Parks & Recreation

Parks & Recreation News Releases

09/01/2010 Final Park Point Camping Task Force Meeting Scheduled
09/01/2010 Parks Commission Monthly Meeting Held Sept 8th
09/01/2010 Annual 100 Year Birthday Party Set
08/30/2010 Public invited to comment on Parks Master Plan Draft
08/30/2010 Lakewalk Detour Removed
08/30/2010 Park Point Beach Lifeguards
08/19/2010 Duluth Parks and Recreation Master Plan Review Meeting

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Kathy Bergen
Manager
Parks and Recreation
kbergen@duluthmn.gov
12 East Fourth Street,
Duluth, MN 55805
Phone: (218) 730-4300
Fax: (218) 723-3634

Parks and Recreation, a division of the City of Duluth's Community Resources Department, has one of the most extensive park systems in the nation. The City owns and maintains 11,862 acres including the following special areas:

- 129 Municipal Parks, Playgrounds and Public Places
- Neighborhood Community Recreation Centers
- Bayfront Festival Park
- Senior Recreation Centers
- 2 Golf Courses, Each Offering 27 Holes
- 8 Self-Guided Hiking Trails
- Keene's Creek Dog Park
- 44 Kilometers of Groomed Cross-Country Ski Trails
- Disc Golf Courses
- Skatepark at Wheeler Field Athletic Complex
- 45 Miles of Snowmobile Trails
- Lake Superior Zoo
- Wade Municipal Stadium
- Wheeler Field Athletic Complex
- Year Round Ice Skating at the "new" Duluth Heritage Sports Center
- Swimming at Park Point Beach
- Over 4 miles of the Duluth Lakewalk Along the Shores of Lake Superior
- An Abundance of Public Gardens
- Seasonal Campground

Additionally there are numerous facilities throughout the City available for softball, tennis, soccer, baseball, basketball, horseshoes, hockey, ice skating, and bocce.

Explore our website and see for yourself what the Duluth Parks and Recreation Division can offer you. For further questions, please contact our main office at 218-730-4300.