The Recreation Trail project started in 2001 when the Wamego Chamber of Commerce and an ad hoc tourism committee hosted a Visioning Session to define future goals for tourism and recreation in Wamego and the surrounding area. Two projects stood out: A recreational trail from Wamego to Saint George and a new river landing in Wamego.

In 2002, the Recreational Trail and River Landing projects were adopted into the Wamego Chamber’s strategic plan. In 2003, Pottawatomie County Economic Development Corp. adopted both projects into its strategic plan and in 2005 included both in their tourism plan. In August 2005, a draft of the Scope of Services was prepared that projected what would be necessary to conduct the engineering and cost feasibility study for the project. Students in K-State’s PLAN 761 Community Development Workshop class conducted the feasibility and design study in spring 2006. Landplan Engineering completed the preliminary engineering design and probable construction costs in spring 2007.

Construction of the project began in February 2008. For more information about the project or to make a contribution, please visit http://www.wam-sag-man.org.