List of parks in Milwaukee

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Most parks in Milwaukee are owned and maintained by Milwaukee County as part of a county-wide system. However, some parks are administered by other entities, such as the state of Wisconsin, the city of Milwaukee, or neighborhood organizations.

Parks in Milwaukee County park system

The Milwaukee County Park system was awarded the 2009 National Gold Medal Award "for excellence in the field of park and recreation management" by the National Recreation and Park Association.[1][2][3][4]

Park Address Size Notes Photo
Template:Rh | Alcott 3751 S 97 St Script error: No such module "convert". File:Alcott park - milwaukee.jpg
Template:Rh | Algonquin 7850 N 51 St Script error: No such module "convert". This park, located in Brown Deer, Wisconsin, has historically been a neighborhood park. Located adjacent to Algonquin Elementary School (now demolished), Algonquin Park is the home of a playground and wading pool.
Template:Rh | Armour 6105 W Norwich Ave Script error: No such module "convert". File:Armour park - milwaukee.jpg
Template:Rh | Atkinson 936 W Atkinson Ave Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | Back Bay 2315 E Back Bay Script error: No such module "convert". Overlooks Lake Michigan File:Back bay park - milwaukee.jpg
Template:Rh | Baran 2600 S Chase Ave Script error: No such module "convert". Baran Park has primarily been a baseball park, housing several ball diamonds. Nestled between the freeway and the neighborhoods of Bay View, Baran Park has provided a quiet island adjacent to several highly populated areas on Milwaukee's south side. File:Civil Defense Siren.jpg
Template:Rh | Barnard 3300 W Barnard Ave Script error: No such module "convert". Adjacent to Greenfield Middle School File:Barnard park - milwaukee.jpg
Template:Rh | Bay View 3120 S Lake Dr Script error: No such module "convert".
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Bay View Park along the Oak Leaf Trail
Template:Rh |Beckum 900 W. Brown St
Template:Rh | Bender 4503 E Ryan Rd Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | Big Bay 5000 N Lake Dr Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | Bradford 2400 N Lincoln Memorial Dr Script error: No such module "convert". Beach volleyball courts along Lake Michigan File:Bradford beach and lake michigan - milwaukee.jpg
Template:Rh | Brown Deer 7835 N Green Bay Rd Script error: No such module "convert". Location of the Brown Deer Park Golf Course and since 1994, the U.S. Bank Championship. Golf course designed by George Hansen in 1929.
Template:Rh | Burns Commons 1300 N Franklin Pl Script error: No such module "convert". The original site (called "First Ward Triangle") was donated to the City of Milwaukee by a real estate developer named James H. Rogers in 1847, making it one of the oldest parks in the city. The city soon changed the name to Franklin Park, the later renamed the park in honor of Scottish poet Robert Burns, to whom there is statue.[5]
Template:Rh | Butterfly 37th and Meinecke Ave
Caesar's 1939 N Warren Ave Script error: No such module "convert". Southern end of the "east bank trail" on the East Side, adjacent to the east bank of the Milwaukee River and the former North Avenue dam. Site was originally acquired by the City of Milwaukee Water Department in 1889 and was named Milwaukee River Dam Park. In 1929, it was transferred to the city's parks department and named Caesar's Park in honor of Caesar Paikowski.[6] In 1997, the city of Milwaukee removed the central section of the North Avenue dam, allowing the water to flow faster.[7] File:Caesar park - milwaukee.jpg
Template:Rh | Cambridge Woods Cambridge & Providence Script error: No such module "convert". Located in Milwaukee's East Side neighborhood, west of University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, along the Milwaukee River. File:Cambridge woods - milwaukee.png
Template:Rh | Cannon 303 N 95 St Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | Carver 911 W Brown St Script error: No such module "convert". A portion of the current site has a history of park use which dates back to 1853. At that point in time, Quentin's Park, a private facility, occupied the site of what is now Roosevelt Middle School plus much of the southerly part of Carver Park. In 1879 this land was sold to the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company and Schlitz Park (a popular beer garden) was created.[8] Through the 1940s, the park was called Lapham Park[9] and featured the Lapham Memorial.
