Milwaukee County’s goal is to enrich your life by providing essential services that meet your needs and those of your family, neighbors, co-workers and friends.
We enhance the quality of life in Milwaukee County through great public service.
Milwaukee County is home to over 950,000 people living in one of 19 communities, which range in size from the City of Milwaukee, with 595,000 residents, to the Village of River Hills, with roughly 1,600 residents.
Still a manufacturing stronghold, the region features 16 Fortune 1000 companies and thousands of others in the financial services, medical device, hospitality and retailing industries.
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Get help with COVID-19: Apply for energy assistance, rent or mortgage assistance and learn more about Milwaukee County’s ongoing response.
The Milwaukee Urban Water Trail is a route for canoes, kayaks, and other small non-motorized boats on the “urban” portions of Milwaukee's three rivers - Milwaukee River, Menomonee River, and Kinnickinnic River. The Water Trail has several access points in Milwaukee County Parks.
For water trail updates, information on water conditions, and advisories, visit the FMR website at: www.mkeriverkeeper.org. To report hazards or obstructions on the rivers, call FMR at (414) 287-0207.
Designated Access Sites
Download the Urban Water Trail Map
9480 W. Watertown Plank Road Wauwatosa, WI 53226 (414) 257-PARK (7275)