Parks, Recreation & Forestry

The Village of Denmark was incorporated on June 15, 1915. Later that year, the community created a Parks and Recreation program for its early settlers.

Master plans
Fast forwarding to June 2000 the Village retained the services of Ranger Services Inc and developed their first Urban Forestry Management Plan and created a Parks, Recreation & Forestry Committee to focus on parks and leisure (passive and active) opportunities for its residents.

The Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan for the Village was originally adopted back on June 6, 1994, and then updated in February 2001 and again on April 5, 2004.

Open Space
The Village maintains a variety of open space that is not officially parkland. These include the entranceways into the Village. The Three Miracles Earth art exhibit area is located on Pleasant Avenue and the Triangle Prairie Garden area is located on Green Bay Road. The central business district parking lot also features a small pocket park with a water fountain with fish.

Memorial Park
Memorial Park is a community park that consists of 30 acres of land with shelters, concession stands, two baseball diamonds, a tennis court, a wading pool, a skateboard/ice skating area, a playground, basketball court, picnic areas, a nature trail, a sledding hill, a tractor pull area and a creek.

The Lion's Club shelter is available on a "first come-first served" basis. The yellow enclosed shelter is owned by the Veterans and can be rented by contacting their treasurer at 863-2247.

Daybreak Park
Daybreak Neighborhood Park is a newly developed small park of approximately 4 acres. It features a walking trail, a gazebo, a future playground area, a future shelter with restrooms, and an off-street parking lot.

This neighborhood park has public demonstration areas that include a Children's Garden, Butterfly Garden, Wildlife Garden and a Rain garden. There is a windmill with a pond aeration system in the southern part of the park. All of these features were designed to show residents how to deal with storm water run-off concerns.

Highridge Ball Diamond
The Village and School District share responsibility for the Highridge baseball diamond complex which features a concession stand and a lighted ball diamond. A walking trail runs along side the baseball diamond and connects the school recreational facility and nature area to the upper Memorial Park area.

Recreational programs
Recreational programs and organized activities for youth are provided through the Denmark School District.

State Recreation Trail
A new 16 mile long "Devils River State Recreation Trail" is being developed with the trails head being located on Railroad Avenue. This area will feature a depot-shelter building, a trail, a water feature and long-term parking areas for trail users.