Template:Rh | Cathedral Square 520 E Wells St Script error: No such module "convert". The exact site of Milwaukee's second courthouse (1873–1931), as well as neighboring land to the first courthouse, which was just north of the park.[10] Next to St. John's Cathedral and location of "Jazz in the Park," an outdoor summer concert series. File:Bastille Days Milwaukee Wisconsin.jpg
Template:Rh | Center Street 6420 W Clarke St Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | Chippewa 11500 Park Hill Ave Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | Clarke Square 2330 W Vieau Pl Script error: No such module "convert". Donated in 1837 by Nathaniel Brown and Norman and Lydia Clarke, who at the time were real estate developers in the area.[8] File:Clarke square park - milwaukee.jpg
Template:Rh | Clas 930 W Wells St Script error: No such module "convert". Located adjacent to the south entrance of the Milwaukee County Courthouse. The Park Commission acquired the land (which had been a parking lot) from the County Board in 1967. A fountain was added during redevelopment of the space in the 1980s. The park was named after Alfred C. Clas, a prominent architect and planner who also served as a County Park Commissioner (1907–1917)[11] File:Clas park - milwaukee.jpg
Template:Rh | Columbus, Indigenous Peoples' 7301 W Courtland Ave Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | Cooper 8701 W Chambers St Script error: No such module "convert". Named for William H. Cooper who served as a member of the Milwaukee County Parks Commission from 1948 to 1955, the park contains a rental pavilion, softball diamonds, a play structure, and a wading pool. The Friends of Cooper Park partner with the county for park improvements, volunteer activities, and community events.[12]
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Photo of the Cooper Park pavilion from SE
Template:Rh | Copernicus 2150 W Klein Ave Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | Cudahy 3000 E Ramsey Ave Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | Cudahy Nature Preserve 501 E College Ave Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | Cupertino 2000 E Iron St Script error: No such module "convert". Named after County Supervisor Daniel Cupertino, this area was previously the northernmost portion of Southshore Park.
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Looking North into Cupertino Park
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View of Lake Michigan from Cupertino Park
Template:Rh | Currie 3535 N Mayfair Rd Script error: No such module "convert". Golf course designed by George Hansen in 1927.
Template:Rh | Dineen 6901 W Vienna Ave Script error: No such module "convert". Located on the northwest side of Milwaukee, the park land was first acquired in 1951, with major developments in the 1960s. Named in honor of Cornelius R. Dineen, Park Commissioner (1927–1955).[13]
Template:Rh | Doctors 1870 E Fox Ln Script error: No such module "convert". Overlooks Lake Michigan; adjoins Schlitz Audubon Nature Center
Template:Rh | Doyne 5300 W Wells St Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | Dretzka 12020 W Bradley Rd Script error: No such module "convert". The majority of park land was acquired in 1956. The park was named after Jerome C. Dretzka, a member of the Park Commission (1920–1963). The Script error: No such module "convert". golf course opened in 1964. Other facilities include a golf driving range, picnic areas, sand volleyball, a multi-use athletic field, a disc golf course, a segment of the Oak Leaf Trail, and a groomed cross-country ski trail.[14]
Template:Rh | Estabrook 4400 N Estabrook Dr Script error: No such module "convert". Located along the easterly bank of the Milwaukee River between Hampton Ave and Capitol Drive. Initial acquisition of land for the park started in 1916. Significant development took place in the early and mid-1930s, led in part by the Civilian Conservation Corps. The historic Benjamin Church House—built by pioneer builder Benjamin F. Church—was moved to the park in 1938.[15] The WITI TV Tower is also located within the park. File:Milwaukee River.jpg
Template:Rh | Euclid 3200 S 88 St Script error: No such module "convert". File:Euclid park - milwaukee.jpg
Template:Rh | Falk 2013 W Rawson Ave Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | Franklin 10400 W Oakwood Rd Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | Froemming 8801 S 51 St Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | Garden Homes Square 2600 W Atkinson Ave Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | Gilman Triangle 2475 N Lake Dr Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | Gordon 2828 N Humboldt Blvd Script error: No such module "convert". The City of Milwaukee purchased the site for Gordon Park in 1907. In 1937, it was turned over to Milwaukee County as part of the consolidation of parks.[16]
Template:Rh | Grant 100 E Hawthorne Ave Script error: No such module "convert". Located in South Milwaukee, established in 1911 after Horace Fowle's sale of farm land.[17] File:Grant park in the fall - milwaukee.jpg
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Grant Park Fall 2011
Template:Rh | Granville Dog Park 11718 W Good Hope Pl Script error: No such module "convert". Milwaukee County's first dog park. Established in 1998, Granville Dog Park sits in what was once the town of Granville before it was annexed by the City of Milwaukee. Originally created by a combination of political leaders and a non-profit group, Partners in Parks, Granville Dog Park is now run exclusively by the Milwaukee County Parks department.
