The City of Dubuque, Iowa

Dubuque, Iowa

Dubuque is a city in and the county seat of Dubuque County, Iowa, United States, located along the Mississippi River. In 2010 its population was 57,637, making it the ninth-largest city in the state and the county's population was 93,653....

 maintains an extensive park

Park

A park is a protected area, in its natural or semi-natural state, or planted, and set aside for human recreation and enjoyment, or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. It may consist of rocks, soil, water, flora and fauna and grass areas. Many parks are legally protected by...

 system. Because of Dubuque's varied topography, several of the parks feature panoramic views of the city, including: Cleveland Park, Eagle Point Park

Eagle Point Park

Eagle Point Park is a public park located in Dubuque, Iowa. The park is located in the northeast corner of the city. Eagle Point is mostly situated on a bluff that overlooks the Mississippi River and the Dubuque Lock and Dam...

, Madison Park, and Murphy Park. The city currently operates 39 parks, 6 trails, 2 swimming pools, a golf course

Golf course

A golf course comprises a series of holes, each consisting of a teeing ground, fairway, rough and other hazards, and a green with a flagstick and cup, all designed for the game of golf. A standard round of golf consists of playing 18 holes, thus most golf courses have this number of holes...

, arboretum

Arboretum

An arboretum in a narrow sense is a collection of trees only. Related collections include a fruticetum , and a viticetum, a collection of vines. More commonly, today, an arboretum is a botanical garden containing living collections of woody plants intended at least partly for scientific study...

, campground, and 3 other properties. In total, more than 1060 acres (4.3 km²) of parks and recreation

Recreation

Recreation is an activity of leisure, leisure being discretionary time. The "need to do something for recreation" is an essential element of human biology and psychology. Recreational activities are often done for enjoyment, amusement, or pleasure and are considered to be "fun"...

 facilities are city-owned and available for public use.

In recent years, the city's park system has been greatly expanded. Many new neighborhood "mini" parks and playgrounds have been built, and all of the existing parks have been renovated since the mid-1990s. Currently, 8 parks are in some phase of development. The city is also working on an interconnected hike/bike trail system that will, at first, link up various riverfront attractions, such as those in the Port of Dubuque

Port of Dubuque

The Port of Dubuque is the section of downtown Dubuque, Iowa that lies immediately adjacent to the Mississippi River. The area was among the first areas settled in what would become the City of Dubuque, and the State of Iowa...

. Eventually, the system will be expanded into the outlying neighborhoods, including a trail in the Catfish Creek

Catfish Creek (Iowa)

Catfish Creek is a tributary of the upper Mississippi River in northeastern Iowa. It rises southwest of Dubuque, just southeast of Peosta. The Middle Fork rises west of Dubuque and flows under and then parallel to U.S. Route 20; the former Illinois Central Railroad, now the Chicago Central and...

 Valley.

List of parks

• Allison-Henderson Park
• Avon Park
• A.Y. McDonald Park
• Bergfeld Recreation Area
• Burden Park
• Cancer Survivor Park
• Cleveland Park
• Comiskey Park
• Dog Park
• Eagle Point Park
  Eagle Point Park
  Eagle Point Park is a public park located in Dubuque, Iowa. The park is located in the northeast corner of the city. Eagle Point is mostly situated on a bluff that overlooks the Mississippi River and the Dubuque Lock and Dam...
  
  
• Falk Park
• Flat Iron Park
• Flora Park
• Gay Park
• Grant Park
• Harvest View Park
• Hillcrest Park
• Hilltop Park
• Jackson Park
• Jefferson Park

• Madison Park
• Marna Ridge Children's Forest
• Marshall Park/Dubuque Arboretum & Botanical Gardens
  Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens
  The Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens are an arboretum and botanical gardens established in 1980 and located at 3800 Arboretum Drive, Dubuque, Iowa. It is open without charge seven days a week from May 1 to October 31, and weekdays the remainder of the year...
  
  
• Maus Park
• McAleece Sports Complex
• Medical Associates Greenbelt
• Miller-Riverview Park
• Murphy Park
• Orange Park
• Pinard Park
• Pyatigorsk Park
• Rocco Buda Jr. Park
• Roosevelt Park
• Southern Park
• Teddy Bear Park
• Valentine Park
• Valley High Park
• Veterans' Memorial Park
• Waller-Cooper Park
• Washington Park
  Washington Park, Dubuque
  Washington Park is a small public, urban park located in Downtown Dubuque, Iowa, USA. The park encompasses an entire city block, bordered on the north by West 7th Street, on the west by Bluff Street, on the south by West 6th Street, and on the east by Locust Street...
  
  

Parks being developed

• Eagle Valley Park
• Elmwood Green Park
• Port of Dubuque
  Port of Dubuque
  The Port of Dubuque is the section of downtown Dubuque, Iowa that lies immediately adjacent to the Mississippi River. The area was among the first areas settled in what would become the City of Dubuque, and the State of Iowa...
  
   Park
• Riley Park

• Southern Park
• Usha Park
• Welu Park
• Westbrook Park

Trails

• Dubuque Jaycees Trail
• Granger Creek Nature Trail
• Heritage Trail
• Mississippi Riverwalk
• NW Arterial Trail
• Southern Levee Trail

Other facilities

• Bunker Hill Golf Course
• E.B. Lyons Prairie & Woodland Preserve
• Flora Park Swimming Pool
• Four Mounds Estate
• Nicholas J. Sutton Swimming Pool
• Oakwood Park

External links

• City of Dubuque: Parks Dept.
• City parks map