Parks
ArboretumsCity parks, locations and amenities include:
- Barnard Park, Clarkson Street and Military Avenue: gazebo with picnic tables, playground, water and restrooms. The Barnard Park Historic District, bordered by Platte Avenue, Eighth Street, Fourth Street and Union Street, is listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places.
- Buch Park, Luther Road and Donna Street: playground, picnic tables and baseball/softball field.
- Buckridge Park, Downing Street and Birchwood Drive: playground, picnic tables and basketball court.
- Christensen Field Agricultural and Athletic Park, Linden Avenue and Ridge Road: multi-purpose building, senior center, indoor horse arenas and the outdoor Riecken-Nelson Horse Arena, livestock barns, baseball, softball and soccer fields, open play area, bike and walking trails, dump station, camping with electricity and showers.
- Clemmons Park, 16th Street and Luther Road: shelter, tables, ball diamond, sledding hill, restrooms, water, sand volleyball courts, fitness trail, arboretum and Jaycee football field.
- Davenport Park, West Linden Avenue and Davenport Street: shelter, tables, ball diamond, restrooms, water and playground.
- Hormel Park, South on US 77 to Ridgeland Road, turn right, follow Ridgeland Road about one-half mile, enter on the left: primitive camping, canoe stopover point on the Platte River, state arboretum, trails and air boat ramp.
- John C. Fremont City Park, Ninth and Broad streets: picnic tables, playground and water.
- Johnson Lake, Military Avenue and US 275 Bypass east of town: state arboretum, handicapped accessible boat dock and ramp, fishing lake, canoeing and electric engine boats. Johnson Lake also will be the home of the Fremont Family Fun Pool, the city’s new water park. That is scheduled to open in the summer of 2007.
- Masonic Park, 23rd and Main streets: tables, playground and water.
- Memorial Park, Lincoln and Military avenues (next door to the YMCA): all facilities are handicapped accessible; tables, shelter, restrooms, water, ball diamonds, tennis courts and stadium.
- Miller Park, South M Street: shelter, tables, playground, water, restrooms, ball diamonds, lighted horseshoe courts, splash pad and a skateboard/in-line skate park.
- Milliken Park, Wyoming Avenue and Dale Street: playground, soccer fields, ball diamond and water.
- Monnich Park, South US 77: archery range, model airplane flying and controlled-car race track.
- Moller Park, South Broad Street: baseball diamond, community center, picnic area, play area, greenhouse and parks department maintenance shop.
- Ronin Park, 17th Street and Somers Avenue: swimming pool, splash pad, ball diamond, shelter, tables, restrooms, water, tennis courts, playground, sand volleyball court, and arts and crafts center.
- Rotary Park, Fifth and K streets: playground, picnic tables, restrooms, shelter, gazebo, water and basketball court.
- Ruwe Park, Fifth and Howard streets: tables, shelter, restrooms, water, playground.
- Splash Station, 3809 E. Fremont Drive (across from new Fremont Middle School), 727-2619; features zero depth entry, interactive train slide, hydro-storm, splash pad, water walk, combination lap pool and wave-action pool, body slide, speed slide, full-service concession stand, bathhouse, family changing room, lockers, chaise lounge chairs, inner tubes and green space.
- VanAnda Park, Linden Avenue and Pebble Street: tables, shelter, playground, restrooms, water, tennis courts.
- Wildwood Park, Southwest of Fremont on Big Island Road: hiking; no vehicles are allowed.
Arboretums
Fremont has five arboretums:- Clemmons Park, 16th Street and Luther Road.
- Hormel Park, south of Fremont on Ridge Road Drive.
- Johnson Lake, Military Avenue and US 275 Bypass east of town.
- May Museum, 17th Street and Nye Avenue.
- Midland Lutheran College, Eighth and Clarkson streets.
