Portal:Parks

Welcome to the Omaha Park's Portal. If you love to fish, skateboard, boat, take in a concert or enjoy a quiet walk, this is the portal for you. Omaha Parks and Recreations has more than 200 parks to chose from with 8,300 areas of open spaces. These 200 parks allow you to be as active as you want. Tree-lined walking and biking trails wind all throughout the town and public parks provide tennis and soccer feilds. Omaha parks also offer year round swimming pools and ice skating rinks. Great facilities for boating, camping, fishing, and hiking are offered by the many state parks. With so many park options, you are sure to fall in love with Omaha over and over again!

The Heartland of America Park is a 31 acre park located directly between downtown Omaha and the Missouri River.

During the summer months the park features an inexpensive boat ride around the lake. The park features a large lake with a colorful fountain capable of shooting water 300 feet into the air. The fountain shoots water so high into the air that there have been instances in which it has had to be turned down because the water sprays all the way to Council Bluffs. During the warmer months, there are free Friday night concerts which start at 7pm.

In the winter, the Park has an annual ice sculpture exhibition. Big blocks of ice are brought to the park and artists work their magic and turn the blocks of ice into sculptures. The sculptures are then available for viewing to the public.

The park is connected to the Gene Leahy Mall and is located next to the ConAgra Foods headquarters. read more ...

• Miller Park boasts two baseball fields, three soccer fields and a 9 hole golf course on its premises.

• The Barking Lot is the first off-leash dog park in Omaha.

• The stairs of Hummel Park were built by the Army Core of Engineers and urban legend states that they never add up to the same number when counted from the top and the bottom.

• Pipal Park is a barrier free playground that also features numerous art sculptures.

• The Fountain at the Heartland of America Park changes color and shoots water 300 feet into the air.

• The Sun Dawgs Program is a free summer activity at 35 Omaha area parks for kids ages 6-15.

Related categories are: City Parks • State Parks • State Recreation Areas • Baseball • Basketball • Biking • Boating • Camping • Dance • Fishing • Football • Frisbee • Golf • Horse riding  • Hockey  • Hunting • Ice skating • Martial arts • Rowing • Rugby • Snow skiing • Soccer • Tennis  • Track & Field • Volleyball  • Water skiing

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