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National Park Service UniGuide Program

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NPS UniGuide Standards:

Volume 2 Roadway Signs

Volume 2

Roadway Sign

Design Standards

Attachment D

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Graphic Standards

2.1 Overview

2.2 Typography

2.3 NPS Arrowhead

2.4 Color Standards

2.5 SEGD National Recreation Symbols

2.6 Directional Arrow

Chapter 3: Grid Layouts

3.1 Overview

3.2 Road Guide Grids

3.3 Highway Guide Grids

3.4 Pathfinder Grids

Chapter 4: Fabrication Drawings

4.1 Road Guide and Highway Guide Sign

Fabrication Drawings

4.2 Pathfinder Sign Fabrication Drawings

4.3 MUTCD Regulatory and Warning Sign

Fabrication Drawings

Chapter 5: Specifications

5.1 General Requirements

5.2 Materials Overview

5.3 Panel Fabrication

5.4 Aluminum Angle Fabrication

5.5 Painting

5.6 Sign Posts

5.7 Stabilizer Blades

5.8 Graphic Layout and Production

5.9 Assembly

Volume 2 Contents

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NPS UniGuide Standards:

Volume 2 Roadway Signs

Chapter 1

Introduction

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1.0 Roadway Signs

This category includes three kinds of signs: Road/Highway Guide Signs, Pathfinders and Park

Boundary Signs, and MUTCD Regulatory and Warning Signs.

A distinctive system to guide motorists to park entrances and along park roadways, these signs use new lower-cost, brighter, and longer-lasting materials which — along with the recently developed NPS Roadway type face — will enhance message legibility and visitor safety. Traffic regulatory signs will follow Federal Highway Administration standards unless otherwise supplied.

Highway Guide Signs are placed on state roads outside of a park entrance and are intended to direct visitors to a park. Pathfinders serve as an additional assist in guiding visitors to specific park sites and features in urban and highly developed suburban environments. By displaying the

NPS Arrowhead and other graphic elements, Pathfinders also help to reinforce park and agency identity. Boundary Signs designate the beginning of park land. These signs are useful in areas of multiple land ownership, or where it is better to place an entrance sign at a location other than the official park boundary. Road Guide Signs are placed on park roads to direct the first-time or infrequent visitor to facilities and areas within a park. MUTCD Regulatory and Warning Signs are used within a park to govern the operation of motor vehicles.

As required, MUTCD Regulatory and Warning Signs in the UniGuide System comply in content and appearance with Federal Highway Administration guidelines as expressed in the Manual for

Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). The other three categories of UniGuide Motorist

Guidance Signs meet or exceed MUTCD performance requirements, but they have a distinctive appearance from most road and highway guide signs. NPS signs will continue to have a brown background. However, the UniGuide Standards specify the use of the NPS Roadway typeface rather than Clarendon, the font currently used on NPS signs. The change was made because tests proved NPS Roadway to be more legible than Clarendon. Additionally, signs made with

NPS Roadway can be 11.4% smaller than with Clarendon. Use of NPS Roadway, one of the two official NPS typefaces, helps reinforce NPS identity.

1.1 Highway Guide Signs

Highway Guide Signs are used on public highways and expressways to guide visitors to a park.

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1.2 Road Guide Signs

Road Guide Signs are placed on park roads to direct the first-time or infrequent visitor to facilities and areas within a park.

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1.3 Pathfinder Signs

Pathfinders serve as an additional assist in guiding visitors to specific park sites and features in urban and highly developed suburban environments. By displaying the NPS Arrowhead and other graphic elements, Pathfinders also help to reinforce park and agency identity.

1.4 Boundary Signs

Boundary Signs designate the beginning of park land. These signs are useful in areas of multiple land ownership, or where it is better to place an entrance sign at a location other than the official park boundary.

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1.5 MUTCD Regulatory and Warning Signs

MUTCD Regulatory and Warning Signs are used within a park to govern the operation of motor vehicles.

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Chapter 2

Graphic Standards

1.0 Introduction

The building blocks for the UniGuide Program consist of six graphic components: typography, grid formats, Arrowhead symbol, directional arrow graphics, recreation symbols, and color.

These components are used in specific ways to visually enhance particular types of communica-tions consistently throughout the National Park System. This chapter provides specific guidlines on graphic standards for Roadway Signs.

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National Park Service National Park Service

NPS Arrowhead Type 3, Single Color

Typography

Grid Formats

Overview

NPS Arrowhead Type 2, Multiple Color

Overview

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Recreation Symbols

Directional Arrow Graphic

Color System

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2.0 Introduction

The Uniguide Standards specify three typefaces for sign legends: NPS Rawlinson (a serif font), and Frutiger and Clearview (both san serif fonts).

NPS Roadway (designed specifically for the National Park Service) is the primary typeface used on Roadway Signs.

Frutiger (used under license from Adobe), replaces the Helvetica formerly used in many NPS media. Along with Rawlinson, Frutiger is used as a secondary typeface on VIS Signs and Park and Facility Identification Signs.

Clearview (which was created by the same firm that designed NPS Rawlinson) is used as a sec-ondary typeface on all Roadway Signs and on those VIS (see Volume 3, Uniguide Standards)

Signs that provide information to motorists. Clearview is similar to Frutiger in appearance, but

— unlike Frutiger — is approved by the Federal Highway Administration for use on roadways.

NPS Roadway

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789

Clearview Highway

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789

Frutiger 65

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789

Typography

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2.1 Specifications and Compliance

Only these fonts are to be used on Roadway Signs. Alternates — such as Helvetica, Century, Times Roman, or Clarendon — are not acceptable.

Specified typefaces are to be used in the production of all graphic panels. Conversions that change the typographic style, letterspacing, alignment, stroke-width, or size will be rejected.

2.2 Method of Typographic Display

All legends are displayed in NPS Roadway, in upper and lowercase (U/lc), with initial capital letters only unless otherwise noted. Advance Guidance Legends are displayed in Clearview, in uppercase (UC).

2.3 Letterspace Adjustment for Legibility

Signs viewed from a distance require more space between letters (additional tracking) than those viewed by pedestrians from a standing position. Computer software programs provide precise adjustments for such tracking needs. Within the UniGuide program, custom tracking of legends is limited.

NPS Roadway and Clearview have the correct proportional letterspacing built into the font for Roadway Sign applications. The numerical value of the specified tracking is identified with the individual grid specifications.

2.4 Typographic Alignment

Destination legends are placed flush left (left justified) on the grid with initial letter aligned to the left side of a vertical stroke unless specified as centered on the layout grid.

