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25 <br />tion. A smaller park such as Sampson is frequented more often by residents who live close to the park. <br />Trail usage ranked high among those surveyed. However, many of those surveyed commented on the need <br />to expand or improve the current park and trail network. Several respondents said that at times, trail users <br />are forced to walk along busy or unsafe roadways to navigate the trail system. <br />Park Use (# of responses in order of most to least frequented) <br />1 City trails 235 <br />2 Tony Schmidt 214 <br />3 Cummings 174 <br />4 Valentine 121 <br />4 Floral 121 <br />5 Hazelnut 117 <br />5 Perry 117 <br />6 Crepeau 71 <br />7 Royal Hills 61 <br />8 Ingerson 40 <br />9 Freeway 35 <br />10 Arden Oaks 29 <br />11 Lindeys 23 <br />11 Sampson 23 <br />12 Arden Manor 11 <br />4) Recreation Participation (in order of most frequented activities) <br />Walking and biking are by far the most popular recreation activities. Use of children’s playgrounds, nature <br />areas and picnicking and bird watching are popular activities. Popular active recreation includes swimming, <br />running/jogging, skating and hockey and team and informal sports. Arden Hills residents seem to prefer <br />trails and passive parks use. <br />1 Walk/hike 482 <br />2 Bike 313 <br />3 Children’s playgrounds 253 <br />4 Nature areas 199 <br />5 Picnic 188 <br />6 Swim 167 <br />7 Jog/run 165 <br />8 Ice skate/hockey 152 <br />9 Bird watch 143 <br />10 Organized sports 141 <br />11 Informal sports 140 <br />12 Tennis 123 <br />13 Golf 122 <br />14 Cross country ski 117 <br />15 Inline skate 103 <br />16 Outdoor court sports 91 <br />17 Indoor court sports 64 <br />18 Alternative sports 45