NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

Thursday, August 29, 2024

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Meeting Location:

Wakefield Town Hall

22295 Frostview Road

Cold Spring, MN 56320

The Stearns County Park Department is holding a public input meeting regarding the new park south of Cold Spring. Chain of Lakes County Park is located at 16163 County Road 49, in Cold Spring, MN 56320. The Park Department is currently working on a management plan for the property and will gather feedback from the public at this meeting. Topics of discussion will include potential amenities and limited hunting area.

Pheasants Forever and many other agencies joined forces to create the new Stearns County Park along the Sauk River Chain of Lakes, just south of the city of Cold Spring.

“Centered on wildlife habitat conservation with a vision for community infrastructure, the sprawling property will include an adjoining seven-acre plot slated for a possible boat landing, picnic shelter, bathrooms, a fishing pier and primitive camping. The park will be the first in Stearns County to allow small game and archery deer hunting for the public. Plans are currently underway for wetland and prairie restorations on the farmland portion of the property. The new park also contains wooded areas, a trout stream and a heron rookery.” (Pheasants Forever News Release June 25, 2024)

If all goes well, the park could possibly be ready to open in late summer or fall of 2025.

Concept Map of Potential Uses