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Welcome to Dickinson Parks & Recreation
Endless
Possibilities
Here at Dickinson Parks and Recreation we focus on bringing the community together by providing endless amounts of programs, events and places for people to recreate.
You'll find first class parks, facilities, trails & programs.
Parks & Trails
Choose your Adventure
Dickinson Park District owns 1,763 acres of parkland and green space which is comprised of 31 developed parks, 9 future park areas, and pedestrian trails. The Park District also manages 14 facilities that can be seen throughout the website. If there’s something you don’t find, please feel free to let us know.
Overview
Explore & Discover
Endless Possibilities
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Canoeing Section
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Tree top challenge
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Zip line
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Tree climbing
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Canoeing
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Leaders go Free
Testimonials
Safe, fun and
exciting
Awesome trails that are in perfect condition. Everyone always says there is nothing to do in Dickinson. If you want to, you WILL find stuff to do. Love it here. Best town to raise the family.
Elena Stickel
Clean, awesome pool and workout facilities!
Angela Connolly
Programs
Over 20 Programs
to Explore
Piece of Cake
NEW PROGRAM! Baking and decorating is easy, right? In our four day class we'll find out how easy it really is. Together, we'll bake a cake from scratch, learn cupcake and cake decorating techniques and decorate a cake.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Registration deadline is the Wednesday prior to session.
- Ages 10-18
- Fee: $60/session
- June 3-6
- July 29-Aug 1
- Mon-Thu
4×4 Women’s Volleyball League
NEW WOMEN'S SPRING VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE!
Join this new competitive league and keep your volleyball skills in play all year long.
FEES:
- $45/player
- $125/sponsor
- TBA
- Wednesday
- 18+
Summer Art
Welcome to Summer Art where participants will use a wide range of supplies to create their own masterpiece. There will be unique goals and projects introduced each week. In this fun program, students will gain essential skills to create projects using their own creative expression. Students will have the opportunity to bring home their projects upon completion of the program.
Registration deadline is the Wednesday prior to each session.
SESSIONS:
Session 3 | July 8-18 | Mon-Thu
12:30-1:45 pm | 6-8 yr
2:00-3:15 pm | 9-12 yr
Session 4 | July 22-Aug 1 | Mon-Thu
12:30-1:45 pm | 9-12 yr
2:00-3:15 pm | 6-8 yr
- 6-12
- Mon-Thu
- $40
STRONG Kids
Dickinson Parks & Recreation has partnered with the Best Friends Mentoring Program to offer a FREE program that will focus on goal setting, building confidence & promoting a healthy lifestyle. This program will include skill-building opportunities, physical activities, and small group mentoring.
Requirements:
- Snacks will be provided.
- Please wear tennis shoes and comfortable active clothing.
- Bring a water bottle.
- Program capacity will be determined by the number of volunteer coaches.
- Registration deadline: 1 week prior to start of session.
- Sep 17-Dec 3
- Jan 21-Apr 8
- Tue
Pickleball Dinkers Nights
Pickleball Dinkers RECREATION Nights
A one-night round-robin tournament designed for 2.5-3.0 level players and seniors. In this round-robin, participants will play a game to 15 or in 8 minutes, whatever happens first. If you're new to the games or looking for more recreation-style games this is the round-robin for you! (We may remove you from this group depending on what the Program Supervisor rates your skill level as). Recreation Nights:- October 8; November 12
- January 14; February 11; March 11; April 8; May 13
Pickleball Dinkers COMPETITIVE Nights
Are you looking to test your pickleball skills against other competitive players? Our Dinkers Competitive Nights are for players who rank themselves as 3.25+ skill level. Games will be to 15-minutes or 8 points, whatever happens first. The highest-scoring person wins the night. (We may remove you from this group depending on what the Program Supervisor rates your skill level as). Competitive Nights:- October 15; November 19
- January 21; February 18; March 18; April 15; May 20
- 15+
- 6:30-8:30 pm
- $5/night
Pickleball Beginner Lessons
Join us for a 2-week crash course that will improve your dinking, serving, understanding of the rules, and more through mini-games and drills.
SESSIONS:
- October 7 & 14
- November 4 & 11
- December 2 & 9
- January 6 & 13
- February 3 & 10
- March 3 & 10
- 15+
- 7:00-8:30 pm
- $10/session