Template:Rh | Greene 4235 S Lipton Ave Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | Greenfield Park 2028 S 124 St @ W Greenfield Ave Script error: No such module "convert". Located in West Allis at the source of both the Root River and Underwood Creek. The majority of land for the park was acquired in 1921. The golf course, designed by George Hansen, opened in 1923. The park's pool became the county's first outdoor swimming pool when it opened in 1932.[18] File:Greenfield park forest - milwaukee.jpg
Template:Rh | Grobschmidt 3751 W College Ave Script error: No such module "convert". Composed of oak-hickory woodland, sedge meadow, and a six-acre pond named Mud Lake. Formerly used by Native Americans and is virtually undeveloped except for the park sign and walking trail. File:Grobschmidt Park Sign ~ Milwaukee County Park System.jpgFile:Mud Lake, Grobschmidt Park Milwaukee County.jpg
Template:Rh | Hales Corners 5765 S New Berlin Rd Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | Hansen 9800 W Underwood Creek Pkwy Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | A.C. Hanson 9100 N Maura Ln Script error: No such module "convert". This small park in Brown Deer houses a great playground.
Template:Rh | Hart 7300 Chestnut Street Wauwatosa, WI 53213 Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh| Hartung 3266 Menomonee River Parkway Wauwatosa, WI 53222 Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | Hawthorne Glen 1130 North 60th Street Script error: No such module "convert". Nature center museum, live native animals, ¾ mile self-guided nature trail, picnic areas
Template:Rh | Highland 4000 W Highland Blvd Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | Holler 5151 S 6 St Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | Holt 3300 S 106 St Script error: No such module "convert". Undeveloped park located in Greenfield. File:Holt park - milwaukee.jpg
Template:Rh | Hoyt 1800 Swan Blvd Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | Humboldt 3000 S Howell Ave Script error: No such module "convert". One of the city's first parks, opened in 1891. In 1900, it was named to honor Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander Freiherr von Humboldt.[19] File:Humboldt park small hill - milwaukee.jpg
Template:Rh | Jackson 3500 W Forest Home Ave Script error: No such module "convert". First named Reynolds Grove in 1907, renamed in honor of Andrew Jackson in 1910. The park contains the Statue of Commerce or "The Pewter Lady." This statue by sculptor Gustav Haug had originally stood over the entrance of the Chamber of Commerce building in downtown from 1880 until 1909.[20] File:Jackson park ducks - milwaukee.jpg
Template:Rh | Jacobus 6501 W Hillside Ln Script error: No such module "convert". The original name of the site was Sholes Park in honor of Christopher Sholes. In 1932, the site was renamed in recognition of the role Charles C. Jacobus, a former county supervisor from Wauwatosa, had in development of the park system.[21]
Template:Rh | Johnsons 1919 W Fond du Lac Ave Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | Johnstone 6750 S 24 St Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | Joseph Lichter N Swan Rd & W Fairy Chasm Dr Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | Juneau 801 N Lincoln Memorial Dr Script error: No such module "convert". Named after Solomon Juneau. Overlooks Lake Michigan just north of downtown. Originally under the jurisdiction of the public works department. The original park was a narrow strip of land along the bluff above a busy railroad depot.[8] File:Solomon Juneau statue in Milwaukee circa 1890.jpg
Template:Rh | Kern 3614 N Humboldt Blvd Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | King 1531 W Vliet St Script error: No such module "convert". Named after Martin Luther King Jr. The County Park Commission acquired park land in 1968 from the City of Milwaukee redevelopment agency. The community center opened in 1976, which continued to provide a range of programming.[22]
Template:Rh | Kinnickinnic Sports Center 3070 S 20 St Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | Kletzsch 6560 N Milw. River Pkwy Script error: No such module "convert". Adjacent to the Milwaukee River within the City of Glendale. Acquisition of land for the park began in 1918 when the Script error: No such module "convert". Blatz farm was purchased. Named after Alvin P. Kletzsch, a member of the Park Commission (1907–1941). Archaeological studies done in the early 1930s indicated that a portion of the park once contained an Indian camp and burial ground.[23]
Template:Rh | Kohl 7603 W County Line Rd Script error: No such module "convert". Named after real estate developer, Sydney Kohl, this land was donated to Milwaukee County but has become undeveloped thus far. Previous to being named the land was called Park Site 71. An effort to explore development of the property was torpedoed by neighbors adjacent to the park in 2000 amid fears of what development could bring.
