Summer in the Sticks #23 / Jodi's B-day #50 — Elm Creek Park Reserve, MN

Summer in the Sticks #23 / Jodi’s B-day #50 — Elm Creek Park Reserve, MN

Category: Hiking, Bicycling, Other Summer Activities

Sat, 9:00amAug 212021

Description:

Pack up your outdoor toys, a chair, and a cooler and get ready to make the trek all the way to the NW ’burbs to have some fun! Join us for biking, hiking, inline skating, swimming, picnic, etc. at Elm Creek Park Reserve.

For those interested in other activities, meet at the park for shorter bike rides, inline skating, hiking, volleyball, swimming, disc golf.

We can’t be everywhere at once, so we need people to help coordinate these other activities — just let us know what, when, and where and we’ll add it to the list. BAM, you’ve got fellow Rovers to play with outside!

Elm Creek Park Reserve has 20 miles of paved trails that also connect to Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park via the Rush Creek Regional Trail (7 miles) or Fish Lake Regional Park on the Medicine Lake Regional Trail. There are also over 30 miles of turf hiking trails a 14-mile mountain bike trail system, plus the Eastman Nature Center.

Don’t forget swimwear! There’s a man-made, chlorinated, and filtered swimming pond ($5 fee) with sand beach in the park. For the kiddos, there’s a nice playground at the recreation area as well.

AGENDA (will update as activities are planned):

10:00 a.m. — 50ish-mile Bike Ride (~15 mph). Route TBA — probably the same as last year, but anti-clockwise. Meet in the parking lot near the swim pond. Helmet is required, bring water and snacks/lunch. Route (subject to change w/o notice): https://www.mapmyfitness.com/routes/view/4575089806

10:00 a.m. — Hiking. Meet Joanie at the picnic area. Bring water, snacks/lunch.

10:30 a.m. — Shorter Bike Ride. Ride on paved park and regional trails. Meet Melissa B. in the parking lot near the swim pond. Helmet is required, bring water and snacks/lunch.

1:00 p.m. — Kid-Friendly Hike/Exploration. Head to the swim pond afterward. Meet Melissa and Jane at Eastman Nature Center.

1:00 p.m. — Mountain Biking. Beginner and intermediate trails. Meet at Highpointe Park, 10200 Goose Lake Pkwy, Champlin.

1:00 p.m. — Kid-Friendly Mountain Biking. Beginner trails. Meet Betsy at the Singletrack Trailhead on the north side of the park.

3:00 p.m. — Mountain Biking. Meet Amy at the Singletrack Trailhead on the north side of the park.

5:00 p.m.(ish) — BBQ / Pot Luck Picnic. We’ll grab some picnic tables and have a small shelter (green roof) at the recreation area — look for the yellow Rovers banners! Bring something to grill and something to share. Also, we could also use some extra grills.

Note: The mountain bike trails may be closed if there’s significant rainfall. Check here for status: https://www.facebook.com/ElmCreekSingletrack

p.s. Although we’ll be celebrating Jodi’s big five-oh — no gifts, please!

Coordinator(s):

Jodi & Scott S.

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