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1/17/2025 <br />6 <br />10 <br />M <br /> <br />e <br />t <br /> <br />r <br />o <br />p <br />o <br />l <br />i <br />t <br />a <br />n <br /> <br />C <br />o <br />u <br />n <br />c <br />i <br />l <br />Regional Parks: Many Adventures Close to Home <br />• 56 regional parks and park reserves – <br />• In January 2024 supported the purchase of the 248-acre Kelley Farm parcel; continues to provide bonding <br />support for the Lake Elmo Park Reserve and a new hilltop shelter facility at St. Croix Bluffs Regional Park. <br />• 8 special recreation features <br />• Nearly 55,000 acres open for public use <br />• Regional trails totaling nearly 400 miles <br />• 63.3 million visits in 2019, millions more than the Mall of America <br />• By 2040, we plan to expand the regional parks system to nearly 70,000 acres and 1,100 miles of trails <br />11 <br />M <br /> <br />e <br />t <br /> <br />r <br />o <br />p <br />o <br />l <br />i <br />t <br />a <br />n <br /> <br />C <br />o <br />u <br />n <br />c <br />i <br />l <br />Regional Parks in the Area <br />10 <br />11