It’s a fun idea but the sledding hill is small enough that a magic carpet seems excessive. And walking back up the hill is part of the experience.

One of the best thing about the hill was wearing the kids out by having them walk up! If you must put in a magic carpet (which feels excessively expensive compared to usage), put the stairs closer to the runs. Otherwise anyone wanting to use the stairs would have to go all the way around the magic carpet to get to them.

Thank You for making a special area for horse trailers, I was just wondering if the area is big enough for large trailers to turn around in and leave.
Also, I have been riding my horse in City Forest for almost twenty years and once in a while I would see a bike. There were always a few people walking and enjoying the park. From my experience riding in the City Forest, horses and people have always been friendly to each other.
To respond to the person who does not want the horses in City Forest and says there are lots of places to ride horses in the area is wrong.
However, there are a lot of beautiful parks in Midland for people to walk, and they can take their dogs, but I cannot take my horse.

Definitely support having tubing as a better option than toboggan runs, which are more dangerous, expensive, and rarely operational. My family won't travel to Snow Snake due to cost and distance (we would prefer to do it for a bit and leave for home without being 40+ minutes away) so this is a great alternative!

Please expand the Chalet! I've been to several events here, both private (employee parties, organizational events) and public events (Cardboard Sled Races) and it is very cramped. The layout is also not conducive to good space utilization. Having an addition that would allow the food and beverage counter in a separate area, and a rental cash register on the other end of the counter, would cut down on the congestion in that area during high-traffic times. Modern signage should be installed inside. Also, those restrooms are atrocious.

Unless there is a use case for year-round usage, I think it is fiscally irresponsible to cover an ice rink that's only used a few months per year. Parks and Recreation should encourage those wanting a more temperate, stable skating experience to visit another City facility, the Civic Arena, which needs all the help it can get.

This trailhead could use a real glow-up! Get rid of the bulletin board, get a better map, and perhaps have a donation lockbox emptied daily or weekly for assistance with the monetary upkeep of the trails and the park. An updated trailhead with some nice signage and 'rules of the forest' would be great.

Side note: Please, please, PLEASE ditch the old, carved-wooden signage that's prevalent in our parks and get some better signage. It makes us look poor. :(

I appreciate City Forest being accommodating for all, but I do not find it fiscally responsible to make special accommodations or build infrastructure for people bringing horses to ride. There are unlimited other options for horseback riding in other areas, and I sincerely hope that people who own or rent a horse have other land they can use for this purpose. There is poop on the trails, and it's only a matter of time before someone's unleashed dog causes a major issue.

Alternatively, you could charge a fee for horseback riding and pay another seasonal member to clean up after them.

Not sure if this is needed. The current size seems good. I have been to numerous graduation parties there and all has been perfect.

I am okay with have this loop since since most of it is already in place. But if the loop gets lighted it is time to bring back the Haunted Forest. It used to be a great time bringing the kids. It also brought in more people than all these other ideas combined.