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Wilson Park's Picnic Area 6A, featuring the gazebo

Get Ready for Picnic Season: May 15 through Oct. 15

Reserve Your Picnic Area Online Now

OR Reserve by Phone: Call the Public Services Office, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at (414) 257-8005

 

Picnic tables at Kern Park

Open-Area Picnic Spots

A Picnic Shelter at Doctors Park Picnic Area 1 - on a sunny day, picnic tables are under the shelter's overhang, and additional shade is offered by an adjacent tree.

Picnic Areas with Shelters

Find a Picnic Site

Sites are classified as Reservable OR First-Come, First-Served

Notes:

  • Park Location links to the park map
  • Site Area links to Details & Booking
  • 2025 Rental Rates includes tax. School/501(c)3 groups, call 414-257-8005 for rates

Park Location

Site Area /
Max Capacity

2025 Rental Rates

Alcott
3751 S. 97th St., Milwaukee, WI 53228
 

Area 1
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Algonquin
7850 N. 51st St., Brown Deer, WI 53223

Area 1
50 max
Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Brown Deer
7835 N. Green Bay Road, Milwaukee, WI 53209

 

Area 2
100 max

Weekday: $174
Saturday or Sunday: $196

Area 3
100 max

Weekday: $174
Saturday or Sunday: $196

Area 4
100 max

Weekday: $174
Saturday or Sunday: $196

Area 5
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Area 6
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Area 7
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Area 8
100 max

Amplified Sound Request:
call (414) 257-8005

Weekday: $174
Saturday or Sunday: $196

Cannon
303 N. 95th St., Milwaukee, WI 53226

Area 1
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Carver
911 W. Brown St., Milwaukee, WI 53205

Area 2 Shelter
75 max

View the Rental Sheet

Weekday: $195
Saturday or Sunday: $235

Cooper
8701 W. Chambers St., Milwaukee, WI 53222

Area 1
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Cudahy
3000 E. Ramsey Ave., Cudahy, WI 53110

Area 1
50 max

Not Reservable
Free on first-come, first-served basis

Cupertino
2000 E. Iron St., Milwaukee, WI 53207

Area 1
50 max

Not Reservable
Free on first-come, first-served basis

Dineen
6901 W. Vienna St., Milwaukee, WI 53216

Area 1
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Doctor's
1870 E. Fox Lane, Fox Point, WI 53217

Area 1 Shelter
100 max

View the Rental Sheet

Weekday: $220
Saturday or Sunday: $260

Area 2
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Area 3
50 max

Not Reservable
Free on first-come, first-served basis

Dretzka
12020 W. Bradley Road, Milwaukee, WI 53224

Area 1
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Area 2
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Estabrook
4400 N. Estabrook Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53211

 

Area 2
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Area 5
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Area 6
100 max

Weekday: $174
Saturday or Sunday: $196

Area 7
100 max

Weekday: $174
Saturday or Sunday: $196

Area 8
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Froemming
8801 S. 51st St., Franklin, WI 53132

Area 1 Shelter
75 max

View the Rental Sheet

Amplified Sound Request:
call (414) 257-8005

Weekday: $195
Saturday or Sunday: $235

Gordon
2828 N. Humboldt Blvd., Milwaukee, WI 53212

Area 1 Shelter
75 max

View the Rental Sheet

Weekday: $195
Saturday or Sunday: $235

Grant
100 E. Hawthorne Ave., South Milwaukee, WI 53172

Area 3
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Area 4 Shelter
100 max

View the Rental Sheet

Weekday: $220
Saturday or Sunday: $260

Area 5
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Area 5A Shelter
125 max

View the Rental Sheet

Weekday: $246
Saturday or Sunday: $285

Area 6
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Area 7 Shelter
125 max

View the Rental Sheet

Weekday: $246
Saturday or Sunday: $285

Area 8
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Greene
4235 S. Lipton Ave., St. Francis, WI 53235

 

