Boyd (map)
1202 Fairway Street

At more than seven acres, Boyd Neighborhood Park consists of many different amenities. In addition to the play equipment, off-street parking, and open recreational area the park provides access to the Eau Claire River, which offer opportunities for shoreline fishing. There is also a pedestrian bridge that crosses the river granting access to city recreational trails on either side of the river. While the shelter house, picnic pavilion, and prairie area with walking trails can be a delight in the summer months, an ice-skating rink and a snow-banked hockey rink can be enjoyed during the winter at Boyd Park.

• Access to Eau Claire River
• Fishing
• Nature trails
• Pedestrian bridge crossing river
• Pedestrian underpass (Main Street)
• Paved trails on periphery of park
• Picnic shelter
• Grill
• Prairie area with walking paths
• Many picnic tables
• Shelter house
• Restrooms
• Drinking fountains
• Lighting
• Parking lot
• Historical marker
• Open rec. field
• Soccer
• Play Equipment
• Hard court surface with Basketball hoop (2), foursquare, hopscotch
• Ice-skating & Snow-banked hockey rinks

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Buffington (map)
Buffington Drive

At nearly twelve acres, Buffington Neighborhood Park is one of the city's largest neighborhood parks. This active play area provides visitors access to a modern piece of playground equipment and to an expansive open recreational field. A couple of benches are placed in the park as well. From Buffington Drive and Florence Avenue, a paved walking path allows for easy pedestrian access extending through a wooded area to Cameron Street.

• Playground equipment
• Recreation field
• Backstop
• Concession building
• Paved walking path (from Buffington Dr. & Florence Ave. thru wooded area to Cameron St.)
• Bench (2)

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Cameron (map)
1601 11th Street

Cameron Neighborhood Park, at approximately 3.4 acres in size, has a hard court surface play area, equipped with lights, featuring two basketball hoops, foursquare, and hopscotch. The park also provides visitors with access to playground equipment and a large open recreational field. In addition, a few picnic tables and a shelter house outfitted with restrooms can be found at this neighborhood facility.

• Shelter house
• Backstop
• Recreation field
• Basketball hoop (2) --lit
• Surfaced playing area (4-square & hop scotch)
• Picnic table (2)
• Bench
• Play equipment
• Restrooms

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Demmler (map)
524 Putman Drive

This park supplies the surrounding neighborhood with an open recreational field, a hard court surface with two basketball hoops, and modern playground equipment. During the warm weather season, a large community garden is located in the park. In the winter, a portion of Demmler Neighborhood Park is used as a general ice-skating rink with a snow-banked hockey rink alongside. An on-site shelter house provides park visitors with restroom facilities.

• Bench (4)
• Picnic table (2)
• Play equipment
• Backstop
• Rec field
• Lights
• Basketball hoop (2)
• Hard court surfaced area (4-square & hop scotch)
• Ice-skating & Snow-banked hockey rink
• Shelter house
• Large (community) garden (plants & flowers)
• Restrooms

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Grover Heights (map)
1022 Violet Ave

Located in the southwestern portion of the city, Grover Heights Neighborhood Park contains modern playground equipment, two basketball hoops, and an open recreational play area within its nearly nine acres of leisure space. A parking lot allows for pedestrian-friendly access to the facility, a nearby bike trail, and the Eau Claire Soccer Park. During the winter months, a general ice-skating rink and a snow-banked hockey rink can be found at this park.

• Parking Lot
• Access to Recreation Trail
• Play Equipment
• Shelter House
• Restrooms
• Picnic Tables
• Basketball Hoops (2)
• Lights
• Hard Court Surface area (4-square & hop scotch)
• Recreational Field Area
• Ice-skating & Snow-banked hockey rink
• Access to E.C. Soccer Park

Kessler (map)
105 Walnut Street

The Kessler Neighborhood Park consists of play equipment and an open recreational area spread over approximately two acres. Next to the playground area is a shelter house and a hard court surface with basketball hoops. To the south of the park, a backstop and mowed open area allows for softball or kickball related games to be enjoyed. A bench and a couple picnic tables are also located in the park.

• Basketball hoops (2)-lit
• Bench
• Surfaced playing area (4-square & hop scotch)
• Backstop
• Rec. Field
• Picnic table
• Shelter house
• Play equipment
  
  

Lakeshore (map)
900 Broadway Street

With its close proximity to Half Moon Lake, Lakeshore Neighborhood Park provides many scenic overlooks and fishing access. The picnic area, off-street parking, drinking fountain, and restrooms at the park are handy amenities for those traveling on the City's Recreational Trail. A garden and a historical marker can also be enjoyed while visiting this neighborhood park.

• Picnic Tables (8)
• Drinking Fountain
• Access to Chippewa River Trail
• Shelter House
• Restrooms
• Historical marker
• Parking lot
• Recreational Field Area
• Lighting
• Access to Half Moon Lake (fishing)/
• Scenic overlook
• Kids garden & planting boxes
• Picnic area

McDonough (map)
800 McDonough Street

This large neighborhood park, consisting of more than ten acres, provides several scenic overlooks as well as fishing access on Dells Pond. In addition, the park has two tennis courts, two basketball hoops, an open recreation field, and playground equipment. A fenced-in garden is also on-site, as well as a picnic area, a grill, and many picnic tables. There are two off-street parking locations.

