3. Scandia ParksBig Lake School Area
Originally the location of an old
schoolhouse, this parcel was given to
the township by the school district.
Classification:
Proposed: Potential rest stop/ traithead
Size: 2-3 Acres
Location:
County Road 15 and Mayberry Trail
Existing Facilities:
No existing facilities on site.
Adjacent Land Use:
• Agricultural
• Residential
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Issues:
• Site is relatively small in size.
• Accurate parcel boundaries need to be identified.
• Site access has limited visibility.
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Opportunities:
• Potential rest stop/ trailhead for proposed Washington County Parkway and/or Township
trails or routes.
• The Parkway is identified in the Washington County Linear Park System Master Plan, published
in 1996.
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• Site is relatively small in size.
• Accurate parcel boundaries need to be identified.
• Site access has limited visibility.
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Opportunities:
• Potential rest stop/ trailhead for proposed Washington County Parkway and/or Township
trails or routes.
• The Parkway is identified in the Washington County Linear Park System Master Plan, published
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Goal:
• Provide trailhead for (proposed) New Scandia Township and Washington County trails.
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and water.
Strategies:
• Partner with Washington County and/or other agencies and groups with bicycle trail planning
expertise.
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Bone Lake Park ( & Outlet)
Boy Scouts have used this parcel four to five years
ago for trailblazing exercises.
Classification:
New Scandia Township Regional Park I
Size: 26 Acres F
Location: North of Bone Lake
off of County Road 1.
Existing Facilities:
• Boat Landing/
Public Access
• Inlet to lake
Adjacent Land Use:
Proposed Chisago Lake Township park to the
north, agricultural, residential
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Six acres of wetland located across Co. Rd. 1
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Issues: Wetlands on approximately 75% of site. Parcel boundaries need verification.
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Opportunities: Limited access due to wetlands- possible consideration for preservation or natural area
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Strategies:
• Partner with Washington County
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Strategies:
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Children's T -Ball Field
Classification:
New Scandia Township Neighborhood Park
Size: ?Acres
Location: West of Co. Rd. 52 before the
village center, just south of Olinda Trail North.
Existing Facilities:
• Bench Seating
• Parking
• Youth/ Softball
Fields
Adjacent Land Use:
Residential, abuts Community Center to the West.
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Issues:
• (Former) BMX trail has been used intermittently on SW corner of parcel.
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• Site is currently underutilized.
Opportunities:
• Additional T -ball fields and/or overflow practice
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Goals:
• Integrate into New Scandia Township's parks and trails system
Strategies:
• Explore feasibility of other sports fields on site; alternate t -ball/ softball with soccer, etc. as per
season/ demand dictates.
• Add additional field(s) and/or overflow practice.
• Explore pedestrian connection to the New Scandia Community Center.
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Creamery Run
Isolated parcel with potential for future trail
connection
Classification:
None- currently not in use
Size: Undetermined
Location:
Near Creamery Creek, a few blocks south of
State Highway 97 and east of the Scandia Fire
Department
Existing Facilities:
• None
Adjacent Land Use:
Residential
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Issues: `Land -locked' parcel in primarily residential area near Creamery Creek. Any access would have to
be granted through series of trail easements on private property.
Opportunities: Picturesque setting
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Leonard Wojtowicz Skating Park
Classification:
New Scandia Township Special Use Park
Size: 18 Acres (Shared) with New Scandia
Community Center
Location: South of County road 3 on
209`t' Street North in the Village Center
Existing Facilities:
• Programs
• Lights
• Seasonal Staff
• Kitchen
• Restroom
• Parking Lot
(Shared)
Warming House
Summer Use: Winter Use:
• Skateboard Park • Warming House
• In -Line Skating • Zamboni
• Bicycle Rack
Adjacent Land Use:
Shared land use with Scandia Community Center and
future BMX Facility, adjacent to Elim Lutheran Church,
Gammelgarten Museum and Barton Johnson Memorial
Park in Village Center.
