The Bark River Greenway is a 1.7 acre urban greenspace located in north central Hartland.  The Greenway is south and west of Lawn Street, south of Bark River Park and is bisected by the Bark River.  It is mostly open lawn area with several large shade trees located along the River.  A foot bridge at the south side of the greenway connects the central business district of Hartland with the Greenway.  The area is very scenic.

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Bark River Park is also located along the river at the end of Church Street across from Hartland/Lakeside North Elementary School.  The park is equipped with a softball field, large shelter, canteen and bleachers.  Softball tournaments sponsored by the Hartland Athletic Association are held in this park throughout the summer.

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Castle Park is a 4.2 acre neighborhood park in Hartland's southeast corner.  It is located in the middle of the Hartridge Subdivision to the east of Maple Avenue.  Castle Park is situated in the center of a residential block, with the park boundaries being the back lot lines of the neighboring single family homes.  Access to the park is by paved pathways off of Hartridge Drive, Oxford Drive and Penbrook Way.  In addition to the asphalt trail system, Castle Park contains an open-sided shelter, several benches and picnic table
and a large variety of children's play equipment.

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Centennial Park is bounded by the Bark River on the west and Highway K to the north.  It is the most recent park to be developed.  It sports a playground, soccer field, and is the home field for the Lake Country Chiefs football team.  The field has bleacher seating and a lighted scoreboard.  Permanent restrooms and a shelter are planned for
in the year 2001.

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Hartbrook Park is located just north of Hartbrook Drive and is bounded by the Bark River on the west and Rae Drive on the east.  Hartbrook Park has a baseball diamond, soccer field, shelter, restrooms, basketball court, volleyball pit and play equipment.

The Ice Age Trail enters the northwest corner of Hartbrook Park where a pedestrian bridge crosses the Bark River.  The trail continues north on Rae Drive to Centennial Park.

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Joliet Park is a 1.6 acre neighborhood park in Hartland's far northeast corner.  The park is bounded by Anton Road on the West and North, by Dona Road on the south and by private residences on the east.  Joliet Park contains one softball diamond, several picnic tables and benches and a variety of children's play equipment.

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Nixon Park,  located at Goodwin and E. Park, has a beautiful new Fine Arts Center.  Bring your lawn chairs on Thursday evenings during the summer and enjoy a variety of musical entertainment.  These performances are funded by donations from Kiwanis, Rotary, the Hartland Woman's Club, and the Village of Hartland.  On Tuesday evenings in July the Lake Country Children's Theater provides performances for children of all ages.

Nixon Park also has a baseball diamond with bleachers and dugouts, a basketball court, four tennis courts, soccer fields, volleyball pits, two shelters, restrooms, and play equipment.  A pond fed by the Bark River provides hours of fishing enjoyment for everyone.  A handicapped accessible pathway winds along the river bank and around the pond.  It is a great place to picnic and play.

Pathways at the southeast corner of the park connect with a path around Mill Place subdivision or a path along Maple Avenue.  The Ice Age Trail enters the southwest end of Nixon Park and continues north through the park, behind the Hartland Public Library, through the downtown, along the Bark River past the Village of Hartland Fire Dept  and Bark River Park to eventually connect with Hartbrook Park.

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Nottingham Park is a 1.7 acre urban greenspace in the far southeast corner of the Village.  This park was developed around the Village water tower that was constructed several years ago.  The park consists of a heavily wooded hill with a paved trail leading up to the water tower and two paved trails leading to other public accesses off the public streets.  There are no other facilities in Nottingham Park.

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Penbrook Park is located at the end of Penbrook Way in Hartridge Subdivision.  Penbrook Park has tennis courts, soccer field, baseball field, and  play equipment.  Walking paths connect with pathways west to Maple Avenue and south throughout Hartridge Subdivision.

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Sunnyslope Park is Hartland's smallest park.  It is a 0.4 acre mini park on Sunnyslope Drive in the northeast corner of the Village.  The Park has one bench, one picnic table and several pieces of children's play equipment.

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