Floating The Good Life • Nebraska Game and Parks Commission 5
The purpose of this guide is to assist communities in creating, upgrading, promoting and
maintaining a successful water trail. It has information on planning for a water trail utilizing
partnerships and funding mechanisms. It details the different types of streams in Nebraska and
how they behave differently, creating unique challenges for operating a water trail. The guide
will walk the reader through the design process for a launch site from arrival to approach to
launch. It details things needed and desired in each of these areas, and it discusses universal
access and ways a launch site can meet or exceed ADA standards. It gives insight into the
regulations and permitting that are required, and it provides suggestions in how to market and
promote your water trail to bring tourist dollars to your community. This guide is a go-to book
for anyone who works with or wants to start a water trail in Nebraska.
