Long Creek Park

Once known as Long Creek Golf Course, the 164 acre site was converted into a new 100 acre linear City Park with roughly 64 acres remaining as a Conservation Easement. Through the Master Planning process, Stimmel conducted 3 public input meetings & worked closely with City stakeholders, key staff & the community to determine what residents wanted to see at this new City Park. Priorities included: new park facilities, such as a new pool house for the existing pool, new market shelter for dual-purpose farmer’s market & revenue-generating picnic shelter, new recreation center, nature-based playgrounds, conversion of old cart paths to walking trails connecting neighborhoods, new pump track, skills course & natural surface/bike trails, disc golf, educational opportunities & overlooks integrated with the conservation areas, connection to the Mountains-to-Sea Trail & other amenities.

Phase 1 for the initial 3.5 acres included a new 3,470 sf pool house with shade structure, (40’x80′) dual-purpose market shelter, entrance drive, utility services & main parking area. The new structure’s architecture nods to the history of nearby Bethania Township with modern 21st century materials & design. This area of the City will grow as the Northern Beltway will have a new interchange just 1 mile north of the park. Stimmel worked closely with the local Audubon Society on key native trees & plantings for birds, bees & wildlife for landscape design.