City of Ripon Parks & Recreation Department

100 Jackson St. Ripon, WI 54971

Phone: (920) 748-4909  Fax: (920) 748-4922

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Ripon Parks

Fun For All Seasons!!

Fishing, ball-playing and picnicking are just a few of the activities

that can be enjoyed in Ripon's parks.

A description of each follows:

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Barlow Park

This park is located on Griswold Street. It offers handicapped-accessible play equipment, handicapped-accessible restrooms, picnic tables, park benches, two shelter houses, one open pavilion, horseshoe pits, three sand volleyball courts, four basketball courts and one baseball diamond.

Ceresco Park

This park is located on South Union Street. It offers handicapped-accessible play equipment, handicapped-accessible restrooms, picnic tables, park benches, shelter house and half-court basketball area.

Eagle Park

This park is located on Pearl and Eagle streets. It offers handicapped-accessible play equipment, picnic tables, park benches and access to the Northwestern Hiking Trail.

Heritage Park

This park is located on State Street next to Crystal Creek. It was born out of an effort to celebrate Ripon's heritage as birthplace of the Republican Party and shows the outline of an elephant out of arbivitae. Park shelters can be reserved on a first-come, first-served basis. Cost is $25 for weekends and $15 for weekdays. Call the Public Works Department at 748-4909 to make reservations.

Murray Park

This park is located on Murray Park Drive. It offers handicapped-accessible play equipment, restrooms, picnic tables, park benches, concession stand, shelter house, horseshoe pits, two tennis courts, one basketball court and four Little League and two softball diamonds. In 2000, a soccer field, new scoreboards and handicapped-accessible restrooms were added. Last year, the park also received a gift of lighting for its ball diamonds.

The Northwestern Trail

This trail is located by the Ripon Library. It offers fun for the whole family with hiking up trails or for a some-what faster pace of biking.

This park is located on East Water and Seward streets. It offers handicapped-accessible play equipment, handicapped-accessible restrooms, picnic tables, park benches, hexagon-shaped shelter house, swimming beach, fishing pier, two sand volleyball courts and horseshoe pits. In winter when the ice is safe, the Mill Pond is cleared for ice skating and the warming shelter open.

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