Template:Rh | Kops 3321 N 86 St Script error: No such module "convert". Named in honor of Milwaukee County Supervisor, Gerald Henry Kops, the park is located near Mount Mary College. Attorney Kops received his undergraduate degree from NYU and his law degree from Marquette University. He served as Milwaukee County Supervisor for over 20 years in the 1930s nd 1940's. The park includes a wading pool, tot lot and 2 softball diamonds.
Template:Rh | Kosciuszko 2201 S 7 St Script error: No such module "convert". The city acquired initial land in 1890 from J. C. Coleman, and the site was referred to as the Coleman Tract and Coleman Park. During the mid-1890s the site was renamed Lincoln Avenue Park and ultimately in 1900 it was named after General Tadeusz Kościuszko, to which there is a statue.[24] File:KosyPark1.jpg
Template:Rh | Alan Kulwicki Memorial Park 10777 W Coldspring Rd Script error: No such module "convert". Created in 1996 to honor NASCAR racecar driver, and Greenfield native, Alan Kulwicki File:Kulwicki park - milwaukee.jpg
Template:Rh | La Follette 9418 W Washington St Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | Lake 3233 E Kenwood Blvd Script error: No such module "convert". Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. Location of the historic North Point Lighthouse, which was built in 1855. File:Lake park view from stairs - milwaukee.jpg
Template:Rh | Lincoln 1301 W Hampton Ave Script error: No such module "convert". Location of the television station transmitter tower for WISN-TV and the combined tower of Weigel Broadcasting's four area stations.
Template:Rh | Lindbergh 3629 N 16 St Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | Lindsay 4360 N 87 St Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | Lyons 3301 S 55 St Script error: No such module "convert". File:Lyons park - milwaukee.jpg
Template:Rh | Madison 9800 W Glendale Ave Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | Maitland 6001 S 13 St Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | Manitoba 2941 S 49 St Script error: No such module "convert". File:Manitoba park - milwaukee.jpg
Template:Rh | McCarty 8214 W Cleveland Ave Script error: No such module "convert". Located in West Allis. A segment of the Oak Leaf Trail cuts through this park. File:Mccarty park - milwaukee.jpg
Template:Rh | McGovern 5400 N 51 Blvd Script error: No such module "convert". Initially called Silver Spring Park, later renamed in honor of William R. McGovern, the longest serving Park Commissioner (1919–1964). Initial acquisition of the land took place in 1910 when the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors purchased acreage as part of the House of Corrections farm which was located in that area.[25]
Template:Rh | McKinley 1750 N Lincoln Memorial Dr Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | Meaux 1904 W Villard Ave Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | Melody View Preserve 7300 N 91 St Script error: No such module "convert". Prior to acquisition by Milwaukee County, this land was owned by MPS who sold the land to Walgreens who wanted to put a pharmacy on Good Hope Road. Amid neighborhood concerns, the County Supervisor at the time negotiated donation of the land between Walgreens and the Melody View Neighborhood. A walking path which was planned of the park was scrapped amid budget concerns in the late 1990s.
Template:Rh | Merrill 461 N 35 St Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh| Metcalfe 3401 W. Meinecke Ave
Template:Rh | Mitchell 524 S Layton Blvd Script error: No such module "convert". Location of the Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory. File:Mitchell park fog - milwaukee.jpg
Template:Rh | Mitchell Airport 4446 S Logan Ave Script error: No such module "convert". Located just north of Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport. File:Mitchell airport park - milwaukee.jpg
Template:Rh | Mitchell Boulevard 5115 W Bluemound Rd Script error: No such module "convert". The Tree of Life is at the North end of the park along Bluemound Rd.
Template:Rh | Moody 2200 W Burleigh St Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | Morgan Triangle 3404 S Kinnickinnic Ave Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | Nash 7800 W Nash St Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | Noyes 8235 W Good Hope Rd Script error: No such module "convert". Housing a par 3 golf course, Noyes Park is a short course on Milwaukee's Northwest side. It also houses a great playground on the western part of the park.
