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MINOOKA PARK

Waukesha County Park System

Location:

City of New Berlin, Sections 18, 19
Town of Waukesha, Section 13
Address:
1927 E. Sunset Drive, Waukesha

Size:
579 Acres

Acquisition History:

• 1965 Purchase from Scott Lowry – 86
acres
• 1965 Purchase from Richard & Stuart
Fondrie – 38 acres
• 1965 Purchase from William Hart
Estate – 113 acres
• 1965 Purchases from Frank Swartz –
40 acres and 20 acres
• 1994 Purchase from Piechura/O’Neil – Site Characteristics:
238 acres Located in the east-central section of Waukesha
• 1996 Purchase from John Illing – 44
acres County, spanning the Cities of Waukesha and New
Proposed Acquisition: Berlin and Town of Waukesha, Minooka Park is the
• None largest in the park system. The park is 579 acres of
open mowed fields, meadows and fen, wetland,
Amenities: upland and lowland woodlands. It includes a 3.5-acre
• Archery Range
• Athletic Field pond, barn, and miles of wooded trails for hiking as
• Barn well as a system in the southern portion of the park
• Beach dedicated to mountain biking. In winter, the park has
• Beach House miles of groomed cross-country ski trails and a
• Cross-country Ski Trails spacious sledding hill.
• Dog Exercise Areas – Separate Large
and Small Breed Areas
• Equestrian Trails With financial support from the Waukesha Kennel
• Legacy Forest Club, and the Cities of Waukesha and New Berlin, a
• Modern Restrooms Dog Exercise area was constructed and opened on
• Mountain Bike Trails October 17, 2007.
• Nature Trails
• Picnic Shelters (5) Within the park’s boundary, the potential exists to
• Pond collaborate with the City of Waukesha’s Water Utility
• Sledding Hill Department to improve the city’s water quality in the
• Swimming Beach
near future.

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