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- Development Concept - Long-Lake Regional Park <br />The proposed development concept consolidates the 100 acre Rush Lake <br />Open Space site owned by Ramsey County and the 108 acre Long Lake Park site <br />owned by New Brighton into an outdoor recreation complex of regional signi- <br />ficance. The unified site can provide both active and passive recreation <br />opportunities for the public.. <br />The existing character of the site should dictate the assignment of <br />site functions. The Rush Lake segment has a 32 acre shallow lake,-oak <br />woods and marsh which are well su~~ted for resource preservation and inter- <br />pretatioh related activities. The Long .Lake segment which is adjacent to a <br />220-acre "fish lake", and interspersed with fallow fields and wooded ridges <br />will accommodate active water and land activities. <br />Generally, the proposed site development would not alter the basic <br />physiography of the site. The existing landscape would be used to <br />organize and partition activities. <br />Access to the main body of the park site would be by way of an entrance <br />road off of Old Highway 8, one half mile south of Highway 96. The existing <br />frontage road which parallels the north side of Interstate Highway 694 and <br />intersects with Long Lake Road will provide access to the segregated area <br />at the south end of Long Lake for lake surface use related activities {e,g,, <br />fishing, boating, water skiing). The alignment of the principal entrance. <br />road (parkway) will provide a variety of visual experiences while minimizing <br />disturbance of or intrusion into the site. <br />A nature center would be located near the west shore of Rush Lake in' <br />_. order to best utilize the proximity of the oak woods, marsh land, lake and <br />emerging prairie. The nature centerwill. consist of a building for orient- <br />ation and workshop sessions, and a radiating trail system with provisions <br />