The City of

Dubuque, Iowa Dubuque (, ) is the county seat of Dubuque County, Iowa, United States, located along the Mississippi River. At the time of the 2020 census, the population of Dubuque was 59,667. The city lies at the junction of Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin, a r ...

maintains an extensive park system. Because of Dubuque's varied topography, several of the parks feature panoramic views of the city, including: Cleveland Park, Eagle Point Park, Madison Park, and Murphy Park. The city currently operates 39 parks, 6

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, arboretum, campground, and 3 other properties. In total, more than of parks and recreation 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

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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/

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system that will, at first, link up various riverfront attractions, such as those in the

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

Parks

List of parks

*Allison-Henderson Park *Avon Park *A.Y. McDonald Park *Bergfeld Recreation Area * Bee Branch Greenway *Burden Park *Cancer Survivor Park *Cleveland Park *Comiskey Park *Dog Park * Eagle Point Park *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 *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

Parks being developed

*Eagle Valley Park *Elmwood Green Park *

Park *Riley Park *Southern Park *Usha Park *Welu Park *Westbrook Park

Recreation

Trails

* Bee Branch 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

References

External links

City of Dubuque: Parks Dept.City parks map
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