Recreation & Things To Do Angel’s Wish
608-848-4174 • www.angelswish.org
Angel’s Wish is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization founded in 2000. It is dedicated to reducing animal overpopulation, re-homing companion animals, and raising awareness of animal welfare issues in South Central Wisconsin. Its primary adoption site is the Angel’s Wish Pet Adoption and Resource Center on Horizon Drive in Verona, where people can visit adoptable animals.
Concerts in the Park 608-845-6695
For the eighth consecutive year the City of Verona Parks Department and the Verona Area Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a series of free, public concerts at Harriet Park on Thursday evenings in July from 6 p.m - 8 p.m. The music varies from week to week, ranging from folk rock to bluegrass. Artist information will be posted at www.veronawi. com when the schedule is formalized. All shows are free.
Dane County Parks
608-242-4576 Information line 608-246-3896 Main office www.countyofdane.com/lwrd/parks/
Badger Prairie County Park, northeast of the city at Old Highway PB and US Highway 18 & 151, is home to a three-acre pet exercise area, play fields, an aeromodeling field, mountain bike and hiking trails, a shelter, and a playground area. It serves as the center of the Ice Age Trail Junction Area and has access to the Military Ridge State Trail as well as a segment of the Ice Age National Scenic Trail. Prairie Moraine County Park is southeast of the city. The entrance is reached by taking US Highway 18 & 151 to County Highway PB; the entrance is one mile south on County Highway PB at Wesner Road. The 160-acre park is
ideal for viewing the moraine and provides an excellent area for interpretation of Wisconsin’s glacial history. Dog owners will enjoy both off-leash and on-leash areas for dogs. The Walter R. Scheidegger County Forest is a public recreation area on the Town of Verona’s south side (on Range Trail). Scheidegger was a Verona High School graduate who willed $534,420 to the Dane County Park Commission. Public access to the nearly 80-acre site began in the summer of 2008. It offers a mile loop of hiking trails, a shelter available for reservation, group camp, restroom, and drinking fountain. The area has been restored from a former Dane County Sheriff shooting range to a managed forest of primarily oak and hickory. The shelter, kiosk, and bathroom were all built from wood harvested onsite.
Fireman’s Park and Beach 608-845-6695 • www.veronawi.gov
Fireman’s Park is located along Paoli and Bruce Streets on the City’s southwest side. Existing facilities associated with fenced quarry swimming include: a lifeguard on duty, a beach, a diving platform, slides, diving boards, restrooms, a drinking fountain and a playground. Outside of the swimming area are paths, a shelter, soccer fields and fishing. Season passes are available to both Verona residents and non-residents. The 16th Annual Bash at the Beach will be Wednesday, August 3rd from 4-7 p.m.
The Goodman Aquatic Center 608-278-1808 • 608-848-1822 (summer) www.jewishmadison.org
Nearly 10,000 swimmers each year enjoy the beautiful 5,500 square-foot outdoor pool, located at the Irwin A. and Robert D. Goodman Jewish Community Campus in Verona. The pool’s six 25-meter lanes make it great for lap-swimming, and its zero-depth entry make it accessible to everyone, including small children and those with
wheelchairs. When you’re out of the water, the pool’s shaded area and deck chairs offer a great place to lounge with friends and family, while enjoying a variety of delicious concessions available daily. The pool has a salt-water generator, making the pool better for the environment and for swimmers. This generator allows the use of salt, a natural element found in the earth, as a sanitizing agent, instead of relying on large amounts of liquid chlorine. The Goodman Aquatic Center is now home to large solar panels, which help to heat the pool water. The Goodman Aquatic Center, which is located at 7762 County Highway PD, just 15 minutes from downtown Madison, is open to the public on Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. On weekdays the community is generally invited to swim from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., after Camp Shalom hours. There are extended weekday hours at other times throughout the summer. The complete schedule can be found at www.mscr.org. Madison School and Community Recreation (MSCR) provides the lifeguards and offers a variety of classes. The campus is the summer home of Camp Shalom (the oldest day camp in Dane County) with more than three miles of biking and hiking trails open to the public when camp is not in session, a pond, a one-room schoolhouse, and a barn and farmhouse built in the 1880s.
Community Park
608-845-6695 • www.veronawi.gov
Community Park, located along East Verona Avenue, is Verona’s largest park and has the most facilities. Existing facilities include: year-round indoor skating and hockey at the Verona Ice Arena; outdoor skating, next to the arena in winter; walking/jogging paths; a picnic shelter; restrooms; drinking fountains; Verona Little League Park with 4 lighted fields; a concession stand; Stampfl Baseball Field; 2 baseball/softball fields; soccer fields; a skate park; and off-street parking.
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