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HENNEPIN COUNTY PARK RESERVE- DISTRICT <br />ROUTE 1, Box 32 <br />MAPLE PLAIN, MINNESOTA 55359 <br />MEMORANDUM <br />PLANNING S ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT - 473-4693 <br />DATE: MARCH, 1977 <br />SUBJ: RECREATION FACILITY DESIGN CRITERIA <br />1. SWIMMING: IMPORTANT FACTORS ARE SUITABILITY OF SHORELINE, WATER <br />QUALITY AND WATER LEVEL FLUCTUATION. STANDARDS FOR MEASUREMENT <br />ARE 1 FOOT OF SHORELINE, 50 SQUARE FEET OF WATER AND 100 SQUARE <br />FEET OF LAND PER SWIMMER. <br />2. PICNICKING: FAMILIES AND GROUPS, ROADSIDE PULL -OFFS, PICNIC GROVES <br />FOR LARGE AND SMALL GROUPS, TRAILSIDE PICNIC SPOTS. STANDARD USED <br />IS A PICNIC GROUP (UNIT) CF 4 OCCUPYING 1/10 ACRE, OR 40 PEOPLE <br />PER ACRE. <br />3. BICYCLING: STANDARD IS A GROUP OF 4 BIKERS ASSIGN.) TO 0.2 MILE <br />OF TF4IL, OR 20 BIKERS PER M';_E. TOTAL MILES REQUIRED INDICATES <br />THE NEED FOR COUNTY -WIDE SYSTEM OF TRAILS. <br />4. NATURE INTERPRETATION: THE OUTDOOR CONSERVATION -EDUCATION PRO- <br />GRAM TO BE PRIMARILY VIS-A-VIS NATURE CENTERS AND INTERPRETIVE <br />PROGRAMS. BUILDING SITE, PARKING, PROGRAM AREA (TRAILS) ETC. <br />DAILY USE AT NATURE CENTERS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 100-500 USERS. <br />5. HORSEBACK RIDING: AGAIN, IS WITH BIKES, THE TOTAL MILES REQUIRED <br />ARE BLYOND WHAT CAN BE VET BY PRD. STANDARD IS A GROUP OF 4 RIDERS <br />ASSIGNED TO 0.2 TRAIL MILES, OR 20 RIDERS PER MILE. <br />6. FISHING: FROM BOATS, DOCKS, SHORELINE AND WINTER ICE FISHING. <br />MANY 14ABITAT IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED TO ASSURE WATER QUALITY, DEPTHS, <br />ETC. STANDARDS ARE 1/6 SURFACE ACRE OF WATER, OR 200 LINEAL FEET <br />OF SHORELINE PER USER. <br />7. OTHER BOATING: THIS INCLUDES ALL FORMS OF PO4E=R BOATING EXCEPT <br />WATER SKIING. HIGH SPEED liND LOW SPEED MOTORBOATING. DEPENDANT <br />0 WATER SIZE, QUALITY, DEPTH AND CONFIGURATION. STANDARD IS 3 <br />PERSONS PER BOAT ASSIGNED TO 3 TO 6 SURFACE ACRES OF WATER. <br />6. CAMPING: TENT CAMPING, TRAILER CANING AND CANOE CAMPING. FAMILIES <br />AND GROUPS. DENSITY STANDARD IS 4 C14-VERS PER CAMPING t)NIT ASSIGNED <br />TO 1/6 ACRE OF LAND AS A MAXIMUM DENSITY. A MORE DESIRABLE DENSITY <br />WOULD BE 4 CAI-lPLRS PER 1/4 ACRE. SOILS ARE A MAJOR FACTOR. <br />