Map information may include: The user’s current position on the map The course of the waterway The distance between sites and location of the next few sites The location of obstacles and/or dangers such as dams and preferred portage routes Other nearby or adjacent trails and trail links Services such as telephones, drinking water, stores, fuel and hospitals Interesting sites or attractions along the way Appropriate information on access for disabled users Illinois Nature Preserves and Natural Areas Inventory sites A date indicating when the map was created Sign information may include: Site name and location Manager contact Warning of downstream obstacles and other safety information Small boat safety information such as Illinois and Coast Guard boating requirements Contact for reporting information about the site or waterway Environmental and cultural information about the river stretch Contact for reporting information about the site or waterway Environmental and cultural information about the river stretch Contact for stewardship and volunteer opportunities A sign depicting a water trail map, including features described in the map information section above In some cases, it may be appropriate to provide more general information on a sign relating to downstream obstacles and other conditions so as not to create the perception by the public that every possible situation has been covered, when some conditions are unforeseeable.