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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.
-=== Naming Standards ===
+* The proper name is the official MDOT name, found in the link in the opening paragraph.
-The standardized name format has been optimized for both instant and regular search results.
+** Example: "Michigamme Roadside Park"
-* The name begins with "Roadside Park" to facilitate the instant search results, which are based on the first words of the search term.
-* 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.
-* Example: "Roadside Park - Lake Superior"
-=== Other Guidelines ===
+* Include any other relevant info (such as "Closed during winter, only open Apr-Nov"), and a (concise) description using text from MDOT.
-* If the park has 2 entrances (e.i. a loop), the PLR should be broken into 4 segments, and locked at __. This is to avoid confusing routing instructions when the park is routed as an intermediate stop. Example: Traveling on M-28, user receives instruction when entering the park, "In 1000 feet, turn right on M-28". The desired instruction is "In 1000 feet, turn right".
+* Use [http://www.michigan.gov/mdot <u>www.michigan.gov/mdot</u>] for the website, and MDOT main contact for the phone number.
-* Include a (concise version) description from the MDOT list, along any other relevant info (such as "Open Apr-Nov").
-* Use the MiDrive link 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 [[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).