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Elk River Launch Site

VFW Field near Rogers / Elk River / Otsego

This field is located next to the Otsego VFW community center.  It is a complex of several soccer fields offering a good-sized recovery area.  (VFW Elk River / Rogers Post 5518)  Please park in the parking lot.  DO NOT DRIVE ON THE FIELD!


All participants must be familiar with both the Rules and Procedures for all MASA Launches and with the...

Rules particular to this launch site:

  • Maximum lift-off weight of one pound.
  • Normal maximum motor size of "E".  Larger motors allowed only under discretion of RSO
  • Clusters allowed only under discretion of RSO
  • 3-stage flights allowed only under discretion of RSO

Directions:  (from the Twin Cities)
Take I-94 west toward St. Cloud. Exit on Hwy 101 (Rogers/Elk River exit).  Take a right (North) on Hwy 101 and drive several miles. Exit at Highway 37, take a left and drive just past the townhouses, take a right onto Quaday Ave. Field is adjacent to a VFW community center on the right side of Quaday Ave.

Address is 7350 Quaday Ave, Elk River, MN 55330.

click here for a map

Additional Note:
It is OK to launch at this field on non-MASA weekends provided there is not an organized soccer match going on (typically only in the fall). Individual MASA members have a standing invitation to launch there as long as it does not interfere with Three Rivers Soccer Association events. If anyone is there from the VFW, it is a courtesy to let them know you are there and what you are doing, and to leave the field cleaner than when you got there (soccer kids tend to leave trash behind, so we have made a good impression on the VFW so far by cleaning up after ourselves, and being courteous and grateful for their hosting).  It is private property owned by the local Post as a non-profit organization. So we need to treat it as private property, and be considerate to the landowners (the VFW members).  DO NOT DRIVE ON THE FIELD!