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Alignment: Initial capital letters align on the leading edge of the vertical stroke. Round and angu-lar letters are placed slightly to the left as shown so as to appear aligned flush left on the grid.

Vertical alignment: The serif is allowed to extend beyond the edge of the grid. Letters including Y, W, A, etc. are aligned inside the serif at the location where the body of the actual letter begins as shown in the diagram on the left.

Horizontal alignment: The distance between the baseline of a line of type and the imaginary line across the top of capital let-ters becomes the dimension on which interline spacing is based.

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3.0 Introduction

Since its introduction in 1952, the NPS Arrowhead logo has become a well recognized sym-bol of the agency. Changes to the logo, adopted in 2001, helped to ensure that the Arrowhead appears more often, more consistently, and more legibly on all NPS communication materi-als, including signs. The UniGuide Sign Standards prescribe the use of the NPS Arrowhead on selected Park and Facility Identification signs, and on specified Roadway Signs, including

Pathfinders.

Information about the NPS Arrowhead is available online at <www.graphics.nps.gov>.

The two Arrowheads required for use on signs have been optimized for a variety of imaging technologies and for distant viewing.

The Arrowhead Symbol is to be considered all inclusive. The Arrowhead should not be altered or redrawn, nor should any element within the Arrowhead be removed, replaced, or modified.

NPS Arrowhead

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The decision of when and how to use the NPS Arrowhead logo on signs should be made with care. Although the Arrowhead is an integral part of the agency’s public identity, it should not be overused. The Arrowhead should also not be used in ways that compromise a signs primary purpose. Highway Guide Signs may use an Arrowhead. However, this application may be sub-ject to restrictions by State Highway Administrations. If a sign is obviously within a park, greater liberty may be taken in the use, size, or placement of the Arrowhead.

3.1 Arrowhead Applications

Highway Guide Signs display the Arrowhead on the left side of the legend at a size specified on the layout grid (HG.2). Highway Guide Signs are used outside the park to direct visitors to its entrance(s). The MUTCD allows the use of the NPS Arrowhead on Highway Guide Signs but its use on state highway signs may vary from state to state and within the individual highway dis-tricts in a state. Arrowheads are not placed on Road Guide Signs (RG) inside a national park.

Pathfinder and Boundary Signs display the Arrowhead along with the name of the agency

(National Park Service) in an overbar that contrasts in color with the lower portion of the sign panel. Pathfinders are primarily used in urban, suburban, and populated rural areas along streets and roads with posted speeds of less than 45 mph. Boundary Signs mark the perimeters of NPS Sites. The NPS Arrowhead and typographic designations provide a consistent nation-wide identifier that helps guide visitors through congested environments to a park’s entrance(s).

3.2 Arrowhead Materials

Arrowheads may be manufactured in a variety of materials, methods, and colors, either as an integral part of the sign panel, or separately and affixed to the panel or to a masonry upright that is part of an overall sign structure.

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The Arrowhead on Highway Guide Signs is to be cut from brown transparent overlay film with the rest of the panel graphics and applied to a white retroreflective background. Three-color vinyl Arrowheads affixed to the face of the sign are not recommended because of limited adhe-sion and colorfastness.

Arrowheads in the overbar of these signs are screen-printed NPS Brown on white reflective sheeting along with the dark green overbar. This screen-printed material is then applied to the sign panel.

Artwork for the Arrowhead is available from the UniGuide Program Manager.

3.3 Arrowhead Color Standards

Both a three-color (TC) and a one-color (OC) version are available. Guidance on when to use each is provided below. A color palette has been selected for reproducing the Arrowhead on

NPS signs. These colors must never be changed or altered in any way.

PMS 1615

PMS 553 (Tree and Foreground)

PMS 1615 (Mountain and Arrowhead Outline)

PMS 1605 (Background)

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4.0 Color Standards for Roadway Signs

Depending on application, colors are specified according to the Pantone Matching System

(PMS) or to standard Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) highway sign colors. These col-ors will be matched and formulated for the respective type of manufacturing material. For other options in the use of color, contact the UniGuide Program Manager.

Highway Guide (HG) and Road Guide (RG) Sign panels are FHWA Recreation Brown with

White legend. For Pathfinders (PF), the overbar is Dark Green with one-color NPS Brown

Arrowhead logo on a White background and the main sign panel being FHWA Recreation

Brown with a White legend.

Both FHWA Recreation Brown and FHWA white are retro reflective colors based on Federal

Highway Administration standards. The Dark Green Pathfinder overbar and NPS Brown

Arrowhead logo are screen-printed with transparent inks on reflective sheeting.

NPS Brown: NPS Arrowhead

(PMS-1615)

Dark Green: Overbar

(BM-W-4B-2139-10)

Off-White: Legend & Background for NPS Logo

(BM-1B-W-2143-50)

Gray-Brown: Panel

(BM-5/E-1000)

Dark Brown: Uprights

(BM-C-4B-2130-10)

FHWA Recreation Brown:

Sign Panel

FHWA White: Legend

Dark Green: Trialblazer Overbar

(PMS-5605)

NPS Brown: NPS Arrowhead

(PMS-1615)

FHWA Blue: Information & Concessions Panel Disabled Access

FHWA Black:

Regulatory Sign Legend

FHWA Red:

Traffic Regulatory (Stop, No Entry, Prohibition)

FHWA Yellow:

Warning Signs

Color Standards

Color Standards

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Colors for Roadway Signs use retroreflective FHWA Recreation Brown with the addition of the dark green NPS identity for Pathfinders, and use of FHWA Yellow to improve communications.

Other FHWA colors apply for regulatory signs.

HG-2

Highway Guide 2-line Legend with Advance Guidance and NPS Arrowhead

FHWA Recreation Brown:

Sign Panel

NPS Brown: NPS Arrowhead

(PMS-1615)

PB-3A

Park Boundary 3-line Primary Legend with Secondary Legend

FHWA Recreation Brown:

Sign Panel

PF-2A

Pathfinder 2-line Primary Legend with Directional Arrow

Dark Green: Pathfinder & Boundary Marker Overbar

(PMS-5605)

FHWA Recreation Brown:

Sign Panel

RG-11

Road Guide with Advisory Panels

FHWA Recreation Brown:

Sign Panel

FHWA Recreation Brown:

Sign Panel

FHWA White: Legend

FHWA Recreation Brown:

Sign Panel

FHWA Yellow:

Warning Signs

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5.0 Introduction

Symbols provide a common, nonverbal language to transmit information to park visitors regardless of their native language. They also help affirm or clarify verbal instructions for visitors.

