Parks & Recreation
The Akron Parks and Recreation Department offers a wide variety of facilities and activities for your enjoyment. These facilities include community parks, historical sites, walking trails, sports venues and much more.
Akron Parks & Recreation Offers
- Gazebo for Rent
- 3 Shelter Houses
- 3 Parks
- Loess Hills Information Shelter
- 3 Sports Venues
- Tennis Court
- Basketball Court
- Horse Shoe Pit
- Camping
- Golf Course
- Swimming Pool
The Gazebo was constructed in 1997 with memorial funds from the Ed and Alice Willer estate.
Parks and Trails
Parks
Akron City Park
Children’s Park
Lefty Swift Park
Trails
Over Nine Miles of Walking Trails
Along the Big Sioux River
Around the Dunham Prairie
Through the Higman Wetlands on the Iowa Side of the River
Through the Appley/Von Hagel Public Access Area on the South Dakota Side of the River
By the School and Through Town
Boating & Canoeing
Popular on the Big Sioux River
Iowa or South Dakota fishing permits are required
Discharge of firearms in these areas and motor vehicles on the trails are prohibited
Fish Found in the Big Sioux
Catfish
Bullhead
Sunfish
Carp
Gar
Sturgeon
Paddlefish
Sauger
Walleye