Saying that they are facing an outdoor recreation crisis, the Town of Jackson is going to construct five showers to serve tourists who hike, raft, bike, paddle, and camp in the national parks and rivers surrounding Jackson.
The town is requesting $749,000 in state funding from the Wyoming Outdoor Recreation grant program with $216,000 in local funding.
The town says that due to COVID-19, a surge in recreation tourism has resulted in a large increase of
visitors to the Teton County Jackson Recreation Center
shower facilities.
Up to 85 people each day use the Rec Center showers with a total of 6,400 visitors in 2021 that is an increase of 74% from 2018.
If granted the Wyoming Outdoor Recreation funds, the Town will build a new, separate, public shower facility with five showers to be located adjacent to the existing recreation center. The new shower facility is estimated to cost $965,000.
Officials say that there is no higher recreational priority for the Town of Jackson.
