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ASHIPPUN PARK

Waukesha County Park System

Location:

Town of Oconomowoc, Sections 8, 9, 16
Address:
7640 McMahon Road, Oconomowoc
Size:
338 acres

Acquisition History:
• 1992 Dedication from Saddle Brook
• Farms – 38 acres
1999 Purchase from Jim & Patricia
Williams – 50 acres
• 1999 Purchase from Jim Williams and
John Zurheide – 250 acres
Proposed Acquisition: Site Characteristics: (Undeveloped)
• 61 acres of wetland and upland Ashippun Park is located in the northwest corner of
landscapes at Northwest boundary of Waukesha County in the Town of Oconomowoc.
park About 1 mile of the Ashippun River runs through the
Amenities: northeast portion of the park and is surrounded by
• Picnic Area roughly 131 acres of wetland. It abuts state-owned
• Adjacent Ashippun Lake Access
Activities: land upon which the Ashippun Lake access is located.
• Ag Land Rental This undeveloped parcel has varying characteristics
• Picnicking including tilled farm fields along McMahon Road
• Storage Building Rental continuing to the northeast third of the site where it
• Hunting borders a wetland and finally transitioning into the
• Fishing Ashippun River. Wooded terrain exists at the
• Boating northern-most point of the parcel and overlooks the
river. The western portion is a hill covered with
brushy old-field and small woods.

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