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Waukesha County Regional Parks:
• Developed Regional Parks: Fox Brook Park, Fox River Park, Mukwonago Park, Muskego
Park, Minooka Park, Menomonee Park, Nashotah Park, Naga-Waukee Park
• Undeveloped Regional Parks: Ashippun Park, Eble Park, Fox Bend Park, Monches Park,
Ryan Park, Smith Park

B. Regional Greenways

Greenways are a system of corridors along the County’s major rivers and streams that will protect the
high quality natural resource based elements, guide urban growth, connect major state, county, and
local parkland along with other community social and cultural amenities and provide recreational and
educational opportunities for the use and enjoyment by present and future generations.

Site Selection Criteria:
• Sites should preserve wetlands, A-rated vegetation, slopes greater than 20%, natural
areas of statewide significance, critical species habitat, class I wildlife habitat, and
water quality. These areas comprise the preservation zone of the greenway corridor.
• Sites should contain land to provide a buffer between residential land, commercial land
or agriculture land and the preservation corridor zone.
• Sites should provide non-motorized trail opportunities within the greenway corridor
and visual buffering from adjacent property owners.
• The regional trail & greenway trail corridor shall serve as the spine for the countywide
trail system connecting regional parks and local trail systems.
Proposed Greenways:

Ashippun River, Bark River, Fox River, Mill Creek, Mukwonago River, Oconomowoc River, Pebble
Brook, Pebble Creek, Pewaukee River, Scuppernong Creek and Spring Brook Creek.

C. Conservancy Area

Conservancies are areas designated for the purpose of restoring or maintaining significant native
wildlife or plant species. Development is limited for educational and restoration purposes. These areas
may be included within Regional Parks or Regional Greenways or they may be unique natural areas.
Intrusion by people is permitted on a limited basis for scientific investigation, education instruction or
observation. They are intact areas providing habitat that act as reservoirs for species of special concern
and interest. Conservancies must be protected from any unwarranted effects of human activity resulting
from recreational use, but may require occasional management activities.

Site Selection Criteria:
• A delineated portion of a park or greenway for which a unique stewardship or
management plan will be developed; or
• A unique parkland unit serving the goals of a Conservancy Area, benefiting from
management under a specific stewardship plan.

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