New signs at Indian River Park pointing the way ahead

While some Indian River locals — especially The Friends of Indian River — can probably navigate the “wilds” of Indian River Park wearing a blindfold, those less intimately familiar with the park could indubitably use some direction — via signage.

“I love the signs,” said Rogard Ross, president of The Friends of Indian River. “What we see in the park now is only the first phase.”

Myriad twists and countless turns on the trails coupled with intersecting paths throughout the wooded grounds can sometimes be disorienting to casual visitors, young cyclists and inattentive pedestrians.

“You can go in there and get lost. You can get turned around because there are a lot of little spurs off of the main parts of the trails,” said Mike Barber, Chesapeake’s Director of Parks, Recreation, and Touris