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The City of North Liberty has a variety of parks and recreation areas for citizens and visitors to enjoy. The Parks and Recreation Commission and the Tree Board advise the Mayor and City Council on issues relating to North Liberty’s parks and trees. The City of North Liberty has received the Tree City USA Award for nine years in recognition of making trees an important part of North Liberty. We plant 200 - 300 trees and shrubs on city grounds and parks each year. Below are description of our wonderful parks.

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Beaver Kreek Park
This park opened in 1972. Beaver Kreek Park’s name was created by using the developer’s initials, Buechler and Kornegor. Land for the park was dedicated to North Liberty during the platting of the Beaver Kreek subdivisions. Original playground equipment was installed with the help of a grant from the Iowa DNR Land & Water Conservation (LAWCON) fund. More equipment was added in 2004. Beaver Kreek Park is located at the end of South Chestnut Street. This 2.9-acre park has three pedestrian accesses from Juniper Court, Birch Court and South Hickory Street and features a pedestrian bridge and beautiful trees throughout. A highlight of this park is a large basketball court, which is flooded in the winter for use as an outdoor ice skating rink.

Koser Park
Citizens voted to accept this ball field from the Softball Association on July 1, 1968. Koser Park was originally called “City Park” because it was the only park at that time. After Beaver Kreek and Penn Meadows were added, the park was usually referred to as “Koser Park” because of its location next to Koser’s General Store and Mort Koser’s involvement in sports in North Liberty. In 1987, after Mort Koser’s death, the park was officially named Koser Park. This 3-acre park is located west of Dubuque Street and Penn Elementary School. Facilities include one youth and adult softball/baseball field and an outdoor basketball court.

Penn Meadows Park
North Liberty’s largest park, Penn Meadows received its name from suggestions solicited from North Liberty residents in 1985. The first 18.7 acres were purchased from Richard and Jeanette Meade in 1983. Additional land and recreation facilities were added with LAWCON grants in 1983, 1984 and 1985.

This 37-acre park is located south of Penn Street and north of Penn Elementary School and provides excellent recreational opportunities for the entire family. Facilities include picnic shelters for private and group use; eight youth and adult softball and baseball fields; two soccer fields; playground equipment; volleyball court; tennis courts; rugby field and a pedestrian trail throughout the park.

Quail Ridge Park
This park was purchased in 1991. The Parks and Recreation Commission decided to name the park Quail Ridge Park after reviewing suggestions from North Liberty residents. This 10-acre park is located at the west end of Zeller Street. Facilities include a shelter; picnic tables; playground equipment; a baseball and softball batting backstop; and a basketball/hockey court.

North Liberty Recreational Trail
The trail opened in 1998, and in 1999 it was connected to Coralville’s Recreational Trail. This 2.3-mile walking and biking trail starts at Penn Street just east of the Community Center and continues south past Forevergreen Road.
There are benches along the trail. Connecting with Coralville trails, one can follow this trail south past Coral Ridge Mall. A shelter located at the trail head has restrooms, a drinking fountain and picnic tables. Native prairie grass is being established along sections of the Recreational Trail.

Fox Run Neighborhood Park
North Liberty opened its fifth park in the summer of 2000 when a basketball court was placed in this 1.73-acre park, followed by a playground in 2001. The property was donated by subdivision owner Clair Mekota, and residents of the Fox Run Subdivision gathered together to raise funds for the playground equipment and the basketball court. The playground consists of spring rider toys, sand diggers, swing set, chin pull-up bars, tether ball, and a funnel ball.

Fox Run Park & Pond
The land for this 6.6-acre park, located on the northwest side off of Scales Bend Road, was donated by Fox Run developer Clair Mekota in the spring of 2002. In 2003 and 2004, Parks Department collaborated with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to obtain 3,000 bluegills and channel catfish and 340 largemouth bass to stock the pond. We request that residents to refrain from fishing in this pond until late summer of 2005 so the fish have a chance to mature.

Old Town Park
This 0.55-acre park offers a comfortable, small town setting featuring a gazebo and clock. The park is located south of Penn Meadows Park along Dubuque Street. The ribbon cutting ceremony was held on June 5, 2001. The gazebo is a great location for small concerts, and benches provide a place to relax and enjoy North Liberty.

Freedom Park
Land for this 7.07-acre park, located along Jones Boulevard, was donated by Southgate developer Glenn Siders in October 2000. This park features a large pond and native trees and prairie, which were planted in 2001 through funds received from Siders and the Million More By 2004 Grant. Future plans for this park consist of playground equipment and a picnic area. This park was named through a contest with North Liberty  residents submitting suggestions to the Parks and Recreation Commission. The Commission decided on Freedom Park, a suggestion given by residents to honor the victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

Deerfield Park
This is North Liberty’s eighth park and opened March 2005. This 4-acre neighborhood park is located in the Deerfield subdivision off Fawn Drive. Plans for the park are undecided at this time.

Parkview Neighborhood Park
This park is located on a small lot off Parkview Court. A swing set and picnic table (new in 2005) enhance the area.

Creekside Commons Park
This park is located across from the new elementary school off Vandello and Sadler Drives. Land for this 17- acre park was donated by property owners Steve and Kathryn Epley in December 2004. The developer is constructing an 8-foot wide asphalt trail on both sides of Muddy Creek and a walking bridge that crosses Muddy Creek. The trail will help tie in the development with the new elementary and junior high school. The southwest corner of the park is large enough for a soccer field or ball diamond. The remainder of the property includes a significant amount of woodland and wetland areas.

Liberty Center Park and Underpass
This pond and pedestrian area is located on the southwest corner of Penn Street and Highway 965. Features around the pond include a waterfall, fountains, pedestrian bridge, fishing pier, pavilion with a small gazebo and extra-wide sidewalks. The pond was stocked with fish from the Iowa DNR in October 2004. An important piece of this project is a pedestrian underpass on Highway 965. North Liberty was awarded $750,000 in Community Attraction and Tourism funding from the state’s Vision Iowa program to assist with construction of this underpass. Liberty Centre, LLC contributed $75,000 toward trails and fountains and have constructed the pond. There will be a ribbon cutting ceremony to dedicate this park on Saturday, October 21, 2006 at 9:00 AM. The public is invited to attend!

The City also manages these ponds:
Broadmoor Pond - stocked with bass, bluegill and catfish
West Lake Pond - stocked with fish in fall 2006, ready for fishing summer 2008
Goose Lake Pond - stocked with fish in fall 2006, ready for fishing summer 2008

Contact the North Liberty Parks Department:
Guy Goldsmith, Parks/Building & Grounds Superintendent: ggoldsmith@ci.north-liberty.ia.us
(319) 626-5720

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