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Parks, Beaches & Paths

Parks

Tighe Schmitz Park

410 Lake Avenue

Features a paved hockey rink usable year-round, a large grassy field, picnic tables, and playground equipment for all ages. Home of the summer Music in the Park concert series.

Hockey RinkPlaygroundGrassy FieldMusic in the Park

Bloomquist Park

210 Birchwood Avenue

Offers a small playground, two flex-surface tennis courts with pickleball lines, and a natural walkway between Cedar Street and Birchwood Avenue.

PlaygroundTennis CourtsWalkway

Polly’s Park

12 White Pine Lane

Previously known as Nordling Park. An undeveloped natural space featuring a walkway between Birchwood Avenue and White Pine Lane.

Natural SpaceWalkway

Wildwood Park

220 Wildwood Avenue

A long grassy space with a picnic table, bench, and flagpole. Home of the annual Birchwood Fourth of July celebration.

Picnic TableJuly 4th Celebration

Beaches

Ash Beach

143B Wildwood Avenue

Features canoe/kayak racks, two chairs, and a grassy hillside.

Canoe/Kayak Racks

Birch Beach

199B Wildwood Avenue

A large natural space with a rain garden, picnic table, and canoe/kayak racks.

Canoe/Kayak RacksRain Garden

Elm Beach

285B Wildwood Avenue

Features a quaint pathway down to the beach, a bench, and canoe/kayak racks.

Canoe/Kayak Racks

Dellwood Beach

407B Lake Avenue

Features a large grassy space, two picnic tables, and canoe/kayak racks.

Canoe/Kayak RacksPicnic Table

Kay Beach

495B Lake Avenue

Features a grassy space, picnic table, two chairs, bench, canoe/kayak racks, and a public swimming dock. Motorized watercraft are prohibited.

Swimming DockCanoe/Kayak RacksPicnic TableNo Motorized CraftNo Dogs Allowed

Paths

Ash Path

West of 107 Birchwood Ave (south) & 128 Wildwood Ave (north)

Provides a natural walkway between Wildwood and Birchwood Avenues.

Birch Path

Between Birch Street (west) & Owl Street (east)

Provides a cut-through between Birchwood and Wildwood Avenues.

Bloomquist Path

West side of Bloomquist Park

Provides a natural walkway between Birchwood Avenue and Cedar Street.

Grotto Path

Between Hall Avenue (west) & Tighe-Schmitz Park (east)

Features a staircase at Hall Avenue and provides a shortcut into Tighe-Schmitz Park.

Jay Path

Between 613 Wildwood Ave (west) & Hall’s Marsh (east)

Provides a safe, scenic walkway between Lake and Wildwood Avenues.

Natural Spaces

Curt Feistner Memorial Preserve

4110B East County Line Road N (lakeside)

A lakeside natural preserve dedicated in memory of Curt Feistner.

Hall’s Marsh

Just east of Tighe-Schmitz Park

A natural marsh area located adjacent to Tighe-Schmitz Park. Also the eastern terminus of Jay Path.