Waukee City Parks
Waukee city parks offer a range
of experiences from quiet solitude to exciting softball games.
Centennial Park
1255 Warrior Lane
This 33-acre park is full of recreational opportunities. The park is equipped
with 2 sand volleyball courts, 3 ball diamonds, basketball court, skate park,
9-hole Disc Golf Course, 3 playgrounds, 2 open shelters, 1 enclosed shelter,
creek, and a covered bridge. The open green space is perfect for a picnic with
the entire family.
Warrior Park
South End of 4th Street
This 7-acre park has begun its major facelift. The conceptual
master plan calls for many new additions to the park. These include
a sledding hill, amphitheater, multipurpose court, playground, shelter
house, and a trail around the perimeter of the park.
Hawthorne Park
Adjacent to Walnut Creek Little League Complex
This seven-acre park serves as a flat open field area for
uses such as soccer practice and open play. It also has a sand volleyball
court, play area, and a backstop. There is additional park land dedicated
to the City for development of a park to total 23 acres.
Southfork Park
Located on South Branch Drive
This 3-acre park serves as a small neighborhood park. It is
improved with a playground set, open shelter, picnic tables, grill
and benches.
Triangle Park
Intersection of Walnut Street and 6th Street
This half-acre park is nestled in the heart of downtown Waukee.
It contains a large gazebo and serves as host to the farmers market
on Wednesday nights during the summer months and Santa during Winterfest.
Songbird Park
Located behind 1070 1st Pl, East of Southview Street
Songbird Park has been recognized as a “Backyard Wildlife
Habitat" and Certified as such by The National Wildlife
Federation.
This 3-acre habitat is certified in the NWF worldwide network of 36,000
mini-refuges where because of the owner’s conscientious planning,
landscaping and sustainable gardening wildlife may find quality habitat-food,
water, cover and places to raise their young. The average habitat is
between 1/3 and 2 acres. Roger Schlaefer, park caretaker says that
in the parks 15 year existence, good progress has been made in providing
wildlife habitat. He would appreciate more volunteer help in planning
even better habitat and landscaping. If you have any good ideas please
contact Roger at 515-987-1928.
Windfield Park
114 Windfield Parkway
This five-acre neighborhood park includes an open shelter, picnic tables, two
playground sets and an open field area.
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