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Jackson Creek Trail
The Jackson Creek Trail is a flat, 1.5-mile, asphalt-surface trail that runs from the north side of Rogers Family Park south through Sherwood Oaks Park and along Jackson Creek to Rhorer Road.
Accessibility of the Jackson Creek Trail
Paver-surface vehicle parking, with six vehicle spaces + four designated accessible parking spaces, is available at the north side of Rogers Family Park. The entrance to Rogers Family Park is at the south exit of the Winslow-High-Rogers roundabout.
Asphalt-surface vehicle parking, with approximately 14 vehicle spaces, is available at Sherwood Oaks Park.
Access to the Jackson Creek Trail is available via a 200' concrete sidewalk leading east from the parking area. A drinking fountain (available seasonally) and bench seating are located at the junction of the connector sidewalk and the Jackson Creek Trail. Sherwood Oaks Park is .6 miles south of the Rogers Family Park trailhead of the Jackson Creek Trail, and .6 miles north of Rhorer Road.
A 0.23-mile, asphalt-surface trail crosses Jackson Creek via a pedestrian bridge and connects Sherwood Oaks Park and Olcott Park.
An asphalt-surface vehicle parking, with 46 vehicle spaces + three designated accessible vehicle parking spaces is located at Olcott Park.
The Jackson Creek Trail's southern terminus is at Rhorer Road. A 630' asphalt trail east across Jackson Creek and along Rhorer Road connects to South Sare Road and sidewalk access to Jackson Creek Middle School.
Creek's Edge Trail
The Creek's Edge Trail is a .6 mile paved trail located off Sare Road in the Creek's Edge neighborhood. Future connections to the Jackson Creek Trail are planned for this trail section.
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Building the Jackson Creek Trail
- The first of several phases of the Jackson Creek Trail began in 2010 with construction of the trail from the Winslow, High and Rogers roundabout south across Rogers Family Park to a distance of approximately 6/10 of a mile. The $327,295.25 cost for Phase I of Jackson Creek Trail construction, as well as the construction inspection costs were 100% funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
- Phase II of the Jackson Creek Trail was a project headed by the City of Bloomington Engineering Department to connect Jackson Creek Middle School at the south end of the Jackson Creek Trail, and Childs Elementary School and Southeast Park at the north end of the Jackson Creek Trail.
- Details of the Phase II of the Jackson Creek Trail infrastructure project from the City's Engineering Department