Grand Forks Park District facts for kids
The Grand Forks Park District is a special group in Grand Forks, North Dakota. They help create and manage fun places for everyone to enjoy! This district started way back in 1905. They even collect their own taxes to make sure there's enough money for parks, playgrounds, and sports fields. Their main goal is to give people of all ages great ways to have fun outdoors.
Parks for Play and Fun
The Grand Forks Park District has many awesome parks. Each park offers different things to do!
- Bringewatt Park - This park has big soccer fields. You can also play volleyball here. There's cool play equipment and restrooms too.
- Cox Park - Get ready for hockey and skating at this park! It also has softball and baseball fields. Kids can enjoy the play equipment. Restrooms are available.
- Jaycee's Park - This park is great for winter fun with hockey and skating rinks. There's a warm house to get cozy. You'll find a softball/baseball field, picnic areas, and play equipment. Restrooms are here too.
- Kelly Park - Another spot for hockey and skating! It has softball and baseball fields. Plus, there's fun play equipment and restrooms.
- Optimist Park - This park offers hockey and skating rinks. You can play softball, baseball, or basketball. It has picnic spots, play equipment, and restrooms.
- Lake Agassiz Park - Enjoy hockey and skating here. There are also softball and baseball fields. You can play basketball and use the play equipment. Restrooms are available.
- Lincoln Drive Park - This park has beautiful floral gardens. You can find hockey rinks, tennis courts, and cross-country skiing trails. There's a sledding hill for winter fun. It also has horseshoe courts, picnic areas, play equipment, and restrooms.
- Lion's Park - This park is perfect for hockey and skating. It also has soccer fields and restrooms.
- Prime Steel Park (used to be called Johnson Park) - This park has fun play equipment for kids.
- Richard's West Park - You can skate here and play on the softball/baseball fields. There's also play equipment.
- Riverside Park - This big park has hockey and skating rinks. You can play softball, baseball, tennis, or volleyball. It even has disc golf and horseshoe courts. There's a large picnic shelter, play equipment, and restrooms.
- Sertoma Park - This park features a beautiful Japanese garden. It has picnic areas, play equipment, and restrooms.
- Ulland Park - This park is great for softball and baseball games. It has a concession area, picnic spots, and restrooms.
- University Park - This park has pretty floral gardens. It offers a hockey rink, skating rink, softball/baseball fields, tennis, and volleyball. There are meeting rooms, horseshoe courts, picnic shelters, play equipment, and restrooms.
Future Fun Spot
- Grand Forks Theme Park - Get ready for a new theme park coming soon to Grand Forks!
Great Golf Courses
The Park District also manages two fantastic golf courses.
- King's Walk Golf Course - This golf course was designed by a famous golfer named Arnold Palmer. It has a special "links style" design. Even though the land was flat, it now has cool rolling hills and two lakes. You'll see tall fescue grasses and smooth bent grass greens. There are also areas to practice putting and chipping. A clubhouse is here too.
- Lincoln Golf Course - This is one of the oldest golf courses in North Dakota, started in 1909! After a big flood in 1997, it was changed from 18 holes to 9 holes. This was done to make space for a new dike system. Today, it sits in the huge Greater Grand Forks Greenway. Lincoln also has putting and chipping greens, plus a clubhouse.
What the Park District Does
The Grand Forks Park District has an important goal. They want to make sure everyone, no matter their age or ability, has chances to enjoy parks and recreation. They work to help people understand how good it is for their health to be active outdoors. They also help make the city's natural areas beautiful. The Park District wants to be professional in how they provide parks, fun activities, and care for trees. They also want people to know how much parks and recreation help the community grow.
