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Beloit Parks & Outdoor Activities
We live life large in Beloit. And play with enthusiasm! Whether you are strolling along the animated riverfront or enjoying a variety of recreational attractions there’s always new ways to play year 'round in Beloit.
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Beloit, Wisconsin Parks |
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You'll find many parks of all sizes throughout Beloit. We've highlighted a few below.
Riverside Drive, Beloit
608-364-2929
The crown jewel of Beloit is Riverside Park, located on the banks of the Rock River. The park buzzes with activity all through the year, but it really comes alive during summer with Beloit Riverfest, Music at Harry’s Place, Dancin’ at Harry’s Place, and the Fourth of July Festival. In addition, this 23-acre park is home to famous Turtle Island Playground; Beloit River Walk, a 3.5 mile paved walk/bike path around the Rock River; the Harry C. Moore Pavilion; and the Rotary River Center. Paddle boats and tandem bicycles are available for rent. The park also features fishing, ice skating on the lagoon, two picnic shelters, play equipment, lighted tennis courts, concessions and restrooms.
Riverside Park, Hwy. 51, Riverside Drive, Beloit 608-364-2929
Come for an adventure at the all new Turtle Island Playground. The park is designed around the adventures of Beloit native Roy Chapman Andrews (The original Indiana Jones!). Dig for fossils, climb on dinosaur bones, splash in the fresh water "creek". Open sunrise to sunset, daily, April through October.
Afton Road & Big Hill Road, Beloit
608-364-2929
Big Hill Park is one of Beloit’s most scenic sites. Located on the bluffs of the Rock River, this 190-acre park boasts nature and hiking trails, an environmental education center, a picnic shelter, restrooms, play equipment, cross-country ski trails and a scenic overlook with spectacular vistas. Click here for a downloadable map of the ski trail.
Turtle Creek Greenway Recreation Area MAP IT!
Milwaukee Road, Beloit
608-364-2929
Turtle Creek winds it way through this recreation area, offering opportunities for fishing, hiking and cross county skiing. A trail meanders throughout the area offering frequent sightings of wildlife, wild flowers and water fowl. During winter take advantage of the groomed cross country ski trails offering five different loops varying in length from 4/10 to 1.5 miles. Click here for a downloadable map of the trails.
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| Pearl Lake |
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Experience a Midwest lake resort like no other. Pearl Lake, renowned for its startling clarity and depth, hosts dive masters and those just learning to scuba dive throughout the long summer season. Depths of up to 85 feet ensure clear viewing of underwater objects and freshwater habitat. Pearl Lake’s natural gentle slope also boasts one of the Midwest’s largest and best kept beaches for swimming and summer fun, including a large deck with beach bar and music on weekends. Pearl Lake Supper Club, open weekends April through October, occupies an all-glass building overlooking the lake...a perfect place to unwind after a day’s dive or swim.
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Boating in Beloit |
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Rock River offers opportunities for fishing, skiing or a leisurely boat ride along its scenic banks. After a day of boating, wet your whistle or sample some tasting offerings dockside at The Rock restaurant and bar. The Rock’s famous fish fry and hamburgers, dockside Tiki Bar and sand volleyball courts are a just a few reasons boaters have made this one of their favorite river stops. A sandbar north of Beloit offers a popular stop along the river, where boaters gather on a hot summer day for socializing, playing a game of frisbee or just relaxing. Put your boat in at one of the several convenient launches located in or near Beloit.
BOAT LAUNCHES
 Wooton Park MAP IT!
4th Street, West side of Henry Avenue Bridge, Beloit, 608-364-2929
Fee charged
Armstrong Eddy Park MAP IT!
Highway 51, North of Henry Avenue Bridge, Beloit, 608-364-2981
Fee charged
Preservation Park MAP IT!
Highway 51, 3 Miles North of Beloit 3444 Riverside Drive Beloit
608-364-2981, Fee charged
Happy Hollow Park MAP IT!
1731 Happy Hollow Road, Beloit
608-757-5451, Fee charged
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| Canoeing, Kayaking and Tubing |
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The Beloit area offers over 30 miles of navigable waterways! Choose to paddle down the Rock River or Turtle Creek. The Turtle Creek meanders right through the Beloit, offering nature lovers an opportunity to  see the quieter side of the city. A lazy afternoon of tubing is also a favorite summer pastime on the creek. Note: during low water times portions of the creek are not entirely navigable, requiring very short portages.