The original 83 symbols in the SEGD National Recreation Symbols were developed begin-ning in 1984 under a project sponsored by the US Army Corps of Engineers to create a visually consistent set of recreation symbols for public use. The system was subsequently expanded under a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to the Society for

Environmental Graphic Design (SEGD), and with support from the NPS, US Fish and

Wildlife Service, Corps of Engineers and other recreation and land management agencies.

The Corps has given program stewardship responsibility for the symbols to the SEGD.

The design of the SEGD National Recreation Symbols incorporates many of the pictographic concepts of the original NPS symbol program that was originally adopted in the late 1960’s, and which had expanded from 12 symbols in the beginning to 88 symbols. In the end, there was little consistency in design and many of the symbols were not legible from required viewing distances. The new SEGD system was designed to be a more legible and visually consistent system. The basic design was graphically based on the style of the AIGA/USDOT

Symbol Signs for Transportation Related Facilities, and incorporated 13 commonly used sym-bols from that system, but includes proportions and figure and field relationships that are tailored to signage.

This system includes 130 symbols in the positive format, excluding the recycle symbol (not part of the sign program), 63 prohibitions with a red circle and slash graphic over a white figure, and

21 warnings in a yellow diamond.

5.1 Use of Symbols

Although symbols are considered an international pictographic language, many park visitors may not be familiar with specific symbols, so legends occasionally must be added to affirm the messages, especially where activities are prohibited. In these instances the symbol is combined with words.

To determine whether or not a symbol sign would be appropriate for a specific use, the follow-ing criteria should be used:

• Does the symbol represent an accommodation, service or activity?

• Is the accommodation, service or activity obvious? The obvious should not be symbolized.

• Will the symbol be a substitute or reinforce a message? Symbols may be displayed alone, augment a worded legend, or dominate a legend.

• Will multiple symbols clutter a sign? Road and Highway Guide Signs with three or more word legends should not include symbols.

SEGD National Recreation Symbols

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5.2 Symbol use on Roadway Signs

The SEGD National Recreation Symbols shall be used on all Roadway signs. Symbol use on all MUTCD Regulatory and Warning Signs that are placed on park roads shall comply with the latest version of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) and the cur-rent edition of the Standard Highway Signs book. This includes: cross walks, horse crossing, deer, livestock, snowmobile, bus, truck, bike, or other symbols used specifically on regula-tory and warning signs as specified for roads in the MUTCD.

5.3 Symbol of Access

The UniGuide Program has adopted the symbol of accessibility included in the SEGD

National Recreation Symbols for clarity and consistency with all other symbols used in the standards. Actual application of the symbol including placement as a white figure in a blue rectangle is to be consistent with the Accessibility Guidelines and Standards of the US Access Board.

5.4 Type Size and Proportional Display of Symbol

Recreation symbol use will vary depending on application. In most applications, the size of the symbol (overall height and width of the border rectangle) will be in direct proportion to the size of the primary legend. See Grid formats in Chapter 3 for specific guidelines.

5.5 Symbol Colors

Refer to the examples provided in this manual for general guidance on the use of color. All positive symbols must be displayed with adequate contrast for legibility.

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5.6 Roadway Signs with Recreation Symbols

Signs that incorporate symbols as an option include the following:

RG-2 Road Guide for Single and Multiple Destinations with Symbols

RG-5 Road Guide for Single Destination with 2 to 4 Symbols

RG-7 Road Guide for Single Destination with 1 or 2 Symbols

RG-8 Road Guide with 1 to 4 Symbols and Directional Arrow

RG-9 Road Guide Information for Single Destination with Secondary Legend

RG-10 Road Guide for Single Destination with Advance Guidance

5.7 New Symbols

The design of the symbols have been prepared with careful attention to proportion, detail and line weight for each application. Do not modify or augment the design of the SEGD

National Recreation Symbols for any local purpose or change the relationship of the sym-bol to the surrounding shape. If the symbol is not appropriate for a specific communication requirement, contact the UniGuide Program Manager for assistance.

New symbols are selectively added to the SEGD National Recreation Symbol system based on careful review of need, and a determination that a symbol is an effective way to communi-cate the idea proposed. Requests for new symbols are to be directed to the Uniguide Program

Manager for assistance.

Road Guide (RG-7)

Road Guide (RG-2)

Road Guide (RG-5)

Road Guide (RG-8)

5.8 Symbol Display

The 130 recreation symbols in the system are displayed on the following pages in six basic groups: General, Accommodations, Services, Land Recreation, Water Recreation, and Winter

Recreation. Next to each symbol is its identification name and one to four icons showing the applicable formats for each symbol (recreation, prohibition, warning and highway). All symbols are shown in the recreation format. Note that not all symbols are intended for use on highway signs, with many symbols used only on trail, identification or general information signs viewed at close proximity. The prohibition format is displayed with the red slash placed behind the symbol. Research has shown that recognition and understanding is increased when the symbol graphic is not interrupted by the red slash. The 63 prohibition symbols, and

21 warning symbols are displayed on pages 2.5-18 through 2.5-20.

Note that in reproducing symbols in artwork, all symbols and borders must proportionally match one-to-one the sample artwork included in these specifications. When enlarging a sym-bol as an EPS file, check Maintain Uniform Scale within the software when assigning a propor-tion for enlargement or reduction.

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5.9 Symbols Listed Alphabetically

Symbol name and number are listed below in alphabetical order.

If a symbol is also available in the prohibition format, a number is listed after the symbol name (PS-000). Where one symbol could be described by different names, options are listed; for instance, “cav-ing” is also listed as “spelunking.” Symbols noted with an asterisk

(*) can be used in a warning format using digital artwork provided.

The list includes only the most common prohibitions. Others are identified with the associated recreation symbol.

Symbol Name Recreation Prohibition Symbol No. Symbol No.

