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Parks and Recreation
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Valpo offers 17 parks for fun and relaxation
Valparaiso has 17 parks and a golf course for fun, play and trails, streams and a pond with koi. It is an oasis of beauty within relaxation. The parks are 200 East, Banta Park, Berkley Park, the city where visitors can relax and enjoy the views in a relaxing Bicentennial Park, Central Park Plaza, Forest Park, Foundation stroll through the park. It is located at Campbell St. and Harrison Meadows and Butterfly Meadows, Glenrose Park, Jessee-Pifer Blvd., about 3/4 mile north of Lincolnway. Park, Kirchhoff Park, Ogden Gardens Park, Old Fairgrounds Central Park Plaza is located in downtown Valparaiso and Park, Rogers-Lakewood Park, Tower Park, Valplayso, Westside offers a skating rink in the winter and a splash pad in the summer. Park and Will Park. It also houses the Porter Health Amphitheater, the William E.
A new dog park, ValPAWraiso Dog Park, spans over 2 acres Urschel Pavilion and a statue of the city’s famous popcorn maker, while featuring a large dog area and a separate small dog area, Orville Redenbacher. pavilions in each area, Valplayso is located on the concrete pathways into each south side of Glendale Blvd., area and a plaza complete east of Roosevelt Rd. It was with PAW print bricks and designed and built in 1994 by archway. The second phase the Valparaiso community in coming late summer/early fall anticipation of the 50th of 2020 will feature a restanniversary of the establishroom, drinking fountain for ment of the Valparaiso both humans and dogs,and a Department of Parks and paw wash. Recreation.
The Forest Park Golf Community participation Course is described on the was incorporated into all city’s web site as a “somewhat phases of the designing and wide open traditional building of Valplayso; more parkland front nine, and a than 2,600 children and adult very challenging back nine volunteers shared in the that has several elevation experience. Energetic foundachanges and relatively small tion members and committed greens, Forest Park awakes the park staff coordinated the comsenses and challenges your munity project. Valplayso was skills.” updated on its 20th anniversa
Ogden Gardens features a ry in 2014 with more fun for Japanese Garden, a gazebo, children to enjoy.
Old Fairgrounds Park is located at 704 McCord Rd. at Evans and Calumet Ave. It features the Butterfield Family Pavilion, a 5,000 sq. ft. building that was originally the 4-H Building when the park was once the Porter County Fairgrounds. It is available for rental.
Softball fields can be found at Bicentennial Park, which also features a multi-purpose area with a basketball backstop and newly refurbished playground equipment and tennis courts.
Visit the Parks Dept. web site at ci.valparaiso.in.us to learn about all the city’s parks and programs
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