If you're looking for a local park in the Verona area, you might wanna cross this off your list…read more There is no playground or any amenities on the property. It is strictly a natural habitat and nothing more. It is located in a residential area with street parking only. Photos included to invite or deter you.

My wife grew up in Janesville, so we stopped by with our four-year-old granddaughter, who…read moreabsolutely loved the playground. Unfortunately, it was drizzling, so we didn't stay too long.

For a community park, this beats every other park I've been to thus far. We frequent this park…read moreoften during the week. Not in the winter, but in the summer we may be here 3 to 4 times a week. Some times we rode our bikes, 5 miles away from our home, to the park traveling on the ice age hiking trail and what a glorious trail that is. Once summer arrives, we eagerly await the opening of the wading pool. The closest thing we have to a beach really. The park is very well kept. The grasses are well maintained and trimmed. Restrooms are clean. There's also the travel center on the grounds, that also acts as the welcome station for Janesville. If you go there and tell them you are newly arrived they will give you a packet which includes several saving coupons that can be used at various stores and eateries. Parking is abundant and can be found at different locations through out the park. There are many picnic tables with fixed grills ready to be used. I bring a grill top just to be safe and clean when using these grills. You can fly kites, have large parties as people often do, and there are even short hikes with trail heads close by. The main attraction is the play ground itself. Designed like a large forest camp with many places to climb, run, explore it truly is heaven for kids as they run around expending energy. There are slides any one can go down. These have rollers so no matter how you are you will go down, and fast too. You really have to watch yourself coming down these type of slides. I have seen many adults land smack flat on their buttock, and I laugh every time watching them remembering my first time too. There's also rings for kids to strengthen their grip and rocking platforms to help control their balance. When the wading pool is open it gets crowded but several life guards are always present to make sure there is no misbehaving by kids as well as adults. The spouting whale slides and umbrella water rain falls are excellent attractions for the kids to take pictures on. The surrounding area also offers kids to begin their exploration of nature. There is lots to see in plants as well as bugs. Many have vibrant colors and are so strange looking that makes them very interesting. We loved coming here. It's a great way to spend family time while your kid unleashes that bottled up energy and get a good work out building his physical abilities with coordination. Many fond memories and pictures are here. Wish there was one close to us now.

Cardinal Glenn is a small park with a playground and a couple of soccer nets in the middle of a…read moreVeridian Homes subdivision. There's no shade, if that's what you're after, but there is a bench and a picnic table if you've come to watch your kids play. The playground is on the far end from the main road that runs along the outside of the development, and there's a drainage pond that actually looks pretty nice when birds come to hang out in the warmer months up the road. Not a destination, but if you live in the new developments in the area it's nice to have nearby.

This is a very large park consisting of a great deal of green space. On the property you'll find…read moreenough room for two soccer fields, two baseball backdrops and a full basketball court. This park is ringed completely on all sides by residential homes, but the problem is it is difficult to find an access point to the park. It has no parking lot or public bathrooms and street parking is pretty limited. This park is large enough it can even contain a frisbee golf area. A really great open space for the local residents , but a little hard to get to for everyone else. Informative photos here and on Google maps

This local community park is virtually not even visible from the road and is accessible by two…read morepoints on Basswood Ave and Aspen Ave. The park is surrounded on three sides by residential homes and at the far end is a natural habitat area. The green space here is large enough for a soccer field and a baseball game. There's only one small picnic table on the property and no bathrooms. This is a public park, but there's only street parking available.

I love this place because it's cheaper than any other range, it's very well kept up and has…read moreeverything you'd need, and the location has great ambiance and there isn't to much background noise due to it being right off a divided highway. Would recommend.

Friendly staff with a great setup. Great place to get practice reps. Will be coming back often!read more

This local park just off of S Junction Road is surrounded on three sides by apartments. It's…read morebasically a large patch of green space with a playscape and several exercise kiosks stationed around a paved path. There's a couple of benches and picnic tables, but no other amenities such as public restrooms or parking lot. Informative photos posted here and on Google maps.

This is a large community park surrounded by residential homes that seems to be very popular due to…read moreproximity, size and amenities. It is also a block or two from the Badger Ridge middle school. This park features two basketball courts, 4 tennis courts. a soccer field, community gardens and at one corner a natural habitat. The 4 tennis courts look like Junior tennis courts, but could probably double as Pickleball courts. Half of this park is given over to green space with some additional habitat breaks and the whole park is surrounded by a sidewalk on the perimeter. There's no parking lot here, street parking only. The only thing missing here is a pool.