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For information about Berlin Youth Baseball and Softball, Berlin Backcourt Basketball, Berlin Bulldogs Football & Cheer, and Berlin Wrestling, click on the Berlin Indian’s logo below

For information about the Berlin Barracudas Swim Team, click the Swim Team logo below

For information about the local Boys & Girls Club, click the logo below

For information about Miller Natatorium Indoor Pool, Swimming Lessons, School Walking and the Fitness Center, click the B Active Logo below

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Location

Acres

Shelter- house

Picnic Tables

Benches

Nature Area Trails

Boat Launch

Open Play Areas

Softball Baseball Fields

Playground Equipment

Fishing

Restrooms

Disc Golf

Volleyball

Riverside Park

38

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Nathan Strong Park

1.6

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Forsyth Park

1.3

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Longcroft Park

3.1

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Firefighter’s Park

0.3

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Volunteer Park

0.2

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Mound Street Park

1.3

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Berlin Locks

62.1

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City Park Map

Mascoutin Valley Recreation Trail Map

Riverside Park, one of the premier community parks in east central Wisconsin, stretches approximately 3,700 feet along the east bank of the Fox River in the northern portion of the city. At 38 acres, Riverside park is Berlin’s largest park facility. The park is used by boaters, fishermen, campers, picnickers, and athletes and provides access to the Fox River for boating in the summer and snowmobiling during the winter months. Riverside Park hosts a number of community events and festivals.

Facilities at Riverside Park include lighted softball diamonds and an unlit youth baseball diamond each improved with electronic scoreboards and bleachers, a concession stand, five volleyball courts, a 9-hole disc golf course, over 2,000 feet of sea wall with boat moorings, boat launch, basketball courts, horseshoe courts, 22-unit RV camping area with electronic hookups (20, 30, & 50 amp service), picnic tables, grills, water supply, dump station, three large shelter houses with restrooms, electricity and parking, 5 children’s playground areas, flower beds, and the Clark School Museum which is a state historical marker. Local civic groups have made major contributions towards the park’s development.

Locally known as East Side Park, this 1.6-acre neighborhood park is located east of the downtown. Surrounded by many large and historically important homes from Berlin’s past, the park is a focal point for local parades and roadside travelers.

Facilitates in the park include a Victorian gazebo with electricity, an 1800’s War Memorial, lighted fountain, picnic tables and benches, restrooms, play equipment, drinking fountain, lighted walkways and authentic Civil War cannons.

Located west of the downtown, this 1.3-acre site functions as a small neighborhood park for residents in this portion of the city. Facilities include play equipment, picnic tables and benches, flower beds, lighted walkways, and a drinking fountain.

Longcroft Park is located on the west side of the Fox River just off of the downtown area. Other facilities at this 3.1-acre park include a small boat launch, picnic tables & grills.

This park also includes a 190 ft. long pedestrian bridge linking Longcroft Park to the north side of the Fox River.

Located near the east edge of the downtown, this 0.3-acre site serves primarily as a rest area and city information site. Facilities include benches, a drinking fountain, a flagpole, and a flower bed. The park also features a memorial dedicated to men & women firefighters, past and present.

The city maintains a small 0.2-acre site on Huron Street in the central downtown area which serves as a resting spot. Facilities include an information sign, flower planters, benches, and a walking path to a city parking lot.

Mound Street Park is a small neighborhood park serving residents of the southwestern portion of the city. Facilities at the 1/3-acre site include play equipment, picnic tables and benches, and open play area.

The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) owns 62.1 acres of land adjacent to the Fox River and former lock site south of the city. Facilities include two boat launches with parking (one above and one below the dam), a handicapped accessible fishing pier, a restroom facility, lock remnants, the former lock tender’s house, and a gauging station.

The City of Berlin Parks Department will accept reservations for shelter houses on a first-come, first-serve basis at the Senior Center. All reservations require a completed application with payment consisting of the cost of the rental fee + a $100.00 refundable deposit (per site requested), only one check with the total amount is needed.

Shelter Houses are available for rental every year from May 15 to October 15.

The reservation fee structure is as follows:

FEE SCHEDULE Prices are per day	Monday – Thursday	Weekend/Holiday up to 249 guests	Weekend/Holiday 250+ guests
Riverside Park North #1 & South Shelter #2	$75 resident $100 non-resident	$100 resident $150 non-resident	$150 resident $200 non-resident
Nathan Strong Park Gazebo	$75 resident $100 non-resident	$100 resident $150 non-resident	Not Applicable
Riverside Park North Diamond Shelter	$75 resident $100 non-resident	$100 resident $150 non-resident	Not Applicable
Veterans Gazebo	$75 resident $100 non-resident	$100 resident $150 non-resident	Not Applicable

For more information or to pick up a reservation form contact the Berlin Parks Facilities Office at 920-361-5422.