A Airport RS-029 Alcoholic Beverages (No) PS-100 All-Terrain Vehicle Trail RS-095 PS-095 Amphitheater RS-070 Archery RS-116 Automobiles RS-003 PS-003 B Baby Changing Sta. (Men’s Rm) RS-137 Baby Changing Sta. Women’s Rm) RS-138 Baby Stroller RS-111 PS-111 Baseball RS-096 PS-096 Bear Viewing Area RS-012 Bicycle Trail RS-066 PS-066 Boardwalk (Stay On/No Step Off Boat Launch Ramp RS-054 PS-054 Boat Tour RS-087 Boat/Marina RS-053 Bottles or Cans/No Bottles or Cans RS-101 PS-101 Bus Stop RS-031 C Campfires RS-042 PS-042 Campground/Campsite RS-038 PS-038 Campsite, Recreational Vehicle RS-104 PS-104 Campsite, Trailer RS-040 PS-040 Canoeing RS-079 Cans or Bottles (No) PS-101 Cars, Automobiles RS-003 PS-003 Caving, Spelunking RS-084 Chair Lift/Ski Lift RS-105 Clean Up After Your Dog RS-140 Cleaning, Fish RS-093 Climbing RS-082 PS-082 Collecting, Rock RS-083 Cross Country Skiing RS-046 Cross Walk RS-016 PS-016 D Dam RS-009 Deer Viewing RS-011 Diving RS-062 PS-062 Diving, Scuba RS-060 PS-060 Do Not Feed Animals—Bears PS-135 Do Not Feed Animals—Coyotes PS-133 Do Not Feed Animals—Deer PS-134 Do Not Feed Animals—General PS-130

Do Not Feed Animals—Squirrels PS-132 Do Not Feed Animals—Waterfowl PS-131 Dogs, Pets on Leash RS-017 PS-017 Downhill Skiing RS-047 PS-047 Drinking Water RS-013 PS-013 Dumpster, Trash RS-091 E Exercise Fitness Area RS-097 F Falling Rocks RS-008 Family Restroom Ferry, Vehicle RS-033 Fire Extinguisher RS-090 Firearms/Guns (No) PS-001 Firewood Cutting RS-112 PS-112 First Aid RS-024 Fish Cleaning RS-093 PS-093 Fish Hatchery RS-010 Fish Ladder RS-089 Fishing Area RS-063 PS-063 Fishing Pier RS-119 Fishing, Ice RS-092 Fitness Area, Exercise RS-097 Food Service/Restaurant RS-019 Fuel, Gas Station RS-032 G Garage/Mechanic RS-027 Gas Station RS-032 Golfing RS-128 PS-128 Grocery Store RS-020 Guns/Firearms PS-001 H Hand Launch/Small Boat Launch RS-117 PS-117 Hang Gliding RS-126 PS-126 Hatchery, Fish RS-010 Helicopter Hiking Trail RS-068 Horse Stable RS-073 Horse Trail RS-064 PS-064 Hospital RS-201 Hotel, Lodging RS-018 Hunting RS-072 PS-072 I Ice Fishing RS-092 PS-092 Ice Skating RS-050 PS-050 In-line Skating RS-125 PS-125 Information RS-014 J Jeep, Off Road Vehicle Trail RS-067 PS-067 Jet Ski/Personal Watercraft RS-121 PS-121 K Kayaking RS-118 Kennel/Pet RS-045 L Ladder, Fish RS-089 Launching Ramp RS-054 PS-054 Laundry/Laundromat RS-085 Library RS-110 Lifejackets RS-094

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Lighthouse RS-007 Litter Receptacle RS-086 PS-086 Lockers/Storage RS-030 Lodging RS-018 Lookout Tower RS-006 M Marina/Boat RS-053 Mechanic/Garage RS-027 Men’s Restroom RS-021 Moorage/Marina RS-053 Motel, Lodging RS-018 Motor Bike Trail RS-065 PS-065 Motorboating RS-055 PS-055 N* No Alcoholic Beverages PS-100 No Cans or Bottles PS-101 No Camping/Campground RS-038 PS-038 No Campfires/Campfires (ring) RS-042 PS-042 No Drinking/Drinking Water RS-013 PS-013 No Feeding Animals—Bears PS-135 No Feeding Animals—Coyotes PS-133 No Feeding Animals—Deer PS-134 No Feeding Animals—General PS-130 No Feeding Animals—Squirrels PS-132 No Feeding Animals—Waterfowl PS-131 No Firearms/Guns PS-001 No Food-Drink/Snack Bar RS-102 PS-102 No Hunting/Hunting RS-072 PS-072 No Litter/Litter Receptacle RS-086 PS-086 No Pets/Pets on Leash RS-017 PS-017 No Picnicking/Picnic Site RS-044 PS-044 No Smoking/Smoking RS-002 PS-002 No Step/Stay on Trail PS-124 No Swimming/Swimming RS-061 PS-061 O Off-Road Vehicle Trail RS-067 PS-067 Overlook/Viewing Area RS-036 P Pack-It-In Pack-It-Out RS-139 Parking RS-034 PS-034 Pedestrian Crossing RS-016 PS-016 Pet Storage/Kennel RS-045 Pets on Leash RS-017 PS-017 Picnic Shelter RS-039 Picnic Site RS-044 PS-044 Playground RS-069 Point of Interest RS-080 Post Office RS-026 Power Boats RS-055 PS-055 R Radiator Water RS-124 Radios/No Radios RS-103 PS-103 Ramp, Launching RS-054 PS-054 Ranger Station RS-015 Rattlesnakes RS-099 Receptacle, Litter RS-086 PS-086 Receptacle, Trash Dumpster RS-091 Recreation, Winter RS-077 Recreational Vehicle Campsite RS-104 PS-104 Recycling RS-200

Restaurant/Food Service RS-019 Restroom Women’s RS-023 Restroom, Men’s RS-021 Restrooms RS-022 Rock Climbing, Technical RS-081 PS-081 Rock Collecting RS-083 PS-083 Rocks, Falling RS-008 Rowboating RS-057 S Sailing RS-056 Sanitary Station, Trailer RS-041 Scuba Diving RS-060 PS-060 Seal/Sea Lion Viewing RS-106 Seaplane RS-115 Shelter, Picnic RS-039 Shelter, Sleeping RS-037 Shelter, Trail RS-043 Showers RS-035 Site, Picnic RS-044 PS-044 Skateboarding RS-098 PS-098 Skating, Ice RS-050 PS-050 Ski Jumping RS-048 PS-048 Ski Lift/Chair Lift RS-105 Skiing, Cross Country RS-046

Skiing, Downhill RS-047 PS-047 Sledding RS-049 PS-049 Sleeping Shelter RS-037 Smoking (No) RS-002 PS-002 Snack Bar/No Food-Drink RS-102 PS-102 Snowboarding RS-127 PS-127 Snowmobiling RS-052 PS-052 Snowshoeing RS-078 Spelunking/Caving RS-084 Stable RS-073 Stay on/No Step-Off Boardwalk RS-122 PS-122 Stay on Trail/No Step RS-123 PS-123 Storage, Lockers RS-030 Store, Grocery RS-020 Stroller, Baby RS-111 PS-111 Surfing RS-059 PS-059 Surfing, Wind RS-108 Swimming RS-061 PS-061 T Technical Rock Climbing RS-081 PS-081 Telephone RS-025 Tennis RS-129 Theater RS-109 Tour Boat RS-087 Tour, Bus RS-031 Tower, Lookout RS-006 Trail (Interpretative, Auto) RS-113 Trail (Interpretative, Pedestrian) RS-114 Trail Shelter RS-043 Trail, All-Terrain Vehicle RS-095 PS-095 Trail, Bicycle RS-066 PS-066 Trail, Hiking RS-068 Trail, Horse RS-064 PS-064 Trail, Motor Bike RS-065 PS-065 Trail, Off-Road Vehicle RS-067 PS-067

Symbol Name Recreation Prohibition Symbol No. Symbol No.

