Moir Park — Attraction in Bloomington

It is a nice little public park with a playground, two technically with one being for little ones. There is a large picnic shelter making it nice for outdoor events. Additionally there is a ball field, sand volleyball court and disc golf course, those being the least interesting bits. The best part is being able to head down the stairs to the walking path that runs along Nine Mile Creek all the way to the MN River, if you so choose. There are multiple little wooden bridges that will hop you back and forth across the creek as you go, easily forgetting you are in a more urban location as you are isolated down in the wooded ravine populated with a surprising amount of wildlife. Personally I use it for jogging as there are distance markers all along the path. However there are many other dirt paths that allow for venturing off...

ONLY ONE GARBAGE IN THE WOMEN'S BATHROOM!!

There aren't even garbage bins/recepticals in the stalls. If you have your period, you have to carry used products across the entire bathroom because the only garbage can is by the main door.

If you still don't understand why that's an issue, you probably don't understand how things like tampons work. You see EVERYTHING, and there's no cover or case. So if you go to this park and need to change a tampon, you have to wrap a bloody tampon in the low-quality toilet paper, hold it the entire time you're using the toilet (I'll spare the details, but it's gross), and then carry it from one end of the bathroom to the other, hoping no one else is there to see.

Having a period is not a choice and it's no fun, and this situation makes it worse. Please put more garbages in...

Moir Park is one of those larger parks that are still kind of hidden gems. The access points to the park and frolf course are in a quiet neighborhood. I've catered many picnics here over the years with my job, including the large end of the year picnic for Bloomington schools. They have a large pavilion that is perfect for gatherings such as those and today there was a family reunion going on when I went. There are plenty of trails that are wide and paved down by 9 Mile Creek, as well as others that are more up in the woods that are not paved. There are lots of benches and places to sit and enjoy the creek. It's very lush and green in the summer. I will definitely be...