PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 30th
Celebration Park Snake River Boater Improvement Project – SCOPE CHANGE
Canyon County Parks, Cultural & Natural Resources is preparing a grant application to be submitted to the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation Waterways Improvement Fund (WIF) grant, for its Celebration Park Snake River Boater Improvements project. Due to permitting and design related issues, we will be requesting a scope change to the original grant project that was awarded back in 2023. This scope change will help to improve the existing barb that helps to protect and reinforce the boat ramp area from river scour and foot traffic. We are requesting support from users on a project which will improve boating access at Celebration Park. The Snake River access area near Celebration Park’s boat ramp is over 30 years old and was severely damaged during the flooding and high-runoff in spring 2017, following a severe winter. This project will greatly improve our motorized boating access and help to protect our boater infrastructure from further scour and erosion over time.
Goals for Grant Project:
1. Improving and replacing existing boat ramp
2. Replacing existing boat dock and gangway system
3. Increasing ADA accessibility of boat dock and boat ramp approach via pathways and gangway
4. Reconfiguring boater/public parking area to improve traffic flow and increase designated “boater only”
parking spaces
5. Scope Change: Request cost increase to improve the barb design and reinforce boat ramp area to prevent
scour and meet design/permitting requirements
For questions or comments regarding this project, please contact Outdoor Recreation Planner- Alex Eells at alex.eells@canyoncounty.id.gov or contact Canyon County Parks at 208-455-6022