Parks and Recreation

The City maintains several parks throughout the community. The Parks and Cemetery Supervisor employs a number of seasonal works to ensure all of the parks are maintained. A brief description of the City's parks follow:

Funnell Field is a 12.6 acre neighborhood park with two softball fields, two tennis courts, two Little League fields, two basketball courts, restrooms, soccer field and playground equipment. The School District's teams use the fields as well as the White Lake are softball clubs.

Goodrich Park/White Lake Municipal Marina is a 8.5 acre regional and community park. The park includes a 50 slip marina for seasonal and transient boat use with toilets and showers for marina users. The park also includes separate restrooms for park users, picnic tables, grills, a picnic shelter, playground equipment, 960 foot bicycle/pedestrian path, benches and a parking/viewing area. The park is a popular summer time gathering area for boating, fishing, play equipment and passive recreation. Regional activities such as the Maritime Festival and Boat Show occur at the park.

Slocum Park is a 2.4 acre community park with two lighted tennis courts, picnic tables and grills. The School District uses the courts for practice, league play and instruction. This is the location of the City Hall and Fire Station.

Covell Park is a 3.9 acre community park. The park provides access to White River and it is primarily used for fishing. Picnic tables and grills are on-site. Boat launch to White River to paved parking.

Svensson Park a 3.7 acre community park with a boat launch for non-motorized boats, sand volleyball, a footbridge, picnic tables, grills and playground equipment. The park provides lake access for fishing.

Gee Park is a 1.6 acre neighborhood park. The park provides picnic tables, grill and playground equipment.

Norman Park is a 1.0 acre community park. The park provides residents with picnic tables, grills, swings, an interpretive station and a stairway and deck access to the White River Trail.

Veteran's Memorial is a 0.5 acre community park and monument.

White River Flood Plain is a 200 acre regional park reserve.

Lions Park is a 3.5 acre community park. The park provides access to White River , an accessible boardwalk, a stairway, floating docks, a picnic shelter and an interpretive station.

White River Trail is a 0.25 mile accessible linear park with a foot bridge at the trail head. The trail follows the shoreline of the White River Flood Plain to an observation deck.