Oversee the following: Recreation Trail: over 30-miles of uninterrupted paved trail which encircles the city. Parks: Sioux Falls is home to, over 80 parks in its more than 3,400-acre park system. Shelter Reservations: Parks and Recreation will make picnic shelter reservations for your group and post a reservation sign at the shelter. Wedding Reservation: The wedding application form and complete wedding policy, which lists wedding reservation times, can be viewed, or printed on the website or obtained from the Parks and Recreation Office. Weddings can be scheduled at the following locations: McKennan Park Sunken Garden, Sherman Park Garden, Terrace Park Japanese Garden, and Tuthill Garden. Wedding events can be scheduled for two different, four-hour time blocks year-round. Partners/Third-party attractions: ​Levitt Shell: a two-acre outdoor music venue in Falls Park West which features free outdoor concerts from artists of various genres each summer. For concert series information, visit www.levitsiouxfalls.org or call 605-271-1560. Rental events are limited during the Levitt Concert Series season. For rental information contact Friends of Levitt 605-271-1560 or www.levitsiouxfalls.org/rent-venue ​Great Bear Chalet: 605-367-7317, www.greatbearpark.com ​Great Plains Zoo & Museum: 605-367-8613, www.greatzoo.org ​Mary Jo Wegner Arboretum: 605-367-4414, www.maryjowegnerarboretum.com ​Overlook Cafe, 605-367-4885: https://fallsoverlook.com

The Parks Department is responsible for all ground and building maintenance for over 100 acres of park and recreation property. This includes Baseball, softball, soccer, and tennis facilities, City municipal park and shelters, Lion's club park and shelters, Several neighborhood parks, Sturgis fairgrounds, Barry Stadium, Other surrounding property located by Fort Meade, Bike Path, and Bear Butte Cemetery.

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