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Summer Use
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Issues:
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Opportunities:
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Lion's Park at Hay Lake
Classification:
New Scandia Township Neighborhood Park
Size: 7.2 Acres
Location: Off of County Road 3.
Existing Facilities:
• Pedestrian Trails
• Park Shelter
• (9) Picnic Tables
• (2) Picnic Grills
• Electrical Hookups
• Restroom
(Satellite)
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Receptacles
• On -Street Parking
• Lights
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Adjacent Land Use:
Adjacent to Hay Lake School Museum, near Swedish Settler's
Monument and Scandia Elementary School.
Picnic Tables Inside Park Shelter
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Opportunities:
* Provide trailhead for better linkage within Township bike route system
* Provide better way -finding signage and/or maps
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Opportunities:
* Provide trailhead for better linkage within Township bike route system
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Scandia Ballpark (Lighted Field)
Classification:
New Scandia Township Special Use Park
Size: 10 Acres
Location: North of State Highway 97
along Olinda Trail, near the Village Center.
Existing Facilities:
• Ball Field
• Concessions
• Bleacher
Seating
• Playground
• Restrooms (?)
+ Parking area
(turf/ gravel)
• Field Lights
Adjacent Land Use:
Residential area
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New Scandia Community Center
Classification:
New Scandia Township Community Park
Size: 18 Acres (Shared) with Leonard
Woitowicz Skate Park
Location: South of County Road 3 on
2091" St. North in the Village Center.
Existing Facilities:
• Staff
• Community
Building
• Meeting Rooms
• Kitchen
• Picnic Tables
• Picnic Grills
• Bench Seating Community Building
• Playground
• Drinking Fountain
• Restrooms
• Bicycle Racks
(shared)
• Parking Lot
(shared)
• Ball Fields
• (2) Tennis Courts
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• Historic Marker Historic Marker Playground
• Programs
Adjacent Land Use:
Shared land use with Leonard Wojtowicz Skating Park,
adjacent to Elim Lutheran Church, Gammelgarten Museum
and Barton Johnson Memorial Park in Village Center.
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Adjacent Land Use:
Shared land use with Leonard Wojtowicz Skating Park,
adjacent to Elim Lutheran Church, Gammelgarten Museum
and Barton Johnson Memorial Park in Village Center.
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Issues:
• Hazardous pedestrian crossing on Olinda Trail North
• Children's playground is not ADA accessible
• Tennis court use has declined (in keeping with national trends)
Opportunities:
• Provide pedestrian connection between community center and ballfeld
• Observe success of half -court basketball to determine whether full court Basketball is needed
• Provide pedestrian connection between the Community Center and Children's T -ball field
• Provide trailhead as gateway to Village Center
• Consider designating undeveloped land south of Community Center as open space due to it's high
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Swedish Settler's Monument
Classification:
New Scandia Township Special Use Park
Size: .67 Acres
Location: Off of County Road 3, south of
the Village Center.
Existing Facilities:
• Historic Marker
• Parking Area
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Adjacent Land Use:
Near Scandia Marine Lion's Park, Hay Lake School Museum,
Scandia Elementary School, agricultural and residential areas.
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Issues:
• Adequate visibility?
Opportunities:
• Offers historic interest as part of Washington County Linear Park Plan's "historic loop"
• Provide trail head as intermediate stop between Big Marine Park Reserve and Village Center
• Provide adequate signage and/or maps
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Wind in the Pines Park
Considered by the DNR to be one of the most diverse areas
of the county, this park contains remnant prairie and old
growth forest.
Classification:
New Scandia Township Nature Park
Size: 44 Acres
Location: Intersection of Pilar Road and
State Highway 95.
Existing Facilities:
• Nature Preserve
• Trails
• Parking Area
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Adjacent Land Use:
Just south of the Falls Creek Scientific and Natural Area,
near agricultural and residential areas.
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Issues:
• Create better (and safer) entrance for Wind in the Pines Park from Highway 95
Opportunities:
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• Provide trailhead for (proposed) Pilar Road bicycle route
• Trailhead also serves as transition into Chisago Lake Township
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