Trailer Campsite RS-040 PS-040 Trailer Sanitary Station RS-041 Tramway RS-071 Trash Dumpster RS-091 Trucks RS-004 PS-004 Tunnel RS-005 C Vehicle Ferry RS-033 Viewing Area, Bears RS-012 Viewing Area/Overlook RS-036 Viewing, Deer RS-011 Viewing, Seals/Sea Lions RS-106 Viewing, Whales RS-107 Viewing, Wildlife/Nature RS-076 W Wading RS-088 PS-088 Walk Your Bicycle RS-136 Water, Drinking RS-013 PS-013 Waterskiing RS-058 PS-058 Whale Viewing RS-107 Wheelchair Accessible RS-028 Wildlife/Nature Viewing RS-076 Wind Surfing RS-108

Winter Recreation Area RS-077 Women’s Restroom RS-023 Wood Gathering RS-120 PS-120

* Includes only the most commonly used prohibition symbols. See display on page 2.5-12 for the complete set.

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SEGD National Recreation Symbols

5.10 General Symbols Positive

RS-017

Pets on Leash

RS-031

Bus Stop

RS-036

Viewing Area

RS-042

Campfires

RS-016

Pedestrian Crossing/Crosswalk

RS-103

Radios

RS-111

Strollers

RS-200

Recycling

RS-115

Sea Plane

RS-120

Wood Gathering

RS-002

Smoking

RS-003

Automobiles

RS-004

Trucks

RS-005

Tunnel

RS-006

Lookout Tower

RS-123

Stay on Trail

RS-122

Stay on Boardwalk

RS-136

Walk Your Bicycle

RS-011

Deer Viewing

RS-012

Bear Viewing Area

RS-007

Lighthouse

RS-009

Dam

RS-008

Falling Rocks

RS-080

Point of Interest

RS-090

Fire Extinguisher

RS-099

Rattlesnakes

RS-101

Cans or Bottles

RS-102

Snack Bar

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5.10 General Symbols Reverse

RS-017

Pets on Leash

RS-031

Bus Stop

RS-036

Viewing Area

RS-042

Campfires

RS-016

Pedestrian Crossing/Crosswalk

RS-103

Radios

RS-111

Strollers

RS-200

Recycling

RS-115

Sea Plane

RS-120

Wood Gathering

RS-002

Smoking

RS-003

Automobiles

RS-004

Trucks

RS-005

Tunnel

RS-006

Lookout Tower

RS-123

Stay on Trail

RS-122

Stay on Boardwalk

RS-136

Walk Your Bicycle

RS-011

Deer Viewing

RS-012

Bear Viewing Area

RS-007

Lighthouse

RS-009

Dam

RS-008

Falling Rocks

RS-080

Point of Interest

RS-090

Fire Extinguisher

RS-099

Rattlesnakes

RS-101

Cans or Bottles

RS-102

Snack Bar

5.12 Accomodation Symbols Positive

RS-104

Recreational Vehicle Campsite

RS-137

Baby Changing Station Men's Room

RS-138113

Baby Changing Station Women's Room

RS-019

Restaurant/Food Service

RS-021

Men’s Room

RS-022

Restrooms

RS-023

Women’ s Room

RS-018

Lodging

RS-028

Wheelchair Accessible

RS-034

Parking

RS-037

Sleeping Shelter

RS-040

Trailer Campsite

RS-038

Campground

5.13 Accomodation Symbols Reverse

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SEGD National Recreation Symbols

RS-104

Recreational Vehicle Campsite

RS-137

Baby Changing Station Men's Room

RS-138113

Baby Changing Station Women's Room

RS-019

Restaurant/Food Service

RS-021

Men’s Room

RS-022

Restrooms

RS-023

Women’ s Room

RS-018

Lodging

RS-028

Wheelchair Accessible

RS-034

Parking

RS-037

Sleeping Shelter

RS-040

Trailer Campsite

RS-038

Campground

5.14 Service Symbols Positive

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RS-085

Laundromat

RS-086

Litter Receptacle

RS-091

Trash Dumpster

RS-109

Theater

RS-110

Library

RS-112

Firewood Cutting

RS-201

Hospital

RS-124

Radiator Water

RS-139

Pack It In Pack It Out

RS-140

Clean Up After Your Dog

RS-013

Drinking Water

RS-014

Information

RS-015

Ranger Station

RS-024

First Aid

RS-020

Grocery Store

RS-032

Gas Station

RS-033

Vehicle Ferry

RS-035

Showers

RS-039

Picnic Shelter

RS-041

Sanitary Station

RS-043

Trail Shelter

RS-044

Picnic Site

RS-045

Kennel

RS-071

Tramway

RS-073

Stables

RS-025

Telephone

RS-026

Post Office

RS-027

Mechanic/Garage

RS-029

Airport

RS-030

Lockers/Storage

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5.15 Service Symbols Reverse

RS-085

Laundromat

RS-086

Litter Receptacle

RS-091

Trash Dumpster

RS-109

Theater

RS-110

Library

RS-112

Firewood Cutting

RS-201

Hospital

RS-124

Radiator Water

RS-139

Pack It In Pack It Out

RS-140

Clean Up After Your Dog

RS-013

Drinking Water

RS-014

Information

RS-015

Ranger Station

RS-024

First Aid

RS-020

Grocery Store

RS-032

Gas Station

RS-033

Vehicle Ferry

RS-035

Showers

RS-039

Picnic Shelter

RS-041

Sanitary Station

RS-043

Trail Shelter

RS-044

Picnic Site

RS-045

Kennel

RS-071

Tramway

RS-073

Stables

RS-025

Telephone

RS-026

Post Office

RS-027

Mechanic/Garage

RS-029

Airport

RS-030

Lockers/Storage

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5.16 Water Recreation Symbols Positive

