Parks & Recreation

The below pages provide information about the current and ongoing projects in the Duluth park and trail system. For other updates or more information, check out:

• The Parks & Recreation Commission webpage contains useful updates, such as the monthly Division Report and copies of presentations that go before the commission.
• The Annual Reports webpage has the 2024 report and archived previous annual reports, which contain overviews of various projects completed each year.

Planning Projects

• Athletic Venues Reinvestment Initiative
• Coastal Infrastructure Resilience
• Lake Superior Zoo Main Building
• Midtown Park Relocation
• Minnesota Point Section 111 Study
• Park Point Recreation Area Plan

Design Projects

• Campus Connector Trail
• Duluth Traverse Trailheads and Bike Playground
• Hartley Pond & Tischer Creek - Flow Restrictive Culvert
• Hillside Sport Court Park
• Lakewalk Transportation & Resiliency Improvements
• Norton Park
• Perch Lake Landing
• Waabizheshikana: The Marten Trail - Segments 0-3

Construction Projects

• Cross City Trail - Segment 3
• Duluth Traverse Trail Construction
• Enger Golf Course Renovation
• Grassy Point
• Harbor Plaza/Baywalk/Seawall
• Irving Park Stormwater Basin
• Keene Creek Bike Park
• Minnesota Point Boardwalks
• Spirit Mountain Off-Road Cycling Trails
• Spirit Mountain Nordic Center
• Wade Stadium Building Improvements
• Woodland - Hartley Green Infrastructure Project

Completed Projects

• Planning: Lakewalk Interpretive Plan
• Construction: Chester Bowl Bridge
• Construction: Lincoln Park
• Construction: Kitchi Gammi Park - Brighton Beach
• Construction: Gary New Duluth Recreation Area