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Roadside Park Consistency

Michigan has 80+ MDOT-maintained roadside parks and scenic turnouts, spanning both the Upper and Lower Peninsulas. They are found on state and US highways, and are seasonal, typically open Apr-Nov. Usually found at a scenic natural feature, they provide parking, and most provide toilet facilities and picnic areas. These are not Rest Areas(see the Rest Areas page). The State of Michigan maintains a list of MDOT roadside parks here.

Park Area Place

Park (under Outdoors) should be set as the primary category. The Scenic Overlook category can be added, if appropriate.
The proper name is the official MDOT name, found in the link in the opening paragraph.
- Example: "Michigamme Roadside Park"

Include any other relevant info (such as "Closed during winter, only open Apr-Nov"), and a (concise) description using text from MDOT.
Use www.michigan.gov/mdot for the website, and MDOT main contact for the phone number.
Follow all other guidelines for Places.

Parking Lot Area

A PLA can be mapped using the guidelines found on the Parking Lot page.

Road Segments

Roadside parks should use the PLR road type, with the "none" box check in the street name field. Generally, all roads in Michigan should have a city name associated with the segment, as all of Michigan is included in some sort of municipality. If you find a case where there is no city assigned to that area in WME, check with local leadership so the correct city can be seeded. Always verify with the city layer to prevent any city smudging (for info, check out the Smudged City page).

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 == Roadside Park Consistency ==
-Michigan has 80+ MDOT-maintained roadside parks, spanning both the Upper and Lower Peninsulas. They are found on state and US highways, and typically are seasonal, open Apr-Nov. Usually found at a scenic natural feature, they can provide parking, toilet facilites,  and picnic areas. These are not Rest Areas(see the [[usa:Rest_areas|Rest Area wiki page]]).  The State of Michigan maintains a list of MDOT roadside parks [http://www.michigan.gov/mdot/0,4616,7-151-11151_11033_52552---,00.html here], and on the [https://mdotnetpublic.state.mi.us/drive/ MiDrive] map.
+[[File:MI Roadside Park sign 1.jpeg|alt=Typical Park Sign|thumb|131x131px]]
+Michigan has 80+ MDOT-maintained roadside parks and scenic turnouts, spanning both the Upper and Lower Peninsulas. They are found on state and US highways, and are seasonal, typically open Apr-Nov. Usually found at a scenic natural feature, they provide parking, and most provide toilet facilities and picnic areas. These are not Rest Areas(see the [[usa:Rest_areas|Rest Areas page]]).  The State of Michigan maintains a list of MDOT roadside parks [https://www.michigan.gov/mdot/0,4616,7-151-11151_11033_52552---,00.html <u>here</u>].
+[[File:Roadside Park 1.PNG|thumb]]
-=== Place Categories ===
+==== Park Area Place ====
-** '''Park''' (under Outdoors) should be set as the primary category.
+* '''Park''' (under Outdoors) should be set as the primary category. The '''Scenic Overlook''' category can be added, if appropriate.
-** '''Rest Area/Scenic Overlook''' (under Outdoors) can be set a secondary category, if the park has scenic features.
+* The proper name is the official MDOT name, found in the link in the opening paragraph.
-*: ''This category result is triggered anytime a Wazer searches for the words <code>Rest stop</code>, or <code>Rest area</code>, therefore to ensure roadside parks are not mistaken for rest areas, this category should not be primary.''
+** Example: "Michigamme Roadside Park"
-=== Naming Standards ===
+* Include any other relevant info (such as "Closed during winter, only open Apr-Nov"), and a (concise) description using text from MDOT.
-The standardized name format has been optimized for both instant and regular search results.
+* Use [http://www.michigan.gov/mdot <u>www.michigan.gov/mdot</u>] for the website, and MDOT main contact for the phone number.
-* The name begins with "Roadside Park" to facilitate the instant search results, which are based on the first words of the search term.
+* Follow all other guidelines for Places.
-* The name of the park comes next in the place's name, following a hyphen (-). The proper name is the official MDOT name, found in the links in the opening paragraph.
-* Because many roadside parks are seasonal, during the off-season, the term "(CLOSED FOR SEASON)" should be at the end, and be removed for the on-season. Please use the linked Google sheet for tracking the inclusion and removal of this term.
+==== Parking Lot Area ====
-* Example: "Roadside Park - Lake Superior (CLOSED FOR SEASON)"
+* A PLA can be mapped using the guidelines found on the [[usa:Places/Parking_lot|<u>Parking Lot</u>]] page.
+==== Road Segments ====
+Roadside parks should use the PLR road type, with the "none" box check in the street name field. Generally, all roads in Michigan should have a city name associated with the segment, as all of Michigan is included in some sort of municipality. If you find a case where there is no city assigned to that area in WME, check with local leadership so the correct city can be seeded. Always verify with the city layer to prevent any city smudging (for info, check out the [[Smudged cities|Smudged City]] page).