Area 1
50 max

Not Reservable
Free on first-come, first-served basis

Area 2
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Greenfield
2028 S. 124th St., West Allis, WI 53227

Area 1
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Area 2
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Area 3A Shelter
125 max

View the Rental Sheet

Weekday: $246
Saturday or Sunday: $285

Area 3B
100 max

Weekday: $174
Saturday or Sunday: $196

Area 4
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Area 5 Shelter
125 max

View the Rental Sheet

Amplified Sound Request:
call (414) 257-8005

Weekday: $246
Saturday or Sunday: $285

Area 6
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Hales Corners
5765 S. New Berlin Road, Hales Corners, WI 53130

Area 2
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Area 3
50 max

Not Reservable
Free on first-come, first-served basis

Holler
5151 S. Sixth St., Milwaukee, WI 53221

Area 2
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Hoyt
1800 Swan Blvd., Wauwatosa, WI 53226

 

Area 1
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Area 2
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Area 3
50max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Area 4
100 max

Weekday: $174
Saturday or Sunday: $196

Humboldt
3000 S. Howell Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53207

 

Area 1
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Area 2
50 max

Not Reservable
Free on first-come, first-served basis

Area 3
100 max

Weekday: $174
Saturday or Sunday: $196

Area 4
100 max

Weekday: $174
Saturday or Sunday: $196

Area 5
100 max

Weekday: $174
Saturday or Sunday: $196

Jackson
3500 W. Forest Home Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53215

 

Area 1
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Area 2 Shelter
125 max

View the Rental Sheet 

Weekday: $246
Saturday or Sunday: $285

Area 3
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Area 4
100 max

Weekday: $174
Saturday or Sunday: $196

Area 5
100 max

Weekday: $174
Saturday or Sunday: $196

Area 8
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Area 9
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Area 10
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Jacobus
6501 W. Hillside Lane, Wauwatosa, WI 53213

 

Area 1
50 max

Not Reservable
Free on first-come, first-served basis

Area 2
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Area 3
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

James W. Beckum
900 W. Brown St., Milwaukee, WI 53205 

Area 1
100 max
Weekday: $174
Saturday or Sunday: $196

Clarence & Cleopatra Johnson
1919 W. Fond du Lac Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53205

Area 1 Shelter
100 max

View the Rental Sheet

Weekday: $220
Saturday or Sunday: $260

Kern
3614 N. Humboldt Blvd., Milwaukee, WI 53212

Area 1
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Area 2
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Area 3 Shelter
100 max

View the Rental Sheet 

Weekday: $220
Saturday or Sunday: $260

Kletzsch
6560 N. Milwaukee River Parkway, Glendale, WI 53209

 

Area 1
100 max

Weekday: $174
Saturday or Sunday: $196

Area 2
100 max

Weekday: $174
Saturday or Sunday: $196

Area 3
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Area 4
50 max

Not Reservable
Free on first-come, first-served basis

Area 5
100 max

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Weekday: $174
Saturday or Sunday: $196

Area 7
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Area 8 Shelter
75 max

View the Rental Sheet

Weekday: $195
Saturday or Sunday: $235

Kosciuszko
2201 S. Seventh St., Milwaukee, WI 53215

Area 1
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Area 2
50 max

Not Reservable
Free on first-come, first-served basis

Kulwicki
10777 W. Coldspring Road, Greenfield, WI 53228

Area 1
Operated by the City of Greenfield

Visit the Greenfield website for rental information

La Follette
9418 W. Washington St., West Allis, WI 53214

 

Area 1
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Area 2
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Area 3
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Lake
3233 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI 53211

 

Area 1
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Area 2
100 max

Weekday: $174
Saturday or Sunday: $196

Area 3
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Area 4
100 max

Weekday: $174
Saturday or Sunday: $196

Area 5
100 max

Weekday: $174
Saturday or Sunday: $196

Area 6
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Lincoln
1301 W. Hampton Ave., Glendale, WI 53209

