What: Semi-Annual Picnic event, Picnic/potluck Outdoor general social gathering.
When:
Spring Picnic: June 12th 2010 (11am-10pm)
Summer Picnic: September 25th 2010 (11am-10pm)
What to bring: Yourself, a food or stationary item (plates, napkins, condiments) of your choice. The picnic is pot-luck so all food is donated by people who attend. As we get closer to each picnic we will announce what items we are suggesting people bring or are in most dire need of.
Other popular activities include playing outdoor games (such as Frisbee, Bocce Ball, Volleyball, etc) taking hikes, etc. Bringing board games or sketchbooks are fine but remember this is an outdoor venue. The picnics are also a much more fursuit-friendly event then Perkins or a lot of our other meetups, but please be reasonable and also keep in mind of the outdoor elements (rain, dirt, mud, etc) that may be present at this time of year. We cannot control and are not responsible for anything that happens outside of the picnic grounds in other areas of the park.
Where:
Hidden Falls Regional Park
Address: Intersection of Hidden Falls drive and Mississippi River Blvd S, St Paul, MN 55116. (This is the intersection of the actual park entrance)
Map:
Driving Directions:
From the North/Northeast
Take 35E to Highway 110. Take Highway 110 West bound over the Minnesota River and take the first exit onto Highway 5 Eastbound towards St Paul. Head Northeast on 5 back over the Mississippi river and take the first exit: Sheppard Road/Mississippi River Blvd. Keep right on the exit (it branches off) and take a right on Mississippi River Blvd. Keep going for 1-2 miles and pass the first entrance to the park. The second entrance will be on your left-hand side (Hidden Falls Drive), and if you’ve hit Ford Parkway you’ve gone too far.
From the Northwest:
Take 35W/694 southbound to 494 East. Take 494 East to Highway 5 Eastbound towards the Minneapolis/St Paul airport/St Paul. Head Northeast on 5 back over the Mississippi river and take the first exit: Sheppard Road/Mississippi River Blvd. Keep right on the exit (it branches off) and take a right on Mississippi River Blvd. Keep going for 1-2 miles and pass the first entrance to the park. The second entrance will be on your left-hand side (Hidden Falls Drive), and if you’ve hit Ford Parkway you’ve gone too far.
From the Southwest/West
Take 494 East to Highway 5 Eastbound towards the Minneapolis/St Paul airport/St Paul. Head Northeast on 5 back over the Mississippi river and take the first exit: Sheppard Road/Mississippi River Blvd. Keep right on the exit (it branches off) and take a right on Mississippi River Blvd. Keep going for 1-2 miles and pass the first entrance to the park. The second entrance will be on your left-hand side (Hidden Falls Drive), and if you’ve hit Ford Parkway you’ve gone too far.
From the South/Southeast/East
Take 35/35E/35W/Highway 52 Northbound to highway 494 westbound. Take 494 West Crossing the Minnesota River and take the Highway 5 Eastbound exit towards the Minneapolis/St Paul airport/St Paul. Head Northeast on 5 back over the Mississippi river and take the first exit: Sheppard Road/Mississippi River Blvd. Keep right on the exit (it branches off) and take a right on Mississippi River Blvd. Keep going for 1-2 miles and pass the first entrance to the park. The second entrance will be on your left-hand side (Hidden Falls Drive), and if you’ve hit Ford Parkway you’ve gone too far.
Notes:
The Picnic shelter area we have reserved is the first one as you go down the hill on the right-hand side.
Parking is very limited and while the lot attached to the picnic shelter is reserved for the picnic area we have little control over other people parking there. There is an overflow lot further up the road. Please do NOT double-park in the small lot attached to the picnic area and do NOT park on the road. The park patrols the area regularly so you will get a ticket if you do so.
Power is reserved for crockpots and lights ONLY. You will NOT be able to plug in laptops etc here, we are very limited on what we can provide for power here and food units and lighting take priority.
