Parks and Recreation Department
Programs and Services
(updated April 2008)
Park Rules
To protect our beautiful parks and to make your park visit more enjoyable, it is unlawful for any person to do any of the following in the parks:
- To ride, drive or park any vehicle or horse on the grass.
- Damage any property or plants in the parks.
- To pick or cut any wild or cultivated flower.
- To litter on the grounds.
- To use loud or obscene language.
- To disturb animals found in the parks.
- To wash vehicles in the parks
- To consume beer, wine, or other alcoholic beverages in the park
Pets
in the Parks
Pets must be
on a leash. Animal waste must be picked up and disposed of in a
trash container.
Crapo
Park Arboretum
Tree
listings for Crapo Park are available at
the Dankwardt Park Office.
Crapo Park Bandshell
- Municipal Band Concerts on Sunday
Evenings
2nd Week of June to 2nd Week of August, 7:30 p.m.
Program information available at: www.muniband.org
- SE
Iowa Symphony Concert &
Fireworks
July 5, 2008
- Use
of Bandshell
Individuals or groups wanting to reserve the bandshell for other events can call the Parks Office for further information. The fee is $50.
Park
Activities and Facilities
- Crapo
Park - Ice Skating (Seasonal)
The Burlington Parks and Recreation Department offers Ice Skating at Lake Starker located inside of Crapo Park as weather permits. - Dankwardt Park - Disc Golf Course
An eighteen hole disc golf course is located in Dankwardt Park. The course begins at the park entrance off of Madison Street and winds through Dankwardt Park offering a challenging and scenic Disc Golf experience. For league or tournament information please call 753-8134. - Dankwardt Park - Archery Range
A 40-yard three-lane archery range is available for archers during daylight hours. No broad heads are allowed. - Dankwardt Park - Inline Hockey
A regulation sized Inline Hockey Rink is located within Dankwardt Park. For league information please call 753-8134. - Dankwardt Park – Basketball Hoops
Half-court outdoor basketball hoops are located on the Inline Hockey Rink. - Tennis Courts
Tennis courts are located in Crapo Park, Dankwardt Park and Perkins Park.
Donations and
Memorials for Parks
The Parks and Recreation Department accepts donations that can be used
as memorials. The tax deductible donations can be used for trees,
shrubs, flower beds, benches, tables, drinking fountains, sidewalks,
playgrounds, shelters or other recreation facilities as identified in
the Parks plans or by Parks staff. Contact Phil Collier at 753-8117 for
more information.
Weddings and Other Special
Uses of Parks
Anyone wanting to reserve a location in a Park for weddings or other
events must have approval by the Director of Parks and Recreation. The
daily fee is $50.00
- Des Moines County Historical Society
1616 Dill Street
Phone: 753-2449
Office Hours (year around): Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon - Hawkeye Log Cabin
—
Crapo Park and Phelps House —– Snake Alley
Open Saturdays and Sundays, May through October – 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., or by appointment
- Burlington Area Tennis Association
Debbie Mosley Nelson 752-7712
Brian Japsen 753-5899 - Burlington Community Field
754-5705 - YMCA/YWCA
753-6734 - Starr’s Cave
753-5808 - Horseshoes (Crapo Park)
- Little League
National (at Dankwardt Park)
American (at Sunnyside Park) - Junior-Senior League Baseball
(ages 13-15) Parks Office at 753-8117
Steamboat Senior Center
501 Jefferson, Burlington, IA 52601
Phone 753-2567 for Daily Activities.
R.S.V.P.
For information on the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (R.S.V.P.)
opportunities and benefits, please contact Deb Walz
City Hall, Third Floor
400 Washington Street
Burlington IA 52601
Phone: 319-753-8155
E-mail: walzd@burlingtoniowa.org