Shelter house Reservation form

If you notice a problem with a shelter, please contact the Parks Facilities office Monday-Friday from 9am-4pm at 920-361-5422, and in the evenings and weekends please contact the Berlin Police Department at 920-361-2121 and they will page the park duty person to address your request.

Open May 15 – October 15, weather permitting.

Call the facilities office at 920-361-5422 to ask about rentals of the campground, ball diamonds and shelter houses.

• Campground Brochure
• Campground Site Map

At 38 acres, Riverside Park serves as Berlin’s most active park. The park is used by fishermen, campers, picnickers, athletes, and boaters as it provides access to the Fox River. Facilities include two lit softball diamonds and an unlit youth baseball diamond, volleyball courts, basketball courts, horseshoe pits, a frisbee golf course, over 2,000 feet of sea wall with boat moorings, a boat launch, and playground areas, which accommodates softball & volleyball leagues, and hosts a number of community events and festivals. Also, a 22-site campground along the river complete with electric hookups, fire pits, showers, restrooms, water supply, and dump station. Plus, three large shelter houses with restrooms and electricity, and Clark School Museum. We hope you enjoy your stay at Riverside Park!

For GPS directions, the address is 161 W. Waushara Street, Berlin, WI 54923

Directions:

From Oshkosh: come into Berlin on Hwy91/Broadway, go north on N. Wisconsin St., then west on W. Waushara St. which dead ends into the campground.

From the North: come into Berlin on Hwy 49, then east on Broadway, go north on N. Wisconsin St, then west on W. Waushara St. which dead ends into the campground.

From the South: come into Berlin on Hwy 49, turn east onto Huron St., turn north onto N. Wisconsin St., then east on W. Waushara St. which dead ends into the campground.

From the East: come into Berlin on Cty F/Broadway,  turn north onto N. Wisconsin St., then east on W. Waushara St. which dead ends into the campground

BERLIN STREET TERRACE TREE POLICY

The street terrace (area between the street and your property line) is a place where utilities are buried, snow is stored, street lights are installed, and city trees are planted. The city has ordinances about what is allowed to be planted in the terrace areas. The following needs to be adhered to if you are planning on planting a tree in the terrace area.

• A permit must be obtained from the City Forester, Berlin City Hall, 108 N. Capron Street.
• Trees must be approved by the City Forester prior to planting.
• Terrace area must be wider than three (3) feet in width.
• Trees must be planted a minimum distance of sixteen (16) feet apart and a recommended twenty-five (25) feet apart from an intersection.
• Terrace trees must be planted between the back of the curb and the front of the sidewalk.
• Evergreens are prohibited from being planted, this would include: Cedar, Spruce, Pine, Fir, etc. In addition, other prohibited trees are: Cottonwood, Box Elder, and Mulberry. Including: Shrubbery, ground cover other plants not considered to be a deciduous leaf tree within the terrace areas whose growth is not in excess of eight (8) inches above the top of the nearest curb.

Unlawfully planted trees, trees, plants or shrubs planted within a terrace or planting easement without authorization and approval of the City Forester may be removed.

Any alterations, including: trimming or removal of trees in the terrace area which residents or contractors are planning on completing, MUST HAVE A PERMIT and be approved by the City Forester prior to any work being started. There are strict regulations on trimming of trees in the terrace area.

Information available on planting, pruning, and general care: The City Department of Public Works will trim and remove hazardous trees located in the terrace area as deemed necessary by the City Forester or their designee and as time permits. If a citizen feels a tree in the terrace area may be hazardous or trimming is needed, contact the City Forester.

Sec. 78- 48 PROHIBITED ACTS.

(a) Damage to Public Trees. No person shall, without the consent of the owner in the case of a private tree or shrub, or without a written permit from the City Forester in the case of a terrace area tree, public tree or shrub, perform or cause to be performed, any of the following acts:

1. Secure, fasten or run any rope, wire sign, unprotected electrical installation or other device or material to, around or through a tree or shrub.
2. Break, injure, mutilate, deface, kill or destroy any tree or shrub, or permit any fire to burn where it will injure any tree or shrub.
3. Permit any toxic chemical, gas, smoke, oil or other injurious substance to seep, drain, or be emptied upon or about any tree or shrub, or place cement or other solid substance around the base of a tree or schrub.
4. Remove any guard, stake or other device or material intended for the protection of a public tree or shrub, or close or obstruct any open space about the base of a public tree or shrub designed to permit access of air, water and fertilizer.
5. Attach any sign, poster, notice or other object on any tree, or fasten a wire, cable, rope, nail, screw or other device to a tree, except the city may tie temporary “no parking” signs to trees, when necessary, in conjunction with street improvement work, tree maintenance work or parades.
6. Cause or encourage a fire or burining near or around a tree.