Template:Rh | Oakwood 3600 W Oakwood Rd Script error: No such module "convert". Initial acquisition of land for the park occurred in 1958, the rest was purchased by 1961. The 18-hole golf course (opened in 1971) occupies over one-half of the park and it is the county's longest course at approximately 7,000 yards.[26]
Template:Rh | O'Donnell Park E. Wisconsin Avenue & Prospect Script error: No such module "convert". Has views of the lakefront and downtown skyline from benches and picnic tables. Home to the Betty Brinn Children's Museum, banquet facilities and plaza gardens used for weddings and other events. The park links the east end of Wisconsin Avenue and the "Calatrava" addition of the Milwaukee Art Museum through the Reiman Bridge. A great placeScript error: No such module "Unsubst". to watch daily opening and closing of the Calatrava's white "wings" ("Burke Brise Soleil"), as well as fireworks and sunrises. North half of park was originally part of adjacent Juneau Park and dates back to 1868.
Template:Rh | Pere Marquette 900 N Plankinton Ave Script error: No such module "convert". Directly west of the Marcus Center, across the Milwaukee River. The Milwaukee County Historical Society is at its western edge. The original development of the park was completed in 1976. The park is named in honor of Father (Père) Jacques Marquette.[27] Hosts the annual River Splash festival. File:Milwaukee July 2022 107 (Pere Marquette Park).jpg
Template:Rh | Pleasant Valley 1229 E Concordia Ave Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | Pompeii Square Interstate 794 @ N Van Buren St & N Jackson St Script error: No such module "convert". Location of Blessed Virgin of Pompeii Church (1904–1967), which stood west across N. Jackson St. from present-day Pompeii Square. The church (known as "the little pink church") was razed for freeway expansion in 1967.[28] File:Pompeii square - milwaukee.jpg
Template:Rh | Popuch 8500 W Granville Rd Script error: No such module "convert". This small, neighborhood park is a little green oasis with an ADA compliant playground.
Template:Rh | Prospect Triangle Bradford & Maryland Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | Pulaski – Cudahy 5400 S Swift Ave Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | Pulaski–Milwaukee 2677 S 16 St Script error: No such module "convert". Includes a bronze sculpture of Casimir Pulaski, a hero of the American Revolutionary War. The sculpture was created by Joseph Kiselewski,[29] a Polish - American sculptor.
Template:Rh | Rainbow 700 S 119 St Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | Rawson 1400 E Rawson Ave Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | Red Arrow 920 N Water St Script error: No such module "convert". Named in honor of the symbol for the 32nd Infantry Division.[30] The original Red Arrow Park, between N 10th St and N 11th St south of Wisconsin Ave, was lost due to freeway construction. The county acquired the current site (just north of Milwaukee City Hall, east of the Marcus Center) in 1966 from the City of Milwaukee Redevelopment Authority. As part of recent redevelopment of the space, there is now a public outdoor ice-skating rink.[31] File:Red arrow park - milwaukee.jpg
Template:Rh | Riverside 1500 E Riverside Pl Script error: No such module "convert". Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. Present-day location of the main offices of the Urban Ecology Center. File:Oak leaf trail milwaukee.jpg
Template:Rh | Riverton Meadows 2800 E Honeysuckle Ave Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | Rose 3045 N Dr M L King Jr Dr Script error: No such module "convert". Originally named after James A. Garfield in 1922. In the late 1970s, the park was renamed in honor of Clinton E. Rose who had served as a County Supervisor (1968–1977) and a Park Commissioner (1972–1976).[32] File:Rose park - milwaukee.jpg
Template:Rh | Runway Dog Exercise Area 1214 E. Rawson Ave Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | Saveland 3700 S 2 St Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | Schoenecker 6237 N Hopkins St Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | Scout Lake 5902 W Loomis Rd Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | Servite Park Preserve 8501 N Servite Dr Script error: No such module "convert". This land adjacent to the former site of a Servite Order Monastery, the intention of this land was to be a planted and established and undeveloped prairie. The trail, designed by the County Supervisor at the time, was inspired by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. Under a public-private partnership, the trail was built by WE energies in exchange for rights to access the power lines through the park.