• Parking lot (2)
• Shaded areas
• Picnic tables
• Benches for Scenic Overlook
• Basketball hoops (2)
• Grill
• Hard court surface (4-square and hop scotch)
• Playground equipment
• Tennis courts (2)
• Flower Garden/ Plantings (fenced)
• Shelter house
• Backstop
• Recreation field
• Shoreline Fishing
• Access to Dells Pond

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Mitscher (map)
3507 Sharon Drive

Consisting of nearly three acres, Mitscher Neighborhood Park is an activity-oriented locality offering an open recreational field with a backstop. The open field transforms into an ice-skating rink and a snow-banked hockey rink during the colder months of the year. In addition to a shelter house with restroom facilities, the park supplies visitors with access to playground equipment, a basketball court with two hoops, and a separate hard court play surface for games such as foursquare and hopscotch.

• Open Rec. field
• Lights
• Basketball hoop (2)
• Backstop
• Ice-skating & snow-banked rinks
• Shelter house
• Restrooms
• Benches (2)
• Picnic tables
• Play equipment (large)
• Volleyball poles
• Separate hard court surfaced area (foursquare & hopscotch)

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Newell (Shaw town) (map)
122 S. Michigan Street

Newell Neighborhood Park is one of the most versatile neighborhood parks in the city. Near the playground equipment and hard court surface play area is a well-shaded picnic area with a grill and a picnic shelter. The open recreational space includes a backstop, which makes the park a suitable location to play softball. A shelter house with toilet facilities is also at the site

• Softball field with backstop
• Recreational field area
• Shelter house
• Picnic table
• Restrooms
• Basketball Hoops (2)
• Hard court surface
• Grill
• Picnic shelter
• Picnic area
• Play equipment
• Bench

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North River Fronts (map)
815 Forest Street

North River Fronts Neighborhood Park is an active environment with a contemporary playground apparatus and a hard court surface for games such as foursquare, hopscotch, and basketball. A shelter house provides a covered space for tables and two drinking fountains. In addition, a nearby grill encourages picnicking in the area. The park has a bike rack, and a fenced Kid's Garden for educational purposes.

• Decorative light poles
• Benches (2)
• Basketball hoops (2)
• Playground equipment
• Bike rack
• Shelter house (lights, electricity, picnic tables)
• Drinking fountains (2)
• Grill
• Kids Garden (fenced, educational)

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Oakwood Hills (map)
4433 Oakwood Hills Pkwy

The Oakwood Hills Neighborhood Park features playground equipment, a basketball hoop, and off-street parking. Due to the natural landscape, this park offers a sliding hill, which flows into an open recreational field area. A shelter house on-site provides access to restroom amenities.

• Shelter house
• Restrooms
• Sledding hill
• Ice-skating
• Open Rec. field
• Lights
• Minimal off-street parking
• Basketball hoop (1)
• Play equipment
• Picnic tables
• Volleyball poles (2)
• Bench
  

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Pinehurst (map)
3523 Delbert Road

The location of Pinehurst Recreational Area includes off-street parking and an open recreational field. A large hill allows for sliding in the winter, and provides scenic overlooks all year round. A shelter house with toilet facilities is located next to a boarded hockey rink. A general ice-skating rink is also made available during the winter at Pinehurst.

• Boarded Hockey rink
• Ice-skating
• Shelter house
• Restrooms
• Sledding Hill
• Off-street parking
• Open rec. field
• Scenic overlook

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Princeton Valley (map)
Princeton Avenue

The Princeton Valley Neighborhood Park is two and a half acres in size, and consists mostly of mowed open space. A couple of picnic tables are located under minimal tree coverage, which offers small amounts of shade.

• Open rec. field
• Picnic tables

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Sundet (map)
4703 Robbin Road

Sundet Neighborhood Park, approximately 5.1 acres in size, offers modern playground equipment as well as an open recreational field area. The park also has off-street parking along with a hard court surface, which includes two basketball hoops. Pleasant walks can be enjoyed due to the nature trails that are around the park. An outdoor drinking fountain is located directly behind the shelter house.

• Play equipment
• Open rec. field
• Off-street parking
• Shelter house
• Restrooms
• Drinking fountain
• Hard court surface (Basketball hoop (2), Foursquare, Hopscotch)
• Lights
• Nature Trials

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Zephyr Hill (map)
2526 Shady Grove Road

Zephyr Hill Neighborhood Park is located east of Highway 53 and generally south of North Crossing. At a little more than five acres, this park provides playground equipment and a hard court surface with two basketball hoops. Off-street parking is available near the dugouts of the adult-sized softball field. A couple of picnic tables along with limited shade can be found in the east end of the park directly behind the right field fence of the ball field.

• Basketball hoops (2)
• Hard court surface (foursquare & hopscotch)
• Softball field
• Bench
• Small rec. field
• Play equipment
• Picnic table (2)
• Off-street parking
• Limited shade

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