservoir is dedicated June 1st Record low elevation of is recorded January Record high pool is recorded July 23rd at KDWPT Merchandise! First Question Comments: Answer A Answer A Regulation Reminders Answer B Answer B Most of our state park regulations Answer C are not new, but warrant a reminder to all of our visitors as we begin looking forward to the Second Question Answer A Answer A campsites in Kansas State Parks, with the exception of designated Answer B Answer B Name (GREY Address and BLACK tanks) must be disposed of at dump stations Phone care to watch for pedestrians! PETS are allowed at Tuttle Creek Phone: State Park, however must be kept Primary on a Business 10-ft. or Address shorter leash Fax: or chain AT ALL TIMES. Pets are Your not Address allowed Line any 2 of the state park buildings, someone@example.com unless for assistance Your purposes. Address Line This 3 includes all shower and restroom facilities, office, and group shelters. This Your Address Line 4 also includes the state park camping cabins. Pets belonging to Microsoft Answer C Fourth Question new park season. 24 HOUR VISITATION is required for all Seasonal campsites, which means you must enter your camping Answer C unit at least once during a 24 hour period. GREY WATER DUMPING all waste water from camping units only. SPEED LIMIT there is a 25 mph speed limit throughout the entire park. Speed should be reduced even further when entering and driving the individual campground roads. Please take extra cabin renters must be kept outside on a chain/leash, or in a kennel. We do offer a Bark Park in the River Pond behind the beach shower house. Organization With everyone abiding by park regulations, we can continue to provide a safe and family-oriented park and enjoyable visits for all!! Thank You!

5 S P R I N G N E W S L E T T E R P A G E 5 Fishing Forecast for 2013 Crappie Good to Excellent The 2012 fall sample collected the most crappie since 1988!!! We had an exceptional spawn in 2011 and harvest rates for 2013 are expected to be excellent! Saugeye Good The saugeye population has been steadily increasing the last few years and is currently at a 6 year high! 84% of the sampling were over the 15 length limit. White bass Good White bass numbers have improved dramatically over the last few years and the population is dominated by larger fish! 4lb trophy fish should be caught with more than 50% of the sample over 15. Catfish Good The channel catfish is doing well and had high numbers of fish over 24. Flathead population is good and Blue catfish are starting to get established in the reservoir with supplemental stockings. Largemouth Bass Fair The largemouth bass population has been expanding the last few years. Most bass are located in the southern coves of the reservoir with McIntyre Cove typically the best.

6 P A G E 6 ORMS: A New Way to Reserve! Outdoor Recreation Management System: Last spring, the Parks Division launched our Outdoor Recreation Reserving a campsite ahead is quick and easy and ensures having a site for the duration of your stay. Management System (ORMS). Though often called a reservation system, ORMS is much more. It allows users to reserve campsites from the comfort of their home computers or look online to see a photo of each campsite and whether or not that site is rented. ORMS, in most cases, saves our customers time and money. Park staff can look within the system to see what sites are full and just go to who is on that site. This makes emergency notifications much faster. Staff can mark sites that have issues as unavailable, such as off-line breakers or broken hydrants, and put them back online as they are repaired. For the first time, we will have data at our fingertips that tells us what sites are rented most often and which ones see little use, enabling us to make management decisions about how many sites need upgrades or which campgrounds need a change in use. Reserve a campsite TODAY at Try it; We Think You ll Like It!

7 2013 Calendar Date of Event March 9th April 20th Event Open House Benefit Walk May 11th May 25th May 18th June 22/July 27 & Aug 24 June 27th June 29th July 2nd August 24th Sept 14th Women on Target & Rods & Ribs BBQ Benefit Run OK Kids/ Family Fun Day Ruger Rimfire Challenge Country Stampede Ok Kids Range Iron Kids OK Kids Day Women on Range Always something fun going on at Tuttle Creek State Park!

8 Please print FRIENDS OF THE FANCY CREEK RANGE, Inc Membership Application Name: Address: Are you a NRA member? Membership Year: City: State: Zip: Telephone: How would you prefer to receive the newsletter? Via Via Mail Membership Type: All Memberships are calendar year beginning January 1st and expiring December 31st. Charter $ includes a Family Membership and you do not pay a daily fee $ goes into the Capital Improvements/Building Fund Annual $ includes a Family Membership and you do not pay a daily fee Member $50.00 Individual usage only not family and you also pay a $5 daily fee I hereby apply for membership in the Friends of Fancy Creek Range and agree to abide by all rules and regulations established for the use of the Fancy Creek Range, Inc. PO BOX 1733, Manhattan, KS Signature Date FRIENDS OF TUTTLE CREEK STATE PARK, Inc Membership Application The Friends of Tuttle Creek State Park was established to assist in developing and implementing improvements, maintenance and educational programs at Tuttle Creek State Park. Our goal is to educate the youth of Kansas in the use, historical significance and importance of the natural world of mankind. We support activities connected with the accomplishments of these purposes as well as others recognized by the officers, directors and members of The Friends of Tuttle Creek State Park, Inc. Please Print Name: Individual $5.00 Family $10.00 Membership Year: Family Members Address: City: State: Zip: Telephone: I hereby apply for membership in the Friends of Tuttle Creek State Park, Inc. and agree to abide by all rules and regulations established for the use of the Friends of Tuttle Creek State Park, Inc. Tuttle Creek State Park, 5800 A River Pond Rd, Manhattan, KS Signature Date

9 Tuttle Creek State Park has 11 cabins that are available for you to have the time of your life. The cabins have air conditioning and electric heat, kitchens with the essentials and a bathroom. Seven of the cabins overlook the River Pond and four of the cabins overlook Tuttle Creek Reservoir in the WildKat Marina area. Just think of the fun you and your family will have in a modern cabin! Whether it is part of a group outing or just you, the cabins offer a special get away. Go online or give us a call to make your reservations today! or call us at