RS-010

Fish Hatchery

RS-053

Marina

RS-054

Boat Launch Ramp

RS-055

Motorboating

RS-056

Sailing

RS-089

Fish Ladder

RS-093

Fish Cleaning

RS-094

Lifejackets

RS-106

Seal Viewing

RS-107

Whale Viewing

RS-087

Tour Boat

RS-088

Wading

RS-062

Diving

RS-063

Fishing Area

RS-079

Canoeing

RS-108

Wind Surfing

RS-121

Jet Ski-Personal Watercraft

RS-119

Fishing Pier

RS-118

Kayaking

RS-117

Hand Launch/ Small Boat Launch

RS-057

Rowboating

RS-058

Waterskiing

RS-059

Surfing

RS-061

Swimming

RS-060

Scuba Diving

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5.17 Water Recreation Symbols Reverse

RS-010

Fish Hatchery

RS-053

Marina

RS-054

Boat Launch Ramp

RS-055

Motorboating

RS-056

Sailing

RS-089

Fish Ladder

RS-093

Fish Cleaning

RS-094

Lifejackets

RS-106

Seal Viewing

RS-107

Whale Viewing

RS-087

Tour Boat

RS-088

Wading

RS-062

Diving

RS-063

Fishing Area

RS-079

Canoeing

RS-108

Wind Surfing

RS-121

Jet Ski-Personal Watercraft

RS-119

Fishing Pier

RS-118

Kayaking

RS-117

Hand Launch/ Small Boat Launch

RS-057

Rowboating

RS-058

Waterskiing

RS-059

Surfing

RS-061

Swimming

RS-060

Scuba Diving

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5.18 Land Recreation Symbols Positive

RS-082

Climbing

RS-083

Rock Collecting

RS-084

Spelunking/ Caving

RS-095

All-Terrain Vehicle Trail

RS-096

Baseball

RS-116

Archery

RS-097

Exercise/Fitness Area

RS-098

Skateboarding

RS-114

Interpretive Trail/Pedestrian

RS-113

Interpretive Trail/Auto

RS-129

Tennis

RS-125

In-line Skating

RS-126

Hang Gliding

RS-128

Golfing

RS-069

Playground

RS-076

Wildlife Viewing

RS-081

Tech. Rock Climb

RS-070

Amphitheater

RS-072 Hunting

RS-064

Horse Trail

RS-065

Motor Bike Trail

RS-066

Bicycle Trail

RS-067

Off-Road Vehicle

RS-068

Hiking Trail

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5.19 Land Recreation Symbols Reverse

RS-082

Climbing

RS-083

Rock Collecting

RS-084

Spelunking/ Caving

RS-095

All-Terrain Vehicle Trail

RS-096

Baseball

RS-116

Archery

RS-097

Exercise/Fitness Area

RS-098

Skateboarding

RS-114

Interpretive Trail/Pedestrian

RS-113

Interpretive Trail/Auto

RS-129

Tennis

RS-125

In-line Skating

RS-126

Hang Gliding

RS-128

Golfing

RS-069

Playground

RS-076

Wildlife Viewing

RS-081

Tech. Rock Climb

RS-070

Amphitheater

RS-072 Hunting

RS-064

Horse Trail

RS-065

Motor Bike Trail

RS-066

Bicycle Trail

RS-067

Off-Road Vehicle

RS-068

Hiking Trail

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5.20 Winter Recreation Symbols Positive

RS-127

Snowboarding

RS-046

Cross-Country Skiing

RS-047

Downhill Skiing

RS-048

Ski Jumping

RS-049

Sledding

RS-050

Ice Skating

RS-052

Snowmobiling

RS-077

Winter Rec. Area

RS-078

Snowshoeing

RS-092

Ice Fishing

RS-105

Chair Lift/Ski Lift

5.21 Winter Recreation Symbols Reverse

RS-127

Snowboarding

RS-046

Cross-Country Skiing

RS-047

Downhill Skiing

RS-048

Ski Jumping

RS-049

Sledding

RS-050

Ice Skating

RS-052

Snowmobiling

RS-077

Winter Rec. Area

RS-078

Snowshoeing

RS-092

Ice Fishing

RS-105

Chair Lift/Ski Lift

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5.22 Prohibition Symbols

PS-001

No Firearms

PS-002

No Smoking

PS-003

No Automobiles

PS-004

No Trucks

PS-013

Do Not Drink

PS-049

No Sleding

PS-050

No Skating

PS-052

No Snowmobiling

PS-054

No Boat Launching

PS-055

No Motorboats

PS-063

No Fishing

PS-064

No Horses

PS-066

No Bicycling

PS-067

No Off-Road Vehicles

PS-065

No Motor Bikes

PS-017

No Pets

PS-032

No Gasoline

PS-034

No Parking

PS-038

No Camping

PS-016

Do Not Cross

PS-040

No Trailers

PS-042

No Campfires

PS-048

No Ski Jumping

PS-047

No Downhill Skiing

PS-044

No Picnicking

PS-058

No Waterskiing

PS-059

No Surfing

PS-060

No Scuba Diving

PS-062

No Diving

PS-061

No Swimming

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PS-088

No Wading

PS-092

No Ice Fishing

PS-093

No Fish Cleaning

PS-095

No All-Terrain Vehicles

PS-096

No Ball Playing

PS-072

No Hunting

PS-081

No Technical Rock Climbing

PS-082

No Climbing

PS-083

No Rock Collecting

PS-086

No Litter

PS-098

No Skateboarding

PS-100

No Alcoholic Beverages

PS-101

No Bottles or Cans

PS-102

No Food or Drink

PS-103

No Radios

PS-104

No Recreation Vehicles

PS-111

No Baby Strollers

PS-112

No Wood Chopping

PS-117

No Hand Launch/ Small Boat Launch

PS-120

No Wood Gathering

PS-122

Stay on Boardwalk

PS-123

No Step

PS-125

No In-line Skating

PS-121

No Jet Ski/ Personal Watercraft

PS-126

No Hang Gliding

PS-127

No Snowboarding

PS-132

Do Not Feed Animals (Squirrels)

PS-131

Do Not Feed Animals (Ducks)

PS-128

No Golfing

PS-130

Do Not Feed Animals (General)

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PS-135

Do Not Feed Animals (Bears)

PS-133

Do Not Feed Animals (Coyotes)

PS-134

Do Not Feed Animals (Deer)

