The Aberdeen Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department provides recreational/leisure services to the Aberdeen Community and surrounding region. This includes 12 city parks (including 3 dog parks), over 20 miles of trails, 2 softball complexes, Fossum Baseball Field Complex, Kuhnert Arboretum, 2 outdoor ice rinks and 1 indoor ice arena. Wylie Park and Storybook Land is one of the primer parks in the region. It includes 2 campgrounds, Miniature golf, go-karts, picnic facilities and bike and skate rentals. At Storybook Land families enjoy a world of imagination inspired by nursery rhymes and featuring the Land of Oz. Also enjoy a ride on the Train, Carousel, Balloon Ride and Roller Coaster. The Recreation Division provides recreational activities year round for all ages including youth ball leagues, youth & adult tennis lessons and leagues, skating lessons, open gyms, recreational skating, cross country ski lessons, and adult basketball and volleyball leagues. Many special events are offered including Family Fun Weekend, Tennis Tournaments, Storybook Land Festival, Winterfest and Holiday Celebration just to name a few. The YAPAtorium Teen Center provides many activities for teens. Other facilities include: Aberdeen Recreation and Cultural Center (ARCC) where programming in the visual arts, dance, music, and theatre occur for all ages. Other areas at the ARCC include the Civic Arena, Civic Theatre, and the ARCC Gallery. The Aberdeen Aquatic Center provides entertainment for the whole family with the lap pool, diving boards, leisure pool with multilevel play structure, 3 waterslides, and the Lazy River. Other activities include swimming lessons, water walking and adult water exercise. Lee Park Golf Course is an 18 hole public course which provides lessons and leagues. Aberdeen Senior Center provides many programs and activities for people over 50 years of age

Sioux Falls has six ice rinks around the city. Each ice rink has a warming house, limited concessions, vending and skate rentals available. Hours may change, subject to weather. Hours of operation are for the warming house. Those who have their own skates are welcome to skate during normal park hours. **Parents of small children should be especially aware of weather conditions and warming house hours before leaving children at the outdoor rinks when weather conditions are extreme. Children ages 6 and under must be accompanied by someone 16 years of age or older. Locations are: Campus Park Frank Olson Park McKennan Park Memorial Park Sherman Park Tuthill Park Hours of Operation: Closed for the season - Watch for details, opening winter 2024. Sioux Falls has two Hockey Rinks, both are 200' x 85' regulation-size ice rinks with the light levels up to outdoor hockey lighting standards. The rinks have composite fiberglass dasher boards and concrete floors for year-round use. The rinks accommodate up to amateur play. Hockey Rink Locations: Memorial Park Sherman Park

Sioux Falls has six ice rinks around the city. Each ice rink has a warming house, limited concessions, vending and skate rentals available. Hours may change, subject to weather. Hours of operation are for the warming house. Those who have their own skates are welcome to skate during normal park hours. **Parents of small children should be especially aware of weather conditions and warming house hours before leaving children at the outdoor rinks when weather conditions are extreme. Children ages 6 and under must be accompanied by someone 16 years of age or older. Locations are: Campus Park Frank Olson Park McKennan Park Memorial Park Sherman Park Tuthill Park Hours of Operation: Closed for the season - Watch for details, opening winter 2024. Sioux Falls has two Hockey Rinks, both are 200' x 85' regulation-size ice rinks with the light levels up to outdoor hockey lighting standards. The rinks have composite fiberglass dasher boards and concrete floors for year-round use. The rinks accommodate up to amateur play. Hockey Rink Locations: Memorial Park Sherman Park

Sioux Falls has six ice rinks around the city. Each ice rink has a warming house, limited concessions, vending and skate rentals available. Hours may change, subject to weather. Hours of operation are for the warming house. Those who have their own skates are welcome to skate during normal park hours. **Parents of small children should be especially aware of weather conditions and warming house hours before leaving children at the outdoor rinks when weather conditions are extreme. Children ages 6 and under must be accompanied by someone 16 years of age or older. Locations are: Campus Park Frank Olson Park McKennan Park Memorial Park Sherman Park Tuthill Park Hours of Operation: Closed for the season - Watch for details, opening winter 2024. Sioux Falls has two Hockey Rinks, both are 200' x 85' regulation-size ice rinks with the light levels up to outdoor hockey lighting standards. The rinks have composite fiberglass dasher boards and concrete floors for year-round use. The rinks accommodate up to amateur play. Hockey Rink Locations: Memorial Park Sherman Park

Sioux Falls has six ice rinks around the city. Each ice rink has a warming house, limited concessions, vending and skate rentals available. Hours may change, subject to weather. Hours of operation are for the warming house. Those who have their own skates are welcome to skate during normal park hours. **Parents of small children should be especially aware of weather conditions and warming house hours before leaving children at the outdoor rinks when weather conditions are extreme. Children ages 6 and under must be accompanied by someone 16 years of age or older. Locations are: Campus Park Frank Olson Park McKennan Park Memorial Park Sherman Park Tuthill Park Hours of Operation: Closed for the season - Watch for details, opening winter 2024. Sioux Falls has two Hockey Rinks, both are 200' x 85' regulation-size ice rinks with the light levels up to outdoor hockey lighting standards. The rinks have composite fiberglass dasher boards and concrete floors for year-round use. The rinks accommodate up to amateur play. Hockey Rink Locations: Memorial Park Sherman Park

