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    McKinley Park

    4.3 (20 reviews)

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    Alexis B.

    While walking along Oak Leaf Trail, we happened upon McKinley Park. It's a beautiful waterfront park, with a small beach area, benches facing the Lake, and some great views! Definitely not the hot spot that nearby Bradford Beach is, but that's part of its charm. Milwaukee's parks are really impressive, and McKinley Park is a great one! Definitely a great place for reading a book in the sand (at least that's what I want to do there)!

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    Dhaval V.

    McKinley Park and adjoining Marina are a great place to hang out, get a walk in, enjoy the views or just people watch. Ample parking at the Marina's public parking lot and clean public restrooms. The walking path can get a bit busy what with pedestrians, pedestrians looking at their phone, bicyclists, rollerbladers and electric scooter drivers all competing for the same space. So watch out for that. Otherwise, a beautiful place to enjoy the views.

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    Lisa A.

    Poor McKinley Park (beach). It's the sometimes forgotten middle child sandwiched in between its more mature and stately neighbor, Veterans Park to the south and the wild younger Bradford Beach and its tiki bar-ing, volleyball playin' crowd to the north. It still has it's charms though, and it's usually less crowded than Bradford for sunbathing and swimming. There's jet ski rentals, a playground, nice grassy open spaces, and tennis courts on the west side of Lincoln Memorial Drive. On second thought, McKinley got the Marina and the yacht's, so maybe life is fair after all.

    Bruce K.

    Sandy beach, parking, great view of the lake and if you squint, you can see the Art Museum and of course the US Bank tower. There's even a custard and burger vendor here! What more needs to be said?

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    Lovely park on Milwaukee's lakefront. Be sure to check out the area where you can walk out by the marina, it's a gorgeous view!

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    Lake Park

    Lake Park

    4.7(36 reviews)
    1.3 miEast Side

    For Mother's Day, we decided to skip the big fancy brunch, and instead grab coffees and pastries to…read morebring on a walk. It's been quite some time since we've visited Lake Park, but I absolutely love it here! We were actually kicking ourselves that we don't come here more often to enjoy nature, as it really is beautiful in all seasons. There is no shortage of trails, short or long, that wind through the park and dip down into the ravines. This includes stairs and some rockier walk ways that lead out to the lakefront. If you prefer to stay on the flat road, you can enjoy the well-paved paths by foot or by bike. We had our stroller along and were able to push it throughout. You'll pass by a golf course, the fancy Lake Park Bistro restaurant, lawn bowling greens, statues, and even the infamous Milwaukee light house. Looking forward to the summertime in hopes that the weekly concert series returns to this park, in addition to the traveling beer garden. My son should be walking soon enough, so we'll no doubt return to let him run free and get some fresh air, while we enjoy views of the lake!

    Lake Park is one of my favorite running and wall spots. It's so beautiful and peaceful with easy…read moreaccess to the beach. I like getting there early in the morning to see the sun rise over the lake. There's so much history to this location. I loved learning more from the Wisconsin Historical Society about how the park was designed and constructed. It's a really cool spot for everyone: runners, walkers, people with dogs or kids, everyone! Enjoy!

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    Kayla's Playground

    4.8(12 reviews)
    12.2 mi

    What an amazing playground to have nearby. There is something for little ones of all ages. So much…read moreattention to detail went into designing this space. There are multiple ares for kids to climb--a climbing wall, a climbing tree, ropes, monkey bars, etc. the swings are also inclusive for people of all abilities and there are 2 separate swingsets. I loved the slide structures as they provided shade on an exceptionally hot day. Things to make note of: no food or drinks are allowed in the playground. There are plenty of tables outside for you to eat, but they are not shaded so it could get particularly hot. Plan accordingly. There are bathrooms which is really nice.

    This is the first time we've ever been to Kayla's playground, and we were an absolute awe!…read more Not only does it seem super well maintained, everyone there was so pleasant getting along great and it has so much diversity in terms of all the different playground equipment that's there. I was so happy to see that they also have very options for kids of all different spaces, sizes and needs including a specialized swing for those in wheelchairs. My twin toddlers absolutely loved the play place. They explored both sides even though one side is for a little bit younger and one side is for a little bit olderis older. They really like the slides and the more advanced side. But, they've never seen the old school spring riders before and the kiddie side had two! They got a kick out of that and it made me feel nostalgic. We will definitely return to this playground again and again and again. The kids loved it and other than ONE entryway, the entire playground is enclosed which also helps to give piece of mind while you're watching your littles.

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