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Crow Wing County reports rising park use, plans trail expansions and pier work
Summary
County parks staff told commissioners park visits exceeded 100,000 in 2025 (about a 6% increase), outlined trail expansions including a 2.2‑mile Milford addition and ~700 feet at South Long Lake, noted a DNR‑funded 20‑foot extension at Little Emily and proposed new piers and pavilions for 2026.
County parks staff briefed the Crow Wing County Board on Nov. 18 on usage trends, maintenance and planned park improvements.
“Last year, we were pretty pleased and surprised to see that we broke a 100,000 users that enter our parks,” a parks presenter said, noting the 2025 total (through November) is roughly a 6% increase over 2024. Staff explained counts come from buried car counters and infrared counters and that the raw count is divided by two to…
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