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181 <br />Figure 43: Regional Parks and trails <br />1101111=1! <br />0 u2505 1 <br />• <br />,\ <br />Regional Parks and Trails <br />Legend <br />Regional Trails <br />STATUS <br />Existing <br />- - Planned <br />- - Alternate Study <br />- Proposed <br />Regional Parks <br />City Boundary <br />Road <br />Rivers <br />1 = Anoka County Mississippi River <br />2 • Central Anoka County <br />3 = Rum River <br />rem �r �wwwr•/ Aw •M M �� •.r �.• M •w- <br />b deems• seems se. • seas • Seed •err des <br />u• • some we ree •rre b •r w es ••. •ee.. <br />.a•rr hem Me 1-eel r Awe. rr• <br />arro•1w11.0►•Iwo our I. <br />r ▪ •••wr.o• I rwr • •we. • melee • Or <br />• woes. awls. • ere sr rr•ri <br />Ir•l Oka. ••••w• CAM OP Mr <br />•▪ • MM. M .r••w•• n •r• •• rrw sore <br />dear M r .••• �. wig ♦•• 1-/ a.••• MI• A+III <br />�• n tam ION .rOa r <br />t•. / ••.w • more Ise es r•• bwillh. �. <br />alp rues err e es der <br />The City of Ramsey is unique and fortunate in that it has two county parks within its boundaries <br />that are a part of the Metropolitan Council's regional system. Rum River Central Park is 434 acres, <br />304 acres of which are in the City of Ramsey (the remaining is in the City of Oak Grove) and <br />occupies the northeast corner of the city. <br />Mississippi West Regional Park <br />Mississippi West Park includes bluffs, wooded areas and two islands on the Mississippi River. The <br />273-acre park includes a small boat landing and shore fishing, and, in the Fall of 2017, canoe <br />campsites were established on the islands an amenity that is rare in the Metropolitan area— and <br />one that provides additional recreational access to the most renown river in the nation. The <br />campsites required close coordination between the City, County and the MN DNR, and are an <br />example of the success of inter -jurisdictional cooperation and planning. <br />Mississippi River Regional Trail <br />Coursing along America's most renowned river, the Mississippi River Trail winds its way from the <br />headwaters within Lake Itasca State Park in Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico. A 3,000-mile system of <br />bicycle -friendly roads and multi -use pathways, the Mississippi River Trail is referred to as a "string <br />City of RAMSEY <br />Comprehensive Plan 24 <br />