RS-105

Chair Lift/Ski Lift

RS-048

Ski Jumping

RS-127

Snowboarding

RS-047

Downhill Skiing

RS-052

Snowmobiling

RS-012

Bear Viewing Area

RS-016

Pedestrian Crossing/Crosswalk

RS-009

Dam

RS-008

Falling Rocks

RS-011

Deer Viewing

RS-072 Hunting

RS-054

Boat Launch Ramp

RS-058

Waterskiing

RS-066

Bicycle Trail

RS-121

Jet Ski-Personal Watercraft

RS-055

Motorboating

RS-095

All-Terrain Vehicle Trail

RS-065

Motor Bike Trail

RS-067

Off-Road Vehicle

RS-064

Horse Trail

RS-099

Rattlesnakes

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Muir Woods .33x x x

1.5x

.166x

.25x 1.5x .25x

1.5x

1.5x 1.5x

Park

Park

Directional variants

Directional variants

Directional variants

Park

Arrow Type B (Traffic Arrow) for Small Guide Signs

Arrow Type A (Pedestrian Arrow) for Trail Guide, Double Column Guide, and Narrow Profile Trail Guide Signs

Arrow Type C (Highway Guide Arrow) for Highway Guide Signs Viewed from an Automobile

NPS R

Bold

30mm 16mm16mm

30mm m m

Day Pa No Overnig

10cm5cm 7cm align align align

Pedestrian Guide

VIS Small Guide

Highway Guide

Nominal Size

Interior Alignment Box

Muir Woods .33x x x

1.5x

.166x

.25x 1.5x .25x

1.5x

1.5x 1.5x

Park

Park

Directional variants

Directional variants

Directional variants

Park

Arrow Type B (Traffic Arrow) for Small Guide Signs

Arrow Type A (Pedestrian Arrow) for Trail Guide, Double Column Guide, and Narrow Profile Trail Guide Signs

Arrow Type C (Highway Guide Arrow) for Highway Guide Signs Viewed from an Automobile

NPS R

Bold

30mm 16mm16mm

30mm m m

Day Pa No Overnig

10cm5cm 7cm align align align

Pedestrian Guide

VIS Small Guide

Highway Guide

Nominal Size

Interior Alignment Box

6.0 Introduction

Two styles of directional arrow graphics are used on signs in Roadway Signs. Which style is used depends on the application.

6.1 Arrow Artwork

The arrows are sized as a proportion of the primary legend size based on a transparent align-ment box placed around the arrow. Arrows are placed on the sign grid by aligning the trans-parent box to the baselines as shown in the grid formats.

6.2 Arrow Type B

Arrow Type B is used on Road Guide Signs and Pathfinders.

6.3 Arrow Type C

Arrow Type C, the standard arrow specified in the FHWA Manual on Uniform Traffic Control

Devices (MUTCD) is used on Highway Guide Signs.

Directional Arrow

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NPS UniGuide Standards:

Volume 2 Roadway Signs

Chapter 3

Grid Layouts

1.0 Introduction

Roadway Signs are provided in three formats:

• Road Guide Signs used to guide visitors to destinations within a park (Section 2)

• Highway Guide Signs used on all public roads outside the park to guide visitors to a park.

(Section 3)

• Pathfinder and Boundary Signs used to guide visitors to a NPS destination and alert visitors that they are entering or leaving a national park (Section 4)

All Motorist Guide Signs use the NPS Roadway typeface. This typeface, was designed specifi-cally for road guide sign applications.

1.1 Road Guide Signs

This sign type is formatted using standardized layout grids displayed in this chapter (RG-1 to

RG-11). The signs are graphically based on the message size, not the panel size. This ensures that the relationship between the legend and the background on all signs is consistent. The formats are designed to present information so it can be read quickly from a moving vehicle.

The legend size referred to as “x” is based on the capital letter height. Interline spaces accom-modate the descender of lowercase letters. This proportional relationship is maintained regard-less of sign size, so a common grid or template can be used. That means that the same file that has been used to develop the initial layout can be digitally enlarged to the actual sign size for production.

Sign sizes may vary because of legend content, but all of them are based on a similar set of pro-portions designed to maintain alignments and consistent space between legend elements. For example, the margins are always the same proportion to the legend size.

The panels may be a combination of legend, a directional arrow, and perhaps symbols. A sec-ondary legend may share the same directional arrow.

There are two types of Road Guide Sign grids. The first set consists of modules that can be assembled interchangeably for installations with multiple directions posted on the same panel

(RG-1, RG-2, RG-3, RG-4, RG-5, RG-9, RG-10, and RG-11). The second set consists of stand-alone, single-message, or single-destination modules that are not assembled into larger signs

(RG-6, RG-7 , and RG-8).

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1.2 Highway Guide Signs

These signs are placed outside a park to direct motorists into the park. They are formatted using standardized layout grids displayed in this section (HG-1 to HG-4) using the same basic prin-ciples as those noted for Road Guide Signs except for the possible use of the NPS Arrowhead, FHWA directional arrow, and only one legend per sign assembly.

1.3 Patherfinder Signs and Boundary Signs

Pathfinders, available in two legend heights and three panel widths, are used for single destina-tions only and include the NPS identification and Arrowhead at the top of the panel. A variation on this format is used for boundary signs. See the layout grids displayed in this section (PF-1 to

PF-4 and BG-1 to BG-4).

1.4 Alternate Formats

Although most legends can be accommodated within the standard grids, unique situations might require modifications to create effective panels. In such instances, planners should consult with the Uniguide Program Manager.

1.5 Traffic Engineering

All Roadway Signs are placed for the first-time user and are intended to complement a well-designed road system and orderly traffic management plan. Some older park roads may not be ideal, but signs alone cannot correct problems. Sign planners are encouraged to seek profes-sional help from traffic engineers or landscape architects experienced in solving basic circula-tion and road capacity problems.

1.6 Small Guide Signs on Secondary Roads

Guide signs placed on roads within campgrounds, picnic areas, and other “off road” facilities are part of the VIS System (Visitor Information Sign System). Refer to Volume 3 of the UniGuide standards for specific guidelines of the VIS System.

