Midtown parks and trails offer a variety of recreation activities. Whether you are looking for an afternoon stroll or a pavement-pounding workout, our parks feature tennis and volleyball courts, ball fields, large open green spaces and many other qualities sure to meet your recreational needs.
Not quite in the mood to work up a sweat? No problem! Our parks are also the perfect location for a small family picnic or a large family reunion. Read below to learn more.
Home to the public art sculpture “Parent and Child,” Clarkson Park is a small neighborhood park with benches and playground equipment. It provides a close and intimate leisure opportunity.
With over nine acres of space, Columbus Park and the Columbus Park Community Center offer a number of opportunities for recreation including a ball field, playground equipment, picnic areas and a shelter, and a community center with a gym, pool tables and weight-lifting equipment.
This 12 acre neighborhood park features a playground, tennis courts, paths, shelters and 12 horseshoe pits. The Dewey Park Tennis Center recently converted three aging hard courts to Har-Tru courts with a modified HydroCourt irrigation system. This is the first public “clay-court” facility in Nebraska.
This scenic and tree-lined 1.7 mile pathway runs through the heart of Midtown Omaha, connecting the Field Club and Blackstone neighborhoods.
This memorial commemorates the Omaha birth site of Leslie King, Jr., who later became Gerald R. Ford, Jr., the thirty-eighth president of the United States. The birth site was dedicated in 1977. It features a colonnade and rose garden modeled after those found at the White House, presidential mementos and a structure that resembles a portion of the original Victorian house destroyed by fire in 1971. The City of Omaha manages the birth site and gardens. The gardens are open to the public daily from morning until dusk and are also available for private rental.
The 5.6-acre Gifford Park was added to the city park system in 1916. Dr. Harold Gifford, Sr. donated the land that now includes a playground, ball field, two tennis courts, walking paths and a shelter area. The Gifford Park Neighborhood Association offers free tennis lessons to neighborhood youth each August. Tennis racquets and balls are provided for each lesson.
One of the oldest parks in Omaha, historic Hanscom Park was donated to the city by Andrew J. Hanscom and James Megeath in 1872. This 50-acre park contains a variety of amenities that make it appealing to visitors. The sports facilities include a small neighborhood ball field, soccer field, a basketball court, two tennis courts, eight indoor tennis courts and swimming pool. There are also playgrounds, picnic areas, shelters, a pavilion (available for rent), paths and open space located on park grounds. A unique gazebo and floral displays serve as other attractions in this park.
A significant neighborhood gathering place for an afternoon game of soccer or community fair, the 4.5-acre Leavenworth Park features a playground, volleyball court, ball field, large green space, and picnic area and shelters.
No larger than a city block, the Park East Park offers a family-oriented recreation opportunity with its colorful playground and benches.
Almost five acres in size, Schroeder-Vogel Park borders Midtown on the western end with amenities including a playground, basketball court, and picnic areas and shelters.
Currently under construction, an expanded and revitalized Turner Park will serve as the anchor for Midtown Crossing at Turner Park, a $300 million mixed-use urban development. The development will comprise seven buildings with approximately one million square feet of leasable space for restaurants, retailers and entertainment venues as well as 600 residential units including condominiums and apartments. With more than seven acres of green space, the community-focused Turner Park will host activities such as farmers’ markets, art fairs and neighborhood festivals when it is completed in late 2009.