Editing Oelwein, Iowa (section)

== Parks and recreation ==
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Recreational opportunities include public parks, campgrounds, children's playgrounds, and picnic areas. Canoeing, boating and swimming are available at City Park. A paved hiking/biking trail is being extended to connect all parks in town. Tennis courts, a skateboard rink, and softball diamonds are at Wings Park. One 9-hole golf course is available. A new ball field includes lighted fields for school games and will soon include soccer fields. In the winter, enjoy cross-country skiing, snowmobiling, and ice fishing.

Walter P. Chrysler Park<br>
Size: {{convert|2|acre|m2}}. Located at North Frederick and 2nd Street, originally two small parks referred to as "Twin Parks" or "Gazebo Park". Dedicated to [[Walter P. Chrysler]], who once resided in Oelwein, the part to the east offers a gazebo with picnic facilities, water fountain, flower gardens, and a planting of Thunderchild Flowering Crabapple Trees, received through an Arbor Day Challenge Grant and Oelwein Trees Forever. The second part holds the Korean and Vietnam Veterans Memorials, donated by the Robert McNamara family in 1998.

Orville Christophel Park<br>
Size: {{convert|1|acre|m2|adj=on}}. Located at 1st Avenue and 1st Street SW, this park is known as Orville Christophel Memorial or Log Cabin Park.  Most people believe it was [[Gustav Oelwein]] who built the cabin in the Orville Christophel Park, but he was not involved with the cabin. J.B Burch built the cabin in 1852 which still stands at the park today.  The park offers a historical monument from days of yore, picnic tables, benches, and parking for downtown shopping.

City Park<br>
Size: {{convert|69|acre|m2}}. Located on South Frederick, this park is frontage property to a {{convert|55|acre|m2|adj=on}} artificial lake named Lake Oelwein. Modern playground equipment was installed with the help of the Kids Playground Fund.

The park offers picnic shelters with tables, open play area, tennis court, sand volleyball, horseshoe courts, restroom facilities, a dog park, modern and primitive camping, and a dump station. The lake offers "no wake" boating.

The campground overlooks Lake Oelwein and provides public boating access. Facilities include 30 modern RV sites, primitive campsites, private shower facilities, and dump station.

Levin Park<br>
Size: {{convert|2|acre|m2}}. Located at 4th Avenue and 4½ Street SW, this park offers picnic tables, an open play field, and is bordered by a natural wooded environment. A bike/skateboard/walking trail accesses it on the west.

Platt's Park<br>
Size: {{convert|16|acre|m2}}. Located at 7th Street and 7th Avenue SE, this park offers {{convert|1.25|mi|km}} of footpaths, picnic shelters and tables, playground equipment, horseshoe court, restrooms, and a large playfield. This park is the home of a Gazebo and "Trail of Dreams" created by Oelwein Care Center. New playground equipment was installed with the help of the Kids Playground Fund.

Redgate Park<br>
Size: {{convert|24|acre|m2}}. Located on West Charles Street, this park offers a large wooded area, as well as picnic facilities, playground equipment, tennis court, horseshoe courts, restrooms and Bocce Ball courts. This park has new playground equipment installed by the Kids Playground Fund.

Reidy Park<br>
Size: {{convert|3|acre|m2}}. Located at 2nd Street and Hillside Drive SE, this park offers a basketball court, playground equipment, picnic facilities, new and improved tennis courts, and new playground equipment installed by the Kids Playground Fund.

Wings Park<br>
Size: {{convert|24|acre|m2}}. Located at 4th Street and 5th Avenue NE, Wings Park is the home of the Oelwein Family Aquatics Center. The park offers picnic shelters and tables, tennis courts, 3 softball fields, basketball court, horseshoe courts, restrooms, and playground equipment installed with the help of the Kids Playground Fund.

Great Western Park<br>
Newest park in town, on northwest side, is a wildlife preserve.