Area 1 Shelter
125 max

View the Rental Sheet

Weekday: $246
Saturday or Sunday: $285

Area 2
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Area 3
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Area 4
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Area 5
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Area 6
50 max

Not Reservable
Free on first-come, first-served basis

Lindsay
4360 N. 87th St., Milwaukee, WI 53222

Area 1
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Madison
9800 W. Glendale Ave., Wauwatosa, WI 53225

Area 1
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

McCarty
8214 W. Cleveland Ave., West Allis, WI 53219

 

 

Area 1
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Area 2
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Area 3
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

McGovern
5400 N. 51st Blvd., Milwaukee, WI 53218

 

Area 1
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Area 2
50 max

Not Reservable
Free on first-come, first-served basis

Area 3 Shelter
75 max

View the Rental Sheet

Weekday: $195
Saturday or Sunday: $235

Area 4 Shelter
100 max

View the Rental Sheet

Weekday: $220
Saturday or Sunday: $260

Area 5
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Mitchell
524 S. Layton Blvd., Milwaukee, WI 53215

 Area 1
100 max

Weekday: $174
Saturday or Sunday: $196

Area 2
50 max

Not Reservable
Free on first-come, first-served basis

Mitchell Boulevard
5115 W. Bluemound Road, Milwaukee, WI 53208

 Area 1 Shelter
75 max

View the Rental Sheet

Weekday: $195
Saturday or Sunday: $235

Pulaski-Cudahy
5400 S. Swift Ave., Cudahy, WI 53110

 

Area 1
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Area 2
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Rainbow
700 S. 119th St., West Allis 53214

Area 1
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Root River Parkway
South 92nd Street & West College Avenue

Area 2 Shelter
125 max

View the Rental Sheet

 Weekday: $246
Saturday or Sunday: $285

Root River Parkway
South 92nd St. & West Forest Home Avenue

Area 3 Shelter
125 max

View the Rental Sheet

Weekday: $246
Saturday or Sunday: $285

Sheridan
4800 S. Lake Drive, Cudahy, WI 53110

Area 2
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Area 3
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Area 4
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Area 5
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Sherman
3000 N. Sherman Blvd., Milwaukee, WI 53210

Area 1
50 max

Not Reservable
Free on first-come, first-served basis

Area 2
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Smith
5462 N. 33rd St., Milwaukee, WI 53209

Area 1
50 max

Not Reservable
Free on first-come, first-served basis

Area 2
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

South Shore
2900 S. Shore Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53207

Area 1
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Area 2
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Vogel
8601 W. Lancaster Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53225

Area 1
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Washington
1859 N. 40th St., Milwaukee, WI 53208

Area 2
100 max

Weekday: $174
Saturday or Sunday: $196

Area 3 Shelter
75 max

View the Rental Sheet

Weekday: $195
Saturday or Sunday: $235

Area 5
100 max

Weekday: $174
Saturday or Sunday: $196

Area 7
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Area 8
50 max

Not Reservable
Free on first-come, first-served basis

Area 9
50 max

Not Reservable
Free on first-come, first-served basis

Area 10
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

West Milwaukee
5000 W. Burnham St., West Milwaukee, WI 53219

Area 1
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99
Area 2
50 max
Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Whitnall
5879 S. 92nd St., Franklin, WI 53132

NOTE: For sites 1-4,
see Root River Parkway

 

Area 5
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Area 6
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Area 8 Shelter
125 max

View the Rental Sheet

Weekday: $246
Saturday or Sunday: $285

Wilson
1601 W. Howard Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53221

Area 1 Shelter
125 max

View the Rental Sheet

Weekday: $246
Saturday or Sunday: $285

Area 2
100 max

Weekday: $174
Saturday or Sunday: $196

Area 3
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Area 4
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Area 5
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Area 6A Gazebo
75 max

