Parks and Recreation | Parks

 

COMMUNITY PARKS

Prairie Hill Park

2901 N. Abendroth Street, northwest of Northland Avenue (CTH OO) and Bluemound Drive
26 acres
pavilion (available for rent year-round): 60 feet by 30 feet with heated restrooms, stove, refrigerator, water
picnic tables, playground, winter sledding hill, walking trails, large open space, catch-and-release fishing (handicapped accessible), off-street parking

Carter Woods Park

840 S. Bluemound Drive, between Spencer Street and Prospect Avenue (CTH BB)
16.8 acres, four acres wooded
pavilion (available for rent): 90 feet by 30 feet with restrooms, stove, refrigerator, water
grills, picnic tables, playground, basketball half-court, volleyball court, soccer field, two softball/little league diamonds (fenced and lighted with bleachers), two tennis courts (lighted), hiking trails, off-street parking (100 vehicles)

NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS

Arrowhead Park

5000 Aster Lane, west of Casaloma Drive and Pine Street
12.9 acres
pavilion (available for rent): 60 feet by 30 feet with restrooms, stove, refrigerator, water
grills, picnic tables, playground, tennis court, basketball court, volleyball court, baseball diamond, horseshoe pit, small winter sledding hill, off-street parking

Patriot Park

2950 W. Darling Street, northwest of Wisconsin Avenue (STH 96) and Lynndale Drive (CTH A)
8.5 acres
pavilion (available for rent): 40 feet by 22 feet with restrooms, stove, refrigerator, water
grills, picnic tables, playground, basketball half-court, softball/little league diamond (fenced and lighted with bleachers), volleyball court, soccer field (with bleachers), roller hockey rink, tennis court (lighted), off-street parking (80 vehicles)

Lions Park

3155 Longwood Lane, southeast of Capitol Drive and Lynndale Drive (CTH A)
2.8 acres
pavilion (available for rent): 40 feet by 22 feet with restrooms, stove, refrigerator, water
fully-accessible site, grills, picnic tables, playground, tennis court (fenced and lighted), basketball half-court, two volleyball courts (lighted), off-street parking (40 vehicles)

OTHER PARKS AND NATURAL AREAS

Gordon Bubolz Nature Preserve

North Lynndale Drive (CTH A) between USH 41 and Edgewood Drive (CTH JJ)

Outagamie County Plamann Park

East Broadway Street between Meade Street and Ballard Road (CTH E)

Outagamie County Dog Recreational Park

French Road just north of Northland Avenue (CTH OO)

City of Appleton Parks and Recreation

The Appleton Parks and Recreation Department manages and operates a variety of recreation programs for youth, adults and seniors. The Department is responsible for the operation of thirty-one City parks, two outdoor pools, one indoor pool, over eight miles of recreation trails, and several special recreation areas. Special areas include an eighteen-hole golf course, central city plaza, and historic sites.

FUTURE PARKS

Art Lecker Wilderness Park

at the north terminus of Gillett Street, north of Edgewood Drive (CTH JJ)
42.3 acres, 10 acres open mound sealed landfill, remainder is forested

Appleton Alliance Church Park

Grand Chute Boulevard, northwest of Lynndale Drive (CTH A) and USH 41
10 acres, church to construct playground, soccer fields, and ball diamonds

Brookview Park

Brookview Drive, southwest of Greenville Drive (CTH GV) and McCarthy Road
2.6 acres, borders stream, could be expanded to about 5 acres

Northwest Park

near the corner of McCarthy Road and Cobble Creek Drive
1 acre, potentially add more with future subdivisions