The Rock River flows along gently through Beloit offering scenic kayaking and canoing opportunities and a new canoe & kayak launch in Beloit's downtown offers an excellent place to access a quiet & wooded portion of the Rock River as it heads into Illinois.
Beloit Waterway Trails Maps
The John Rose Canoe & Kayak Launch MAP IT! 
Rock River access - Located in downtown Beloit on the Rock River
(located in parking lot in back of Chester Square)
Sweet Allyn Park MAP IT!
7149 S. County Trunk Hwy. J
Turtle Creek Access - located just outside Beloit in Shopiere.
Schollmeyer Park MAP IT!
2767 East Trail Drive, Beloit
608-757-5451
Turtle Creek Access - put in and take out point
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Scuba Diving |
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Pearl Lake, renowned for its startling clarity and depth, hosts dive masters and those just learning to scuba dive throughout the long summer season. Depths of up to 85 feet ensure clear viewing of underwater objects and freshwater habitat.
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| Beloit, Wisconsin Fishing Hot Spots |
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ROCK RIVER FISHING HOT SPOTS
The scenic Rock River winds its way through Beloit from its source at Horicon Marsh. Some of the species of the Rock River include Channel Catfish, Black Bullheads, Smallmouth Bass, and Carp with the occasional Walleye, Northern Pike and Panfish. Local fishermen may have their own special place to wet their line, but there are a few public areas to try your luck along the river.
Riverside Park MAP IT!
Riverside Drive, Beloit
608-364-2929
Armstrong Eddy Park MAP IT!
Fishing Pier Highway 51
North of Henry Avenue Bridge, Beloit
608-364-2980
Wood Family Fishing Bridge MAP IT!
South of the Portland Avenue Bridge, Beloit
608-364-2929
A civic donation of the Wood Family, the fishing bridge was designed by artist Siah Armajani. The modern structure rests on top of an old railroad trestle, which served Beloit’s industries from 1926 to 1986. The handicap accessible Fishing Bridge boasts an aluminum shell replica of a Fairbanks-Morse locomotive engine.
TURTLE CREEK FISHING HOT SPOTS
The Turtle Creek empties into the Rock River in Beloit from its source, the Turtle Lake in Walworth County. The Turtle Creek is home to such species as Walleye, Catfish, Northern Pike, Smallmouth Bass, and Panfish.
Sweet Allyn Park MAP IT!
7149 County Trunk Hwy. J, Beloit
Schollmeyer Park MAP IT!
2767 East Trail Drive, Beloit
608-757-5451
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Swimming In Beloit, Wisconsin |
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Krueger Municipal Swimming Pool, Krueger Park
1611 Hackett Street, Beloit MAP IT!
608-364-2877
Cool off at this in the summer at this facility featuring a large main pool, diving pool and a “sprayground” area featuring interactive amenities and spray attractions. Fee charged.
Pearl Lake’s natural gentle slope boasts one of the Midwest’s largest and best kept beaches for swimming and summer fun, including a large deck with beach bar and music on weekends.
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| Sledding In Beloit, Wisconsin |
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We love winter in Beloit and there's no better way to enjoy fresh snow than whizzing down one of our sledding hills.
Leeson Park, Milwaukee Road, Beloit MAP IT!
608-364-2929
A great hill for the younger set and those that appreciate a less steep walk back up the hill.
Krueger Park (Hospital Hill) Beloit MAP IT!
Olympian Boulevard & Elm Street, Beloit
This hill offers a bit steeper slope and a bit more challenge for older youth.
Cunningham Elementary School Hill
Another great hill for the younger set and those that appreciate a less steep walk back up the hill. The hill is located South of Cunningham School.
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Ice Skating |
Edwards Ice Arena MAP IT!
Telfer Park
Take whirl on the ice at this refrigerated rink open October through March. Home of the Beloit Youth Hockey Association, Beloit Memorial hockey games, public skating, lessons, and special events. Weather permitting, an outside rink is also flooded and maintained. The City of Beloit offers open skate hours and special skate nights with a DJ throughout the winter season.
Riverside Park Lagoon MAP IT!
Riverside Drive, Beloit
608-364-2929, Outside, weather permitting.
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| Roller Skating, Rollerblading & Biking |
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 Beloit River Walk MAP IT!
Riverside Drive, Beloit
608-364-2929Enjoy the sights along the river on this 3.5 mile paved recreation path.
