The Rushmore Lions Club is partnering with the city to build a 2/3 mile loop trail on a 10-acre parcel west of the bridge at Canyon Lake (entrance to Chapel Valley).
After discussions with the Club, Friends of Rapid City Parks supports the trail, which will retain the natural character of the area without any structures or removal of existing trees and undergrowth. The surface of the trail will be a permeable gravel, similar to that used on the Mikelson Trail.
According to landscape architect Randy Lyons, they want to maintain bird and wildlife habitat in the area. The Lions Club will provide the manpower to develop and maintain the trail, pick up litter and downed branches and brush.