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Old School Park 606 S. 5th Ave. Rock Rapids, Iowa 51246 Located on the site where a Rock Rapids school once stood, this park features playground equipment and a basketball court. The half-block park is located in the 400 block between Adams and Carroll Streets. Read more...
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Kiwanis Park 800 S. Marshall St. Rock Rapids, Iowa 51246 Kiwanis Park boasts a ball diamond, basketball court, and playground. The skate park there includes a miniramp halfpipe on the north side, a banked wedge on the east edge of the square leading into a three-sided pyramid leading into a 5-foot quarter pipe. In the southern half of the square Read more...
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Borman Forster Fields 1400 S. 3rd Ave. Rock Rapids, Iowa 51246 Located in the southwest corner of the city, Borman-Foster Fields features a lighted regulation baseball diamond with a grass field and agri-lime base paths. There is a lighted, grass softball diamond and one unlighted softball field. The 21-acre site also includes five soccer fields for the city’s youth soccer Read more...
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Emma Sater Park 804 1st Ave. East Rock Rapids, Iowa 51246 At the other end of the city, is Emma Sater Park. Named after a city clerk who served from 1948-1966. This eastside park features a Melan arch bridge constructed southeast of town in 1893. This bridge marked the first experiment in using the innovative concrete-steel system developed by Austrian, Read more...
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Westside Park 1200 1st Ave. Rock Rapids, Iowa 51246 Westside Park greets visitors coming into town from the west on Highways 9 and 75. There are eight camper pads, restroom/shower facilities, sand volleyball courts, disc golf course, playground and picnic shelter. History prevails here with an 1871 cabin, Blue Star Highway marker and veterans’ memorial. Read more...
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Island Park N 4th Ave Rock Rapids, Iowa 51246 Beautiful Island Park is so named because it is located on two islands in the Rock River. Anglers often line the river’s shore at Island Park in the summer, catching Northern Pike, walleye, catfish, bullheads, blue gills and small-mouth bass. The city’s swimming pool features zero-depth entrance, play amenities, two diving Read more...
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Campbell Park 800 S Tama St. Rock Rapids, IA 51246 (712) 472-2553 Canoe access to the Rock River is available in Campbell Park, 800 S. Tama Street. Donated to the city by the Wayne Campbell Family, the site provides picnicking facilities and plenty of nature. Read more...









