Construction begins next week!

Construction begins Tuesday, September 5, 2023 on the Beaver Island Trail between Opportunity Drive and Clearwater

map of the trail project location

Approximately four miles of abandon railroad right-of-way along County Road 75 will become a 10-foot-wide grade separated bituminous surfaced recreational trail.

The County’s section of the Beaver Island Trail will connect the City of St. Cloud’s section of the Beaver Island Trail near Opportunity Drive to the current trail in the City of Clearwater.

The trail is CLOSED during construction.

 

Logo for Legacy Grant Funding

Funding for the Project

  • Federal Transportation Alternatives Program
  • Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Commission
  • Stearns County CIP Funds

 

 

"Before" photo from 2010

grassy trail