Template:Rh | Sheridan 4800 S Lake Dr Script error: No such module "convert". This park is operated by Milwaukee County Park in the City of Cudahy. It was originally donated to the city by Patrick Cudahy in 1914. It lies on a bluff overlooking Lake Michigan.
Template:Rh | Sherman 3000 N Sherman Blvd Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | Smith 5462 N 33 St Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | South Shore 2900 S Shore Dr Script error: No such module "convert".
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View of Lake Michigan from South Shore Park
Template:Rh | Southwood Glen 3180 W Hilltop Ave Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | Sports Complex 6000 W Ryan Rd Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | St Martin's 10705 W Robinwood Ln Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | Tiefenthaler 2501 W Galena St Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | Tippecanoe 1411 E Warnimont Ave Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | Trimborn Farm 8881 W Grange Ave Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | Uihlein Soccer Park 7101 W Good Hope Rd Script error: No such module "convert". A soccer-specific stadium built in 1994, the Milwaukee Wave sometimes practices here.
Template:Rh | Valley 343 N 42 St Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | Veteran's 1010 N Lincoln Memorial Dr Script error: No such module "convert". Just south of the McKinley Marina along Milwaukee's Lakefront. File:Veterans park lagoon - milwaukee.jpg
Template:Rh | Vogel 8601 W Lancaster Ave Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | Wahl/Harriet Tubman 4750 N 48 St Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | Walker Square 1031 S 9 St Script error: No such module "convert". Originally donated to the city by George H. Walker in 1836. File:Walker park - milwaukee.jpg
Template:Rh | Warnimont 5400 S Lake Dr Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | Washington Park 1859 N 40 St Script error: No such module "convert". Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted in 1892. Originally named West Park, it was renamed Washington Park in 1900. It gradually became the location of the city's zoo in the late 1800s and continued there until 1963. A branch of the Urban Ecology Center opened in the park in 2007.[33] The park also includes a bandshell designed by Fitzhugh Scott, which seats 8,500 people, and opened on August 23, 1938.[34][35] File:Washington park - milwaukee.jpg
Template:Rh | Webster 4521 N Mayfair Rd Script error: No such module "convert". Located just west of Mayfair Road, the park is owned by Milwaukee County and leased to the City of Wauwatosa. The Oak Leaf Trail runs through it.
Template:Rh | Wedgewood 7201 W Wedgewood Dr Script error: No such module "convert". File:Wedgewood park - milwaukee.jpg
Template:Rh | Wehr Nature Center 9701 W College Ave Script error: No such module "convert". Located near Boerner Botanical Gardens and Whitnall Park golf course.
Template:Rh | West Milwaukee 5000 W Burnham St Script error: No such module "convert". File:West milwaukee park - milwaukee.jpg
Template:Rh | Whitnall Park 5879 S 92 St Script error: No such module "convert". Location of the Boerner Botanical Gardens. Golf course designed by George Hansen in 1932. Largest park in the system, named after city planner Charles B. Whitnall who was instrumental in starting up the park system. File:Whitnall park pond - milwaukee.jpg
Template:Rh | Wilson 1601 W Howard Ave Script error: No such module "convert". Named in honor of Woodrow Wilson. Initial acquisition of the site occurred in 1930. In 1938, work on the park's grade was completed by the Works Progress Administration.[36]
Template:Rh | Wilson Recreation 4001 S 20 St Script error: No such module "convert". Located directly west of Wilson Park. Programming is done year around at the indoor ice arena for both open free style skating as well as private groups and clubs. The Milwaukee Admirals continue to use Wilson as a practice facility.[37]
Template:Rh | Wisconsin Avenue 10300 W Wisconsin Ave Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | Wyrick 5400 W Green Tree Rd Script error: No such module "convert".