Parks Division: Maintains city park system throughout the community including irrigation systems Manages Mountain View Cemetery including information and maintenance Maintains city greenhouse which provides flora planted throughout the park system Maintains fleet of department vehicles and equipment Recreation Division: Provides Adult and Youth recreation programs and activities throughout the year Provides management and oversight of Meadowbrook and Executive golf courses Provides management and programming at Roosevelt Park Ice Arena Maintains 4 outdoor pools and the Indoor Swim Center Provides management and aquatic programming to citizens of all ages Provides a variety of Red Cross classes including CPR, First Aid and Babysitting Classes

Supports a variety of programs for all ages, from arts and crafts to sports and camps. Visit the website for a map of parks and walking trails and a chart of the available park amenities. Community Friendship Gardens Garden plots are available for a $33.00 fee, please call for an application and information. Garden Guidelines and Rules: All plots and surrounding areas must be kept free of weeds, trash, and litter. Plots need to be cleaned up by October 15 of each year so that tilling can be done for the following year. Don't forget to harvest all of your crops. Any fencing must be removed at the end of the season before the City does their tilling. Forestry Tree branches are to be trimmed and cut to a minimum height of thirteen and one-half (13½) feet above the street or alley level to allow ample space for the movement of city maintenance and garbage disposal equipment. All existing hedges and shrubs on the boulevard or parking strips shall be trimmed to a height of thirty inches as measured from the gutter level of the street. Trees shall be planted at a distance (30 feet) apart as determined by the Parks and Recreation Board considering the ultimate size of the variety of tree involved. Please call for a free planting permit and staking the location for boulevard trees. A free tree removal permit is issued by this office if you wish to remove trees or stumps that are located on the boulevard or in an alley area.

Sioux Falls has six ice rinks around the city. Each ice rink has a warming house, limited concessions, vending and skate rentals available. Hours may change, subject to weather. Hours of operation are for the warming house. Those who have their own skates are welcome to skate during normal park hours. **Parents of small children should be especially aware of weather conditions and warming house hours before leaving children at the outdoor rinks when weather conditions are extreme. Children ages 6 and under must be accompanied by someone 16 years of age or older. Locations are: Campus Park Frank Olson Park McKennan Park Memorial Park Sherman Park Tuthill Park Hours of Operation: Closed for the season - Watch for details, opening winter 2024. Sioux Falls has two Hockey Rinks, both are 200' x 85' regulation-size ice rinks with the light levels up to outdoor hockey lighting standards. The rinks have composite fiberglass dasher boards and concrete floors for year-round use. The rinks accommodate up to amateur play. Hockey Rink Locations: Memorial Park Sherman Park

Recreation Opportunities - provides a wide range of youth and adult public recreational activities. City recreation exists to provide opportunities for leisure time activities at an affordable cost, usually subsidized by public funds, which are not feasible or easily provided by the private sector. Forestry - purpose is to preserve and perpetuate one of the community's most valuable natural resource and asset - its municipal forest of trees on public property, including boulevards, parks and other city properties. The City of Brookings is responsible for the planting, care and maintenance and removal / replacement of trees on public property, including city boulevards, parks and schools. Parks Department - builds and maintains the parks in the Brookings Park system, comprising over 640 acres. The department also cooperates closely with the Brookings School District in building and maintaining joint school / park facilities. A full-time staff, assisted by seasonal employees, provides all maintenance and plays a significant role in developing and constructing new parks. Mini Parks / Neighborhood Parks:Special Use Parks: Community Parks: Arrowhead Park Bob Shelden Baseball Field Dwiggins/Medary Park Camelot Park Brookings Prairie Hillcrest Park (Picnic Shelter Rental) Indian Hills Park Edgebrook Golf Course Larson Park Lions Park Fifth Street Gym Pioneer Park (Picnic Shelter Rental) McClemans Park Fishback Soccer Complex Others: Medary Park Larson Ice Center Dakota Nature Park Mickelson Park Northbrook Park Community Gardens Dog Park Moriarty Park Pump Park and Single Track Trail Hillcrest Aquatic Center Sarah Renee Park Southbrook Softball Complex Larson Ice Center Sexauer Park Bike Trail Larson Park Disc Golf Skate Park Pathways and Trails Southside Park Rotary Park Valley View Park Sexauer Park Campground Sexauer Park Dog Park

Sioux Falls has six ice rinks around the city. Each ice rink has a warming house, limited concessions, vending and skate rentals available. Hours may change, subject to weather. Hours of operation are for the warming house. Those who have their own skates are welcome to skate during normal park hours. **Parents of small children should be especially aware of weather conditions and warming house hours before leaving children at the outdoor rinks when weather conditions are extreme. Children ages 6 and under must be accompanied by someone 16 years of age or older. Locations are: Campus Park Frank Olson Park McKennan Park Memorial Park Sherman Park Tuthill Park Hours of Operation: Closed for the season - Watch for details, opening winter 2024. Sioux Falls has two Hockey Rinks, both are 200' x 85' regulation-size ice rinks with the light levels up to outdoor hockey lighting standards. The rinks have composite fiberglass dasher boards and concrete floors for year-round use. The rinks accommodate up to amateur play. Hockey Rink Locations: Memorial Park Sherman Park