Crow River Heights Park

In 2017, the Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission recommended approval of the Rogers Parks, Open Space, and Trail System Plan www.rogersmn.gov/park-plans in that plan there is a master plan for Crow River Heights Park. In 2021 several residents requested that repairs and or improvements be made to the park.  The park was added to the Capital Improvement Plan for improvements. In 2023, a public process was used for the neighborhood, and the community as a whole could comment on the direction of the repairs and improvements. There were three ways to provide feedback on the project: an open house, online, and a mailing sent out to the homes in the area. The Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission took the input that was received and has accepted the site plan.

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Spring 2024 - City Staff is reviewing a development plan for upgrades to Crow River Heights Park to include small playground equipment and a bench or two.

February 26th Request permission to bid out Park Improvements

March Assign Bids

Construction will begin Summer of 2024.

Hassan Hills

Hassan Hills 1 is located to the East of Rogers High School and to the south of 145th Ave North, which is accessed by Edgewood Road.

May of 2021, City Staff were contacted by the coaching staff for Rogers High School Softball. Due to the increasing numbers of players and teams they wanted to look at the possibility of adding a ball field for softball adjacent to the RHS campus. The area proposed is a section of Hassan Hills Park. Rogers High School Boosters and Rogers Otsego Softball Association would like the ability to explore the possibility of having the field in this location in hopes of fundraising for the construction of the field.

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Summers of 2021 through 2023 - Staff had several meetings with the Rogers Otsego Softball Association and Rogers High School Coaches, Softball Boosters, Rogers Otsego Youth Softball, and the Rogers High School Activities Director.

July 2023 - Anderson Engineering was engaged to conduct a comprehensive feasibility study for this project. After careful consideration by Rogers Otsego Softball Association and the Rogers High School Booster Club, it was decided to split the project into stages. This approach ensured that if at any point the project was deemed unfeasible, the scope could be halted, thereby minimizing any potential financial impact. The feasibility project was unanimously approved by all groups and was successfully completed in the summer and fall of 2023.

Winter 2023-24 - Staff continued to meet with stakeholders to review the plans and results of the feasibility study. The study found that the soil and location were acceptable for building a fastpitch softball field.

April 11th, 2024 - The Rogers Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission held a public meeting concerning the consideration of an update to the Hassan Hills Park Plan.  All interested parties were invited to attend the public meeting.  Comments on the proposed park plan were heard.

The Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission recommended a change to the 2017 Master Park Plan to include a softball field in Hassan Hills Park.

Coming Soon!

South Community Park

South Community Park is located at 12521 Main Street in downtown Rogers, immediately adjacent to Rogers Elementary School. This sprawling park, destined to span nearly 40 acres upon completion, is the twin counterpart to North Community Park. While both parks feature ballfields, multipurpose fields, maintenance building and a warming house with a concession stand, South Community Park distinguishes itself with an array of unique amenities.

This park is designed to host two outdoor hockey rinks, four youth-sized (220’ outfield) ballfields, an inviting open shelter, covered dugouts, batting cages, and seasonal pickleball courts. Notably, the space previously occupied by the backstops for the Rogers Elementary ballfields is being transformed into a large open multipurpose athletic area. This versatile expanse will accommodate our youngest athletes and can be configured as two full-sized athletic fields.  The park will feature a rainwater harvesting and reuse irrigation system.

South Community Park promises to be a vibrant hub for the community. It offers a wide range of recreational opportunities while prioritizing the health and sustainability of its amenities.

Most of the park’s construction is slated to be completed during the upcoming summer and fall. However, the turf fields, essential for play, will not be ready until 2025. To ensure the long-term vitality of these fields, it is imperative to abstain from using the turf during its initial growth stages, as premature activity could have detrimental consequences.

Please stay off the fields until they are officially opened.

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The City of Rogers has awarded contracts for the construction of ball fields and ice rinks and fields at South Community Park. Construction is to start in August of 2023. There will be four youth ball fields and one large multipurpose field when complete. Ball fields will not be ready for use until the fall of 2024 at the earliest.

Summer 2023  -  Preliminary work started for South Community Park south of Rogers Elementary.

Fall 2023 -  Hockey rinks and the parking lot were paved.  Electric and light bases were installed. 

Winter 2024  -  The well was installed to augment the existing pond to provide water for irrigation for the ballfields and the fields west of the school.

Spring 2024  -  A pumphouse was installed over the irrigation well.

Fall/Winter 2023 mass grading of the site

Spring 2024 Fences and flat work

Summer 2024 warming house/concessions building construction

Fall 2024 Substantial completion

Spring 2025 Ballfields scheduled to open for play

Stieg Woods

The City of Rogers aims to purchase 20.8 acres of land that includes 19.9 acres (+0.9-acre buffer makes a regular parcel) of high quality, ecologically significant Big Woods Maple-Basswood forest in southern Rogers. The forest is a portion of a 59.71-acre Centennial Farm owned by Denny and Jan Stieg, whose family has resided on the property for more than 100 years. As development encroaches and the CSAH 117 extension is planned to bisect the property in the future, the family wishes to ensure that this patch of remnant Big Woods Maple-Basswood forest is preserved in perpetuity.