Template:Rh | Zablocki 3717 W Howard Ave Script error: No such module "convert". File:Zablocki park - milwaukee.jpg
Template:Rh | Zeidler Union Square 301 W Michigan St Script error: No such module "convert". First Milwaukee public park in 1835, as Union Square. Acquired by the county in 1937, as Fourth Ward Square. Now named after Milwaukee's 33rd mayor Carl Zeidler.[38] File:Milwaukee July 2022 017 (Zeidler Union Square).jpg
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Template:Rh | Alice Bertschy Kadish 909 E. North Ave. Script error: No such module "convert". Home to the Selig-Joseph-Folz Amphitheater File:Alice Bertschy Kadish Park - Milwaukee, WI.ogv
Template:Rh | Carmen Playfield 7320 W. Carmen St
Template:Rh| Clovernook Playfield 6594 W. Langos
Template:Rh | Custer Playfield 4001 W. Custer Ave
Template:Rh | Enderis Playfield 76th street to 67th street Center to Burleigh/Lisbon Script error: No such module "convert". Dorothy Enderis was a public recreation pioneer. In her time, this Lady of the Lighted Schoolhouse could look at a sandbox and see the possibility of a playground within walking distance of every child; could meet each playground attendant and see the possibility of training a future community leader; and could view the ravages of the Great Depression and see the city's recreation playfields as social centers that would knit our community together. Enderis Playfield is Home of the Magic Grove sculpture.
Template:Rh | Erie Street Plaza E. Erie St Script error: No such module "convert". Located in the Historic Third Ward neighborhood and opened in 2010. Situated at confluence of Milwaukee River and Kinnickinnic River near harbor entrance, with view of Hoan Bridge and Milwaukee Pierhead Light. File:Erie Street Plaza.jpg
Template:Rh | Garden Park E Locust St & N Bremen St Script error: No such module "convert". Located in Milwaukee's Riverwest neighborhood. The site of a summer farmers' market, neighborhood gatherings and Sunday concerts. Features native prairie plantings maintained by neighborhood residents. Named in part after nearby Gordon Park, four blocks east.
Template:Rh | Henry Maier Festival Park 200 N. Harbor Drive Script error: No such module "convert". Location of Marcus Amphitheater and Summerfest, among a variety of ethnic festivals File:Summerfest Pabst Showcase 1994.jpg
Template:Rh | Kaszube's Park S Carferry Dr at Jones Island Script error: No such module "convert". City-owned park. The last trace of a Milwaukee fishing village that had been settled by Kaszubs on Jones Island. Smallest park in Milwaukee.[39] File:Kaszube's Park from street.jpg
Template:Rh | Kilbourn Reservoir 750 E North Ave Script error: No such module "convert". The park was created with the removal of a 135-year-old underground drinking water reservoir that once held 20 million gallons of water. The land was donated in the 1870s to the City of Milwaukee by Mayor Byron Kilbourn.
Template:Rh | Lakeshore State Park N Harbor Dr & E Polk St Script error: No such module "convert". Green space east of Milwaukee's downtown, opened in 1998 and managed by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. It is open to the public from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.[40] File:Bridge in lakeshore state park - milwaukee.jpg
Template:Rh | Snail's Crossing 3000 N Bremen Street Script error: No such module "convert". Green space with a playground in Milwaukee's Riverwest neighborhood alongside a former railroad right of way. It is located 1 block west of Garden Park and across Burleigh Street from the start of Milwaukee's Beerline Trail. It was known as "Baby Park" to Riverwest residents until 1990.
Template:Rh | Three Bridges Park South bank of the Menomonee River, from approximately S. 35th St. to just east of S. 27th St. Script error: No such module "convert". Opened in 2013 on brownfield and former rail yard site in Menomonee Valley. Land is owned by Milwaukee Development Authority, while park is administered jointly by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and nonprofit Urban Ecology Center.[41][42] File:Three Bridges Park July 2022 10 (pedestrian bridge).jpg
Template:Rh | Urban Park 43°02'10.3"N 87°53'52.6"W Script error: No such module "convert". The green space was created in 2022. The land is owned by the Port of Milwaukee.
Template:Rh | Victory Over Violence Park 2601 N N Doctor M.L.K. Jr Dr Opened in 2000 to serve as a community gathering and healing space for victims of violence and trauma.[43]
Template:Rh | Wisconsin State Fair Park 640 S 84th St Script error: No such module "convert". Located in West Allis, hosts the Wisconsin State Fair since 1892. File:Wisconsin State Fair.jpg
Template:Rh | Zillman Park S Kinnickinnic Ave & E Ward St Script error: No such module "convert". Located in the Bayview neighborhood, and managed by the City of Milwaukee, Department of Public Works. Wisconsin State Historical Marker #373, erected at the park in 1998, honors Bayview's historic immigrant worker population.[44] File:Zillman park - milwaukee.jpg
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