View the Rental Sheet

Weekday: $195
Saturday or Sunday: $235

Wilson Recreation Center
4001 S. 20th St., Milwaukee, WI 53221
 

Area 6
50 max

Amplified Sound Request:
call (414) 257-8005

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Area 8
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Wisconsin Avenue
10300 W. Wisconsin Ave., Wauwatosa, WI 53226

 

Area 1
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Area 2
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Zablocki
3717 W. Howard Ave., Greenfield, WI 53221

Area 1
50 max

Weekday: $87
Saturday or Sunday: $99

Area 2
50 max

Not Reservable
Free on first-come, first-served basis

 

No-Staking Rule: Staking is NOT allowed due to underground irrigation systems, power lines or other utility lines. Tents or other structures must be secured with sandbags or weights.

Park

Site

Capacity

Notes

Brown Deer 
7835 N. Green Bay Road, Milwaukee, WI 53209

Locate Picnic Areas on the Park Map

Read the Picnic Rental Rules & Regulations

Book Your Site Now!

 

Area 2

100 max

 

Area 3

100 max

 

Area 4

100 max

 

Area 5

50 max

 

Area 6

50 max

 

Area 7

100 max

 

Grant
100 E. Hawthorne Ave., South Milwaukee, WI 53172

Locate Picnic Areas on the Park Map

Read the Picnic Rental Rules & Regulations

Book Your Site Now!

Area 4

100 max

Shelter/ Limited Electricity

Area 5

50 max

 

Area 5A

100 max

Shelter/ Limited Electricity

Area 6

50 max

 

Area 7

100 max

Shelter/ Limited Electricity 

Greenfield 
2028 S. 124th St., West Allis, WI 53227

Locate Picnic Areas on the Park Map

Read the Picnic Rental Rules & Regulations

Book Your Site Now!

Area 1

50 max

 

Area 3A

100 max

Shelter/ Limited Electricity

Area 3B

100 max

 

Area 4

50 max

 

Area 5

100 max

Shelter/ Limited Electricity

Amplified music OK

Area 6

50 max

 

Lincoln 
1301 W. Hampton Ave., Glendale, WI 53209

Locate Picnic Areas on the Park Map

Read the Picnic Rental Rules & Regulations

Book Your Site Now!

Area 1

100 max

Shelter / Limited Electricity

Area 2

50 max

 

Area 3

50 max

 

Area 4

50 max

 

Area 5

50 max

 

Area 6

50 max

 

Washington
1859 N. 40th St., Milwaukee, WI 53208

Locate Picnic Areas on the Park Map

Read the Picnic Rental Rules & Regulations​​​​​​​

Book Your Site Now!

Area 2

100 max

 

Area 3

100 max

Shelter/No Electric

Area 5

100 max

 

Area 7

50 max

 

Area 8

50 max

 

Area 9

50 max

 

Area 10

50 max

 

 

Public Services Office

(414) 257-8005

Picnic Rental Rules & Regulations

 

How to Rent

Rent picnic areas, shelters and pavilions online or by calling the Public Services Office, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Book up to two years in advance when you book by phone.

  • You must give at least seven days notice for a reservation you make in person or by phone.
  • You must give at least 10 days notice for a reservation you make online.
  • You must pay in full to confirm your booking. Pay by MasterCard, American Express, Discover or Visa. If you pay in person, you may pay by cash or check.

Cancellations

To cancel your reservation, you must submit a cancellation request:

If the time stamp of your call or email is within 24 hours of your initial reservation, you will receive a full refund. If you cancel after 24 hours, you will pay a non-refundable $25 processing fee. If you cancel less than 30 days prior to the scheduled rental date, you will not be eligible for a refund.

  • Milwaukee County does not issue refunds due to unfavorable weather. 
  • The Parks Department does not reschedule rentals due to unfavorable weather. 

If you paid with cash or check and are due a refund, please allow 6 to 8 weeks for the Milwaukee County Treasurer to process a check and mail it to you.

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