Roadway Sign Grids

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Road Guide Signs

RG-1

Road Guide Single Destination without Symbols

RG-1

Road Guide Multiple Destinations without Symbols

RG-1

Road Guide Multiple Destinations without Symbols

RG-2

Road Guide Single Destination with Symbols

RG-2

Road Guide Multiple Destinations with Symbols

RG-3

Road Guide Multiple Destinations with Route Shield

RG-3

Road Guide Multiple Destinations with Route Shield

RG-4

Road Guide Single Destination with 2 to 3 Route Shields

RG-4

Road Guide Multiple Destinations with 2 to 3 Route Shields

RG-4

Road Guide Multiple Destinations with 2 to 3 Route Shields

RG-3

Road Guide Single Destination with Route Shield

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Road Guide Signs

RG-5

Road Guide Single Destination with Multiple Symbols

RG-5

Road Guide Multiple Destinations with Multiple Symbols

RG-6

Road Guide Single Destination with Distance

RG-6

Road Guide Multiple Destinations with Distances

RG-7

Road Guide Single Destination with 2 Symbols

RG-7

Road Guide Single Destination with 1 Symbol

RG-8

Road Guide 4 Symbols Without Legend With Directional Arrow

RG-8

Road Guide 3 Symbols Without Legend With Directional Arrow

RG-8

Road Guide 1 or 2 Symbols Without Legend With Directional Arrow

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Road Guide Signs

RG-9

Road Guide Single Destination With Secondary Legend

RG-9

Road Guide Single Destination With Secondary Legend

RG-9

Road Guide Single Destination With Secondary Legend

RG-10

Road Guide Single Destination With Advance Guidance

RG-10

Road Guide Single Destination With Advance Guidance

RG-10

Road Guide Single Destination With Advance Guidance

RG-11

Road Guide for Advisory Panels

RG-11

Road Guide for Advisory Panels

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Highway Guide Signs

HG-1

Highway Guide 1-line Legend and Directional Arrow

HG-1

Highway Guide 3-line Legend and Directional Arrow

HG-1

Highway Guide 2-line Legend and Directional Arrow

HG-2

Highway Guide 1-line Legend with Advance Guidance and NPS Arrowhead

HG-2

Highway Guide 2-line Legend with Advance Guidance and NPS Arrowhead

HG-2

Highway Guide 3-line Legend with Advance Guidance and NPS Arrowhead

HG-3

Highway Guide 1-line Legend with Advance Guidance

HG-3

Highway Guide 2-line Legend with Advance Guidance

HG-3

Highway Guide 3-line Legend with Advance Guidance

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Pathfinder Signs

PF-1A

Pathfinder 1-line Primary Legend with Directional Arrow

PF-1A

Pathfinder 1-line Primary Legend with Directional Arrow

PF-1B

Pathfinder 1-line Primary Legend with Secondary Legend

PF-2A

Pathfinder 2-line Primary Legend with Directional Arrow

PF-2A

Pathfinder 2-line Primary Legend with Directional Arrow

PF-2B

Pathfinder 2-line Primary Legend with Secondary Legend

PF-3A

Pathfinder 3-line Primary Legend with Directional Arrow

PF-3A

Pathfinder 3-line Primary Legend with Directional Arrow

PF-3B

Pathfinder 3-line Primary Legend with Secondary Legend

PF-4A

Pathfinder 4-line Primary Legend with Directional Arrow

PF-4B

Pathfinder 4-line Primary Legend with Secondary Legend

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Park Boundary Signs

PB-1A

Park Boundary 1-line Primary Legend with Secondary Legend

PB-1B

Park Boundary 1-line Primary Legend with Secondary Legend

PB-2A

Park Boundary 2-line Primary Legend with Secondary Legend

PB-4A

Park Boundary 4-line Primary Legend with Secondary Legend

PB-3A

Park Boundary 3-line Primary Legend with Secondary Legend

PB-3B

Park Boundary 3-line Primary Legend with Secondary Legend

PB-4B

Park Boundary 4-line Primary Legend with Secondary Legend

PB-2B

Park Boundary 2-line Primary Legend with Secondary Legend

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Primary Legend: NPS Roadway, initial cap Secondary Legend: Clearview, all capital

2.0 RG-1: Road Guide for Single and Multiple Destinations Without Symbols

This Road Guide format accommodates one-or two-line destination legends for any direction.

An RG-1 sign panel assembly can display up to 3 different destinations with up to 3 directional modules.

The first legend is always an x below the top edge of the brown legend field. Each new destina-tion legend is separated by an x vertical space unless the panel includes a two–line destination. If a panel includes a two–line destination, all destinations in the module are separated by 1.5x. Two-line destinations have a .66x space between the first and second line. All legends are left justified.

Road Guide Grids

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1-Line, 1-Destination

Arrow straight or left

Arrow straight or left

Arrow straight or left

West Thumb

Arrow right

Arrow right

West Thumb

2-Lines, 1-Destination

Northeast Entrance

Northeast Entrance

Grant Village West Thumb

2-Lines, 2-Destinations

Arrow right

Grant Village West Thumb

3-Lines, 2-Destinations

Arrow straight or left

Norris

Monument Geyser Basin

Arrow straight or left

Norris

Monument Geyser Basin

Norris

Monument Geyser Basin

Arrow right

Arrow right

Norris

Monument Geyser Basin

3-Lines, 3-Destinations

Arrow straight or left

Grant Village West Thumb Bridge Bay

Arrow right

Grant Village West Thumb Bridge Bay

4-Lines, 2-Destinations

Arrow straight or left

Norris Geyser Basin

Monument Geyser Basin

Arrow right

Norris Geyser Basin

Monument Geyser Basin

The legends on straight and left directional modules are placed 4.5x from the left edge of the brown legend field. The arrow is then horizontally centered in this 4.5x space. The distance between the end of the longest destination legend and and the right edge of the brown legend field is 1.5x.

Legends on right directional modules are placed 1.5x from the left edge of the brown legend field.

The arrow is then placed to the right of the destination legend, with the right edge of its interior alignment box 1.5x to the left of the right edge of the legend field. The distance between the end of the longest destination legend and the left edge of the arrow’s interior alignment box is 1.5x.

On each RG-1 panel the arrow’s interior alignment box is always top aligned with the first destination legend.

All RG-1 sign panel assemblies are surrounded by a white border. The top of the white border is

.333x and the sides and bottom are .166x. If more than one panel is used in a sign panel assembly, there is a .125x white inter-module space placed to visually separate the panels.

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4-Lines, 3-Destinations

Arrow straight or left

Monument Geyser Basin

Madison

Norris

Arrow right

Monument Geyser Basin

Madison

Norris

Arrow right

Monument Geyser Basin

Madison

Norris

Monument Geyser Basin

Madison

Norris

Arrow right

Madison

Norris

Monument Geyser Basin

Arrow straight or left

Arrow straight or left

Monument…