Category Overview
Local Parks grants help protect these symbols of vibrant communities, providing places for families to gather and play and promoting a healthy and active lifestyle in an era when people spend increasing amounts of their time inside. The WWRP is the largest source of local parks funding in Washington, helping communities fund the acquisition, development, and renovation of vital recreation areas and green spaces.
Project Highlights
The Malaga Waterfront Park Phase 2 project includes the purchase of 4.5 acres of waterfront property for development of the Malaga Waterfront Park. Combined with Phase 1, the total park area will be over 20 acres and include 2,700 feet of Columbia River shoreline. The property provides shoreline access, active play, field sports, wildlife viewing, and trail access. The Park will provide the citizens of Malaga and nearby Wenatchee with both motorized and non-motorized river access, ADA accessible trails with interpretive signs, scenic vistas with benches, sport facilities, and family amenities such as picnic shelters and playgrounds. The Chelan County Shoreline Public Access Plan, a component of the local Shoreline Master Program, identified that the Malaga area significantly lacked adequate shoreline access despite being on the Columbia River. Malaga has no shoreline parks, trails or boating facilities and is the highest need community in Chelan County for shoreline access. Chelan County, Chelan County PUD and the Malaga-Colockum Community Council formed a partnership to address the lack of shoreline access. The partnership evaluated various sites along the Columbia River for shoreline access and solicited local input on the location and priority features for a future waterfront park. The project is identified in Chelan County’s Comprehensive Plan Parks and Recreation Element; the Malaga Community Vision Plan; and the Chelan PUD Rock Island Relicensing Early Action Measures.