Cedar Falls Parks Welcome Upgrades Cedar Falls is home to a wide variety of outdoor recreational opportunities for all ages and the City invites you to see what’s new this summer!
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Bess Streeter Park, located at 2900 Hiawatha Road, welcomed updated playground equipment this past May. The park now features multiple slides with a small rock-climbing wall, zip line, an inclusive swing, and a generation swing which allows an adult to sit facing an infant for better security. The new zip line is made of durable materials with a weight limit of 286 pounds. The focus during the planning of this park was to include unique features such as the zip line and more inclusive equipment that have a positive impact for all members of the community.
“As we update our parks, one of the goals is to find ways to not only make them exciting, but also to improve safety and promote more accessibility by including items such as inclusive and companion swings,” said Public Works and Parks Supervisor, Kevin Cross. “Parks are here to bring people together and we look forward to how these improvements at Bess Streeter will do that both for this summer and for many more to come!” The community will also be able to enjoy new outdoor opportunities at Island Park with improvements scheduled to take place later this summer (weather permitting). Located at 218 Center Street, the park upgrades will include a new nine basket disc golf course, traditional horseshoe pits, and pétanque courts. In addition to the new features at Bess Streeter Park and Island Park, Overman Park and Olsen’s Riverside Park also received updated signs this past spring. The outdoors is waiting for you so make sure to stop by and visit one of our many area parks this summer to enjoy everything Cedar Falls has to offer!