While much of the surrounding Big Woods landscape in this area was converted to agriculture and is now subject to increasing urbanization and development, 19.9 acres of old-growth forest at Stieg Woods was left in an untouched state. The spread of Dutch Elm Disease prompted the Stiegs to work with a local forester to manage the stand’s elms in the 1980s, but the forest, dominated by sugar maples, with pockets of bitternut hickory, basswood, ironwood, red and bur oaks, has otherwise been preserved. A 2006 tree survey measured 2,149 trees in the stand.  In the spring, the woods glow green with sunlight drifting through new leaves, and the forest floor is blanketed by spring ephemerals and fiddleheads interrupting the expanse of maple seedlings waiting for a gap in the overstory to open up. Wood nettle, wild ginger, ramps, large-flowered bellwort, rue anemone, trillium, bloodroot, wild geranium, and Virginia waterleaf are all present. In autumn, Stieg Woods glows gold. The stand remains high quality, with very little buckthorn and no garlic mustard, despite its presence on nearby properties. Preserving this patch of Big Woods through acquisition, managing invasive species, restoring a habitat connection to Rush Creek, and maintaining the land's integrity through careful stewardship is this request's objective.

Minnesota Land Trust, which works with the City of Rogers to care for similar habitat at nearby Henry’s Woods, will help to manage the land after acquisition. Their members will make an annual assessment of the forest’s condition and connect with City staff to coordinate a plan of action. Management will consist primarily of work by City staff but may also include educational volunteer events like buckthorn busts and garlic mustard pulls.  The remaining land on the parcel (26.91 acres cultivated vegetation/12-acres of wetland- not part of this ask), will be purchased by the City for restoration, potential development, and the proposed CSAH-117 extension. Along with CSAH-117, Rush Creek Regional Trail (RCRT) will be constructed by Three Rivers Park District south of the road, near Stieg Woods, and a natural surface trail connection will be constructed from Stieg Woods to RCRT at that time.  This program requests funds for wetland delineation on the strip of agricultural land (to be purchased by the City) between RCRT and Stieg Woods, and its subsequent restoration to suitable habitat type(s) in order enhance this valuable connection between Rush Creek's wetlands and Stieg Woods.

The City of Rogers intends that Stieg Woods be available for public exploration, educational events, field trips, and special hunting events. Buffalo/Hanover, ISD 728 (Rogers/Elk River), and Osseo/Maple Grove School Districts are all within range, and access to a Big Woods environment would allow them to explore topics related to Minnesota’s natural heritage, ecology, plant ID, and history. Programming could include educational bow hunts catered toward youth and/or persons with special needs, maple syruping demonstrations, foraging for wild edibles, and self-guided explorations of historical and natural resource topics through interpretive signage.

The City was the recipient of a $1,020,000 Lessard-Sams Open Space Heritage Council (LSOHC) grant for the purchase and restoration of Stieg Woods.  The City hopes to close on the property by early fall, 2024.

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Updates coming soon!

The purchase of the land is estimated to happen in Summer 2022.

Territorial Park

7/1/21 | City of Rogers Authorizes preliminary design of a park between Skye Meadows and Harvest View Developments.

Preliminary work has started for Territorial Park, within the Harvest View development, near the intersection of Rachael Drive and Ashbury Lane. The Neighborhood Park is planned to serve both the Skye Meadows and Harvest View Neighborhoods and have parking, a playground, an area for rest, picnic areas and nature trails through the wetlands with a wetland overlook.

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May 1, 2023

The Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission sought community input on naming a future park in Rogers. The commission recognizes the importance of community involvement in creating a name that reflects the values and character of the area. The new park is set to provide a much-needed space for residents to gather, play, and enjoy the outdoors.

By gathering input from the community, the Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission hopes to recommend a meaningful name that represents the area's unique identity. This collaborative effort is an excellent opportunity for the community to come together and contribute to developing a new space that will enhance the quality of life in Rogers. Submissions will be accepted until May 31.

September 26, 2023

In September of 2023, the Rogers City Council approved a quote to clear trees at a future park within the Harvest View development, near the intersection of Rachael Drive and Ashbury Lane. The park has previously been referenced as Skye Meadows Park. Tree removals will be limited to the areas needed for the future parking lot and playground.

October 10, 2023

Given that this new park straddles the boundaries of two flourishing developments, the Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission initiated a public input process in order to name this future park. The public input process received thirty-two submissions containing fifty-three suggested names for the park.

To ensure fairness and impartiality the Park and Recreation Advisory Commission initiated a task force to review the suggested park names. This evaluation process was carried out without any knowledge of the identities of the individuals who submitted these prospective park names. The list was paired down from fifty-three to five, to two over the course of the summer.

The Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission recommended naming the new park Territorial Park from the two final names. City Council approved the name Territorial Park on October 10, 2023.

The name "Territorial Park" pays homage to the Territorial Rd, situated in close proximity to this park. This name ties the park to its surroundings and serves as a beacon of heritage and identity for our community.

February 2, 2024

The trees to be cleared for construction have been cut down and will be chipped up and hauled away providing a blank slate where we can create this new neighborhood park.

Construction TBD