Skatin’ Station MAP IT!
1230 E. Inman Parkway, Beloit
608-365-2666
Fee charged
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Skateboarding |
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2101 Cranston Road, Beloit
608-364-2890
If fakie, ollie, half-pipe and grind are part of your vocabulary, then you’ll want to come catch some air at Beloit’s new Skate Park. Its unique hybrid design contains both modular ramps elements for “transition” skaters and concrete stairs and metal rails for “street” skaters. Public facility, no fee charged
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| Trails |
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Big Hill Park MAP IT!
Afton Road & Big Hill Road, Beloit
608-364-2929
Hiking, Cross County Ski Trails
Turtle Creek Greenway Recreation Area
Milwaukee Road, Beloit
608-364-2929
Hiking, Groomed Cross Country Ski Trails
Beloit River Walk MAP IT!
Riverside Drive, Beloit
608-364-2929
This 3.5-mile paved walking and biking trail encompasses the Rock River within the City of Beloit.
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Golfing |
Krueger Municipal Golf Course Krueger Park MAP IT!
1611 Hackett Street, Beloit
608-362-6503
18 hole, 70 par, 6,103-yard course
Be sure to stop in at the clubhouse after your round for one of the best burgers in town!
Turtle Greens Golf Course MAP IT!
7901 S. Schroeder Road, Beloit
608-676-4334
9 hole, 34 par, 2,400-yard course
Country Club of Beloit – private club MAP IT!
2327 Riverside Drive, Beloit
608-364-9011
18 hole, 71 par, 6,656-yard course
More golfing just minutes away…
Glen Erin Golf Club MAP IT!
www.gleneringolf.com
1417 W. Airport Rd., Janesville
608-741-1100
18 hole, 71 par, 6806 yds.
Featuring the Cursing Stone Pub, a full service restaurant and pub.
Macktown Golf Course MAP IT!
2221 Freeport Road, Rockton, IL
815-624-7410
18 hole, 71 par, 5,770-yard course
Red Barn Golf Course MAP IT!
829 Blackhawk Blvd., Rockton, IL
815-624-8037
9 hole, 28 par, 1,568-yard course
Sugar River Greens Golf Course MAP IT!
7330 Yale Bridge Road, Rockton, IL
815-629-2227
The Ledges Golf Course MAP IT!
7111 McCurry Road, Roscoe, IL
815- 389-0979
18 hole, 71 par, 6,740-yard course
Barwood Golf Course MAP IT!
11369 N. Main Road, Rockton, IL
815-624-2280
9 hole, 31 par, 1,938-yard course
Atwood Homestead Golf Course MAP IT!
8990 Old River Road, Rockford, IL
815-623-2411
18 hole, 72 par, 7,470-yard course
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| Disc Golf |
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Dr. George W. Hilliard Park MAP IT!
Athletic Avenue & Hancock Street, Beloit
608-364-2929
9 hole public course
Here’s your chance to play golf in a whole new way. Disc golf is played much like traditional golf but instead of a ball and club, players use a flying disc or Frisbee®. The course is located at a 6.6 acre park that features some of the largest trees found in Beloit.
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Beloit Horseshoe Club |
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2605 Haborn Drive, Beloit MAP IT!
608-879-2304
www.teamworldhorseshoe.com
The Beloit Horseshoe Club brings some of the world's best ringer-tossers in the world to Beloit each May for Team World Championships. The club also hosts a number of events every week on their 13 outdoor courts and 6 sets of indoor pitching pits. The Wisconsin Horseshoe Pitchers' Hall of Fame is located at this facility.
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| Equestrian Facilities |
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Ledges Equestrian Facilities
815-623-2700 (Show Office)
Located a few minutes from Beloit in Roscoe, Illinois, Ledges boasts a spacious, heated 72,000 square foot indoor facility, and 4 outdoor arenas. Numerous equestrian shows and hunter jumper shows are held throughout the year.
Stone Ledge Farm, Inc.
815-389-4220
Stone Ledge Farm is a equestrian training and boarding facility set upon 35 acres featuring an indoor, heated 70'x140' arena. They offer riding lessons for all ages and horse boarding. Stone Ledge Farms boasts of regional, national and world champion horses. Day Camps are held during Winter & Spring Breaks and in the summer.
