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Park and open space needs are
for both active and passive purposes. Active recreation areas are oriented
toward sports and other active recreation activities. Passive recreation
areas are oriented towards leisure activities such as environmental and nature
areas, cultural and historic sites, wildlife habitat areas and open vistas.
Ideally, a variety of active and passive recreation facilities will be provided
throughout the city to ensure that all needs of the entire community are met.
Typical outdoor recreation activities include
the following:
 | Passive - Walking,
sitting, scenic viewing, observing wildlife, fishing, photography, art
(such as painting), card playing, picnicking, historic preservation or
documentation, crafts.
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| Active - Jogging, cycling,
horseback riding, tennis, baseball, softball, soccer, football, hockey,
skating, skiing, boating, camping, swimming, playing on special equipment
such as slides, swings, sandboxes, etc. |
¡ City of Orono Community Management Plan, "Parks, Open Space & Trails Plan," Pg
4E-3.
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Location:This park is located on Stubbs Bay Road
just north of the Luce Line Trail.
Amenities:
This is an eight acre park.
This park has a baseball diamond, swing-set, climber, slide and bike rack.
Chemical toilets are available. Approximately 75 trees have been
planted and recently a 4" well has been constructed to provide drinking
water. As of April 12, 2004 - Playtime on the baseball field at Bederwood,
has been increased from two evenings to five evenings per week and Saturdays
at 9 a.m. The Orono Baseball Association has given money to upgrade
the field, including a new pitchers mound, new bases, home plate and infield
dirt.
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Location:
This park is located at the end of Casco Point
Road.
Amenities:
This is an eight acre park, that has been
left in its natural state.
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Location:This rink is located one block south of Shoreline Drive (Co.
Rd. 15) on Casco Point Road.
Amenities:
A recreational skating rink is provided. The land around the rink is
three acres.
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Location:This is a narrow strip of land 60 feet wide and 235 feet
long between 2871 and 2879 Casco Point Road on Spring Park Bay.
Amenities:
The City provides a swimming dock and swim area buoys.
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Location:
This park is located directly behind the Post Office on
South Brown Road just north of County Road 51.
Amenities:
This park has playground equipment and a basketball court.
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Location:French Creek Preserve,
heading south on Old Crystal Bay Road from Highway 12, is located just before North Shore Drive on the left.
Amenities:
French Creek Preserve encompasses a seven acre pond and four acre
restored prairie which are the cornerstone of a large wetland complex.
The wetlands complex ultimately drains to Crystal Bay in Lake Minnetonka and
is home to many land and water species. The restored prairie was
planted in the fall of 1993. Two blinds have been constructed for
convenient viewing. Please try not to be obstructive and do not disturb
nesting birds.
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Location:This park is located on Willow Drive one block north of
Watertown Road.
Amenities:
This park is approximately four acres in size.
Playground equipment is
available with a T-Ball diamond and an area for soccer playing. A
recreational ice skating rink was constructed in 1987. Chemical
toilets are provided May through September. This park was developed
with the assistance of the Minnetonka Optimists Club, Community Development
Block Grant Funds and Park Dedication Funds.
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Location:
This park is located on North Shore Drive (Cty. Rd. 51)
across from Highwood Road.
Amenities:
This area is twelve acres in size.
This park is left to it's natural state with the
exception of a walking trail developed several years ago. Several
species of birds, ground hogs, foxes and deer are common in this area.
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Location:This a small corner lot at the intersection of Livingston
Avenue and Blaine Avenue adjacent to the municipal water tower and water
treatment plant.
Amenities:
The area has recently been planted with trees and shrubbery in addition to
three benches and a bird bath sculpture.
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WOODS - NATURE AREA |
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Location:Located next to the site of the old "Ski Tonka", and is 1000
yards east of McCully Road (County Road 19) on the Luce Line. Parking
is available in an Orono parking lot that is located on the west side of
McCully Road where it crosses the Luce Line. Signs have also been
installed on the Luce Line to direct walkers to the Woods up a hill via a
path that is maintained by Orono.
Amenities:
This nature area is beautiful 15 acre woodland, a piece of the original "Big
Woods" in Orono; was donated by Mr. & Mrs. Lowry in 1965. Lowry Woods
is now accessible to the public. The upper plateau consists of 100
year old red oaks, sugar maples, ash and hickory trees with smaller maples
under the canopy of the larger trees. No buckthorn exists on the
property. A deep gully exists on the east edge and the main lot slopes
toward the Luce Line on the north. This slope contains large aspen,
ironwood and basswood trees.The forest is ablaze in Autumn with sugar
maples. On a walk in February two days after the snowfall, the woods
are pristine with the evidence of many animals. A dozen spots in the
snow could be found where deer had slept the night before. Standing in
the middle of these woods, you could believe you are in the true wilderness,
although you are only 300 yards from the Luce Line.
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Location:Located on Hwy 12, between Old Crystal
Bay Road and County Road 6.
Heading west on Hwy 12, it is on the right.
Amenities:
This property has restrictive covenants established by
the property owner who donated the property. It must remain a
"passive use", with hiking / biking trails, etc., no ball fields or structures.
The barn on this property is historical, and one of the
oldest barns in this area. There are future plans to move the
barn further north out of the new highway right-of-way.
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Location:This is a narrow strip of land 66 feet wide and 566 feet
long on Lydiard Street and on Carman's Bay.
Amenities:
The City provides a swimming dock and swim area buoys.
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Location:This is a one acre park located on Lyric Avenue and
Shadywood Road just north of the Navarre parking lot.
Amenities:
This is a fenced in area with playground equipment.
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Location:Is located on Fagerness Point Road and Coral Avenue.
Amenities:
This area is 1.5 acres in size. New playground equipment is available.
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Location:
This park reserve is located northeast of the
intersection of County Road 19 and Tonkaview Lane.
Amenities:
This is a thirty acre wooded natural area. This is Orono's largest
park and is being maintained as an open space natural area. A small
parking lot is located at the southwest corner of the park with access from
Tonkaview Lane.
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| SANDY BEACH - SWIMMING BEACH |
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Location:This beach is located at Cherry Avenue and Maple Place on
North Arm Bay.
Amenities:
This is a narrow strip of land 40 feet wide and 240 feet long. The
City provides swimming buoys.
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| SEVEN NATIONS - NATURAL AREA |
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Location:This area is located south of Watertown Road between Willow
Drive and Old Crystal Bay Road.
Amenities:
This is a five acre wooded and prairie location. A small parking area
and mowed hiking trails are available.
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| SUMMIT PARK - SWIMMING BEACH |
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Location:This is on the east end of Long Lake on East Long Lake Road.
Amenities:
This park is five acres in size. The City has constructed a 10
vehicle parking lot and provides a swimming dock, buoys and picnic tables.
Chemical toilets are provided May through September.
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ADDITIONAL PARK - IN LONG LAKE |
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NELSON/LAKESIDE
PARK & BEACH |
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Location:Just off Highway 12 and
Lake Street in Long Lake. For more information contact the
City of Long Lake.
Amenities:
Nelson Park hours are from 6:00 a.m. -
10:00 p.m. The park has a pavilion that is ran by the (Orono
Lions Club), a fishing pier that was installed in 2002, a boat launch,
swimming beach, walking trails, playground equipment and chemical toilets.
Parks Available For Rent in Long Lake -
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