Sparta City
Parks
All Sparta parks are open to
the public, resident and non-resident alike, but some
properties, because of their smaller size and more limited
facilities, are more likely to attract visitors from the
immediate surrounding neighborhood.
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Golf Course - 150
acres - This 18 hole, 6,187 yard, par 72
course is built on part of the grounds of the
former Wisconsin Children's Center, owned by
the City for many years, and called Memorial
Park. The course nearly surrounds Perch Lake.
The course is owned and operated by the City
and the philosophy is to keep the greens fees
as low as practical to encourage use and play
by the general public. There are electric carts
available for rent, or personal carts may be
kept and used at the course. A private
contractor operates a club house with
restaurant, bar, and a small pro shop in a city
owned building. There is also a driving range.
For more information on the golf course, you
may visit the golf course's website.
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Perch
Lake - Although
Perch Lake is one of the principal features of
the Golf Course, Memorial Park, and Fisherman's
Park, it also is a unique feature in its own
right. It has 32 surface acres with a maximum
depth of ten feet and a mean depth of five
feet. It was created by damming the La Crosse
River. Most of the land around the lake is City
owned except for one private home and a VFW
clubhouse. The Lake has a native fishery of
warm water pan fish, largemouth bass, northern
pike, and some brown and rainbow trout, all of
which is supplemented by stocking as
recommended by fishery management
professionals. The Lake was last dredged in
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Bicycling / Hiking /
Rollerskating
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The City's existing bike
trail system is approximately 6,000 feet long.
The bicycle facilities begin at Howard Huff
Park with a bicycle lane being marked on Water
Street, extending north across the bridge over
the La Crosse River. At this point the bicycle
way leaves the street and enters the
Information Center on a paved trail. It crosses
under the Wisconsin Street bridge, remaining on
the west side of the La Crosse River, and
enters into Evans-Bosshard Park. It travels
through this park to the west side of Beaver
Creek, with a spur crossing the creek to the
east, through the par, to East Avenue. Another
spur from this spur extends south through the
park and across the La Crosse River on a
bicycle/pedestrian/snowmobile bridge to the
Highway 16 Wayside portion of Evans-Bosshard
Park. The main trail continues north through
Evans-Bosshard Park, to the north boundary of
the park at Main Street. The trail crosses Main
Street and runs between the Rural Fire
Department Building and Beaver Creek, through
the parking lot behind the fire station to a
ramp, constructed in 1998, to gain access to
Water Street. A crossing of Water Street is
made at this point, in the heart of the central
business district. A proposal is to extend the
trail west, with an at-grade crossing of Court
Street, thus providing access to the public
library and the museum. Within Evans-Bosshard
Park the trail system is most developed, and
includes bridges over both the La Crosse River
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Beaver
Creek Parkway -
This greenway has essentially been discussed as
being an extension of Evans-Bosshard Park and
is part of the trail system. It has
traditionally been identified as a distinct
feature in the City's park system. The
Farmers Market convenes here during the growing
season. |
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