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Baseball & Softball |
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Beloit loves baseball! Whether it's Beloit Snappers Minor League, girls fast pitch, American Legion Baseball or watching the youngsters tear around the bases at the Sports Complex--we have it all in Beloit!
Stateline Sports Complex
3303 Prairie Avenue, Beloit MAP IT!
608-365-2261
Come on out and watch a ball game! This new complex, which is operated by the Beloit YMCA, features 4 baseball diamonds, 8 softball diamonds, and soccer and football fields. Concession stand offers the usual ballpark favorites. They host tournaments throughout the summer at the complex.
The Bat Cave Batting Cages
608-362-3489
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| Bowling |
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Bowl Aire Lanes – 32 lanes MAP IT! 
2547 Park Avenue, Beloit
608-365-5331
Diamond Lanes – 16 lanes MAP IT!
1218 Cranston Road, Beloit
608-362-9166
Viking Lanes – 24 lanes MAP IT!
210 Oak Grove Ave, South Beloit, IL
815-389-2238
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Soaring |
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Sylvania Soaring MAP IT!
4046 East State Highway 67, Beloit
262-210-2835
For the ultimate adventure, experience the thrill of powerless flight in a sailplane. The experience is unparalleled and the view is spectacular at 3000 feet. Rides or instruction are available.
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| Flight Instruction and Airplane Rides |
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Wisconsin Aviation Academy MAP IT!
1130 W. Enterprise Dr, Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport
608-373-0904
Beloit area youth soar with Wisconsin Aviation Academy’s free aviation education and flight training. The academy’s goal is to introduce as many students as possible to the exciting world of aviation. Adult flight instruction, plane rental and excursion rides are also available. Call for more information.
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Beloit, Wisconsin Camping |
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Three beautiful public camping facilities are available less than 20 minutes from Beloit.
Hononegah Campground – 7 miles from Beloit MAP IT!
80 Hononegah Rd. Rockton, IL
Sugar River Campground – 8 miles from Beloit MAP IT!
10127 Forest Preserve Rd, Shirland, IL
815-877-6100
www.wcfpd.org
100 tent sites, some electric & water hookups, canoing, equestrian trail system, dump station
Rock Cut State Park – Illinois – 17 miles from Beloit MAP IT!
7318 Harlem Rd, Caledonia, IL
815-885-3311
272 Sites, electrical hookups, dump station, 2 lakes, fishing, swimming
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| Birding in Beloit |
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 Take a walk on the wild side of Beloit! Beloit is for the birds! With the Rock River slicing through the middle of Beloit and Turtle Creek meandering through the heart of our community, spotting wildlife is not hard to do in Beloit. Watch an eagle nesting along the shores of the Rock River, or a Great White Egret perched on a tree along the river. Walk along the trails in the Turtle Creek Greenway and you’ll soon see a heron searching for food in Turtle Creek, or a Kingfisher on the wing.
Bird lovers from all over the country flocked to Beloit in 2007 to see a rare hummingbird, Click here to download our Birding in Beloit Guide and find out more.
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Poetry Garden |
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 Located at the corner of College and Bushnell Streets, the Beloit Poetry Garden is a focal point for the college and local communities. It was created as work of art commissioned for the Lannan Foundation in Los Angeles in 1992; when the foundation moved into a new location, it was dismantled. In 1999, elements of the original garden were installed on the grounds of Beloit College under the guidance of the artist, Siah Armajani. The Beloit Poetry Garden consists of a series of benches, ceramic pots, wooden tables, and steel gates interspersed among greenery and floral plantings. It is a popular venue for performances, presentations, class meetings, and quiet relaxation.
Beloit College MAP IT!
Bushnell & College streets
Beloit, WI
Free Admission
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| Geocaching in Beloit |
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Geocaching is a high-tech version of ‘hide & seek”, where participants obtain exact GPS coordinates that lead them to a “cache”, usually a container that holds trinkets and a visit logbook. It’s really not about what’s inside the cache that makes it fun, it’s about the joy of the hunt! Catch the new global craze and step into an adventure in geocaching in Beloit!
We've even hidden some caches in Beloit for you to find. Click here to download our Geocaching in Beloit brochure.
Visit www.geocaching.com for more information about geocaching and to learn geocaching “etiquette”. While you're there you can also find coordinates for more fun caches hidden by other folks in the Beloit area-there’s over 80 of them!
Contact to@visitbeloit.com for more information about Geocaching in Beloit.
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