Moir/Central Park
PARK CLOSED FOR CONSTRUCTION
September 8, 2026: Work is underway on the Nine Mile Creek Corridor Renewal Project. As a result, Moir/Central Park and all trail access points are now closed.
For your safety and the safety of work crews, please heed all closure signs and physical barriers. 🚧
Work along the Central Park corridor adjacent to Nine Mile Creek will ramp up in fall 2026, while work at Moir Park to remove the existing shelter buildings and park amenities in preparation for the new shelter building will get underway in September and continue into October. The full park closure will remain in effect until construction is completed in 2027.
In the meantime, visit BloomingtonForward.org/9mile for project updates and to find a list of other great walking and hiking options in Bloomington and nearby to help you stay connected to nature while construction is ongoing.
Moir Park picnic shelters are unavailable for rentals in summer 2026 due to construction related to the Bloomington Forward Nine Mile Creek Corridor Renewal Project. For shelter availability in other parks around the City, visit blm.mn/rentals.
Bloomington is a great place to live, work, and have fun. As the community grows, investments are being made in amenities that bring people together and improve quality of life.
Two years of resident input helped the City develop the long-term Bloomington Forward investment plan to support three major community projects for better health, wellness, athletics and recreation. In November 2023, Bloomington voters approved a half-percent local sales tax to finance $155 million in bonds to pay for modernization of Bloomington Ice Garden, a new Community Health and Wellness Center to replace Creekside Community Center and the Bloomington Public Health building, and restoration and improvements in the Nine Mile Creek corridor and Central/Moir Park.
The Nine Mile Creek Corridor Renewal project includes stream, bankside, woodland and wetland restoration, invasive species prevention, trail enhancements, ADA accessibility improvements, new outdoor gathering space with restrooms, new playground and park shelter building at Moir Park, and possible boardwalk to the Minnesota River.
To learn more, follow the progress, and stay engaged on these projects, visit bloomingtonforward.org.