BERLIN, N.H. (AP) – A preliminary plan for the new state park at Jericho Lake calls for 136 miles of trails for all-terrain vehicles, including a junior ATV trail and more than four miles of paths for four-wheel-drive vehicles.

The draft master plan, presented at a public forum Wednesday, also calls for a 200-acre campground, general store, washrooms and other facilities. The park will be the first of its kind in New England.

Using existing logging roads, about 10 miles of trails opened this summer in the newly purchased 7,500 acre property. Plans call for adding another 33 miles of ATV trails next year with five miles for mountain bikes.

The park plan was developed by Horizons Engineering of Littleton, which is proposing to develop it in several phases over five years at a total cost of about $6.6 million.

The plan assumes the park will draw about 670 ATV riders at peak season, with about 50 more enjoying other uses such as the beach.

“We broke some new ground putting the plan together, just as the state is breaking new ground in developing a (ATV) park in a state park setting,” said Walter Elander of Horizons Engineering. “The end result is a very doable development plan, a workable plan for the region. This is clearly going to become a hub of ATV activity in the North Country.”

Plans to create new ATV trails come as a welcome development to riders who have long complained there are too few options for riding in the state.

The state Bureau of Trails had worked for years to develop plans for ATV trails in existing state parks but met with vehement opposition from many park abutters. City officials, however, have embraced the plan because it’s expected to bring tourist dollars to the region.

The state had originally hoped to create as many as 350 miles of trail in the new state park but Elander said the 136 miles represents “a fairly intensive use” of the property.

“We didn’t want people to be able to high-five a person on the next trail over,” said Chris Gamache, head of the trails bureau.

Plans for a campground include space for 26 remote sites; 81 sites for recreational vehicles and 93 for pop-up campers, trailers or tents.

Planners expect the park and trails will operate at a loss initially because of the cost of development.

Once complete, however, the park would bring in an estimated $694,000 per year. Another $1 million is anticipated in economic benefits to businesses in the area.

State officials are now seeking comment on the draft plan through Dec. 20. Copies are available at City Hall and online at www.nhtrails.org.