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To promote and support parks and recreation programs, projects, facilities, and parks within Winterset through gifts and donations from individuals, organizations and private industry. 501(c)3

06/03/2026

Photos are starting to roll in for our Week 1 photo quest! Don't forget to submit all 4 challenge photos to be entered to win one of five $10 aquatics concessions cash gift cards!! You have until this Sunday to submit your pictures!

Winterset Parks and Recreation

05/31/2026

🌲 Week 1: Parks & Playgrounds

☀️📸 Week 1 is here – let the adventure begin!
Welcome to the 2026 Summer Parks Photo Quest with Friends of Winterset Parks and Recreation! We’re kicking things off by exploring some of the amazing parks right here in Winterset.

Grab your family, head outside, and complete this week’s challenges:
🛝 Go down a slide and snap an action shot
🌳 Swing as high as you can and capture the moment
🌿 Build something creative using sticks, rocks, or nature
🧺 Take a group photo on a picnic blanket

📲 How to participate:
Post your photos in the comments or tag Friends of Winterset Parks & Recreation by Sunday evening! Make sure your post is public so we can see it!

🌟 We’ll feature our favorite photos next week, AND give out five $10 gift cards for Aquatic Center concession cash! So get creative, be silly, and most importantly, HAVE FUN!

Winterset Parks and Recreation

05/29/2026

☀️📸 The 2026 Summer Explorer Passport is here! 🎉🌳

Get ready for a summer packed with adventure, creativity, and outdoor fun as families explore parks, trails, nature, and community spaces all across Winterset! 💚

Each week features brand-new photo challenges designed to get kids and families outside making memories together — plus chances to win fun prizes all summer long!

✨ Weekly photo themes
✨ Featured photos on Facebook
✨ Weekly prize drawings for pool concession cash
✨ Grand prize bike giveaway 🚲

Every completed week gives you another entry into our grand prize bike drawing!

📍 Download the passport now on our website or pick up a printed copy at Saturday’s Farmers Market!

Grab your camera, start exploring, and let the summer adventures begin! ☀️📷

Hosted by Friends of Winterset Parks & Recreation and Winterset Parks and Recreation

Download here: https://www.friendsofwintersetparks.org/summer-photo-quest

05/27/2026

The second grade class took a walk to several of our amazing parks yesterday! City Park is always a hit but we're so excited they were able to visit and snap a photo in front of our new mural at Carver Park! Love that City of Winterset has amazing and unique spaces for our kids to check out!

Winterset Parks and Recreation

05/26/2026

☀️📸 Something fun is coming to Winterset this summer… 📸☀️
Get ready for the 2026 Summer Parks Photo Quest, an 8-week, family-friendly adventure designed to get you outside, exploring, and making memories together! 🌿

Hosted by the Friends of Winterset Parks and Recreation, this FREE program will take you all across Winterset - from parks and trails to local favorites and hidden gems.

Each week, we’ll share simple photo challenges you can complete at your own pace, and you might even see your photos featured on our page! 📸✨

📅 Kicking off soon — stay tuned for details!
Tag a friend or family who should join you this summer 👇

Winterset Parks and Recreation

05/25/2026

🇺🇸 Happy Memorial Day 🇺🇸

Memorial Day always feels like the unofficial beginning of summer - flags lining our streets, neighbors catching up, kids playing outside a little later, and families gathering together. Today, as we enjoy these simple moments, we pause to remember and honor the brave men and women whose sacrifice made them possible.

From all of us at Friends of Winterset Parks and Recreation, we wish you a meaningful Memorial Day filled with gratitude, community, and time spent with the people you love. ❤️🤍💙

05/23/2026

Wow you all, we did it!! What a great morning honoring this park and our new public mural! Thank you so much to everyone who showed up to enjoy and celebrate this moment with us. And thank you to each and every donor and supporter of this project. We couldn't have done it without you! Thank you for helping us shine a light on this important space!

Thank you to our donors:
Ben & Ellen Wade
Carol Liechty
Chris & Laura Bertelson
Farmers & Merchants State Bank
Flander Rosien Law Firm
Friends of Winterset Parks & Recreation
Jessica Amelia
Kaysen Family Farms
Knights of Columbus
Linda Kaysen
Jim & Linda Griffith Smith
Madison County Foundation for Community Arts
Marianne Fons
Mark & Kayla Hawkins
Nancy Trask
Paxton Williams
PJC Investments
Sky Smothers
Sydney Conrad-Cook
Union State Bank
Wendy Kaysen
Winterset Lions
Winterset Optimist Club
Winterset Parks and Recreation
Rotary Club of Winterset

05/22/2026

Tomorrow is the day!! We hope you can join us in the morning at 10 am in George Washington Carver Park to rededicate the park, acknowledge our sponsors, and unveil the new mural by Christine Hilbert! There will be a short program, and pastries and coffee from Petite Cafe. Should be a beautiful morning celebrating this updated space and its important legacy!

Winterset Parks and Recreation
City of Winterset
Madison County Chamber of Commerce
Madison County Foundation for Community Arts
Madison County Historic Preservation Commission

Address

124 W Court Avenue
Winterset, IA
50273

Telephone

+15154623258

Website

https://www.friendsofwintersetparks.org/

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