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 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