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little blue

valley

park

SITE LOCATION: 8259 S. Noland Rd. STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, & OPPORTUNITIES

CLASSIFICATION: Park Little Blue Valley Park is located on the east side of Noland Road half a
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 5 mile north of Blue Parkway. It’s 95 acres are contiguous with the Little

South
PARK DISTRICT: Blue Trace park owned and maintained by Jackson County. This park
is in the early phases of long term redevelopment. It received a new
ESTABLISHED: 2011 playground and signage in 2022. Its trails that roll through open meadow
ACREAGE: 95 acres and riparian forest on the edge of the Little Blue River are the primary
attraction today. A master plan that was approved in 2018 recommend
numerous improvements including:
PARK AMENITIES • An internal drive and multiple parking lots
• An equestrian arena
• Benches (5) • An archery range
• Bridge (1) • A disc golf course
• Multi-Use Trail (1) • A canoe and kayak launch on the Little Blue River
• New Park Sign (1)
• Park Loop Trail (1)
• Parking Lighting (1) PARK ASSESSMENT RATING
• Playground (1)
• Stream/Creek (1) RATING KEY: 0-24 ACCEPTABLE; 25-49 POOR; 50-74 GOOD; 75-100 EXCELLENT
• Trash Receptacles (1)
UNACCEPTABLE POOR GOOD ✓ EXCELLENT

Comfort/Character-30

Usability-9

Accessibility-13 Amenities-23 TOTAL SCORE

75

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