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

Picnic Sites & Reservations

May 15 through Oct. 15

Reserve your picnic area with the purchase of a permit. Some picnic areas are available on a first-come, first-served basis and cannot be reserved in advance. We require at least two-weeks notice and payment in full (MasterCard, VISA, Discover, American Express) to confirm your booking. Book up to two years in advance when you book by phone. We do not take reservations for the Fourth of July - on this holiday, you may enjoy picnic sites on a first-come, first-served basis.

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Open-Area Picnic Spots

Picnic tables at Kern Park

Picnic Areas with Shelters

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.

Non-Reservable Locations & FAQs

Maximum Capacity: 50 people

All free sites are first-come, first-served

The number of picnic tables / provided seating varies by location.

No alcoholic beverages allowed. To bring alcoholic beverages into the park, you must purchase a permit for a reservable picnic area.

Alcott - Near playground
Back Bay
Center Street
Chippewa
Cooper - South side of park
Cudahy - Area 1
Cupertino - Area 1
Doctor's - Area 3
Greene - Area 1
Hales Corners - Area 3
Harley - East side of park
Humboldt - Area 2
Jacobus - Area 1
Kletzsch - Area 4
Kosciuszko - Area 2
Lincoln - Area 6
McGovern - Area 2
Mitchell - Area 2
Nash
Pere Marquette
Sherman - Area 1
Smith - Area 1
Walker Square - Southeast corner of park
Washington - Areas 8 & 9
West Milwaukee - Near pickleball courts
Zablocki - Area 2
Zeidler Union Square

Reserveable Locations & FAQs

Site Area links to details & booking
Week day rates can range from $87 to $246
Weekend rates can range from $99 to $285
Rental Rates include tax. School/501(c)3 groups rates available.
Milwaukee County does not reschedule or issue rental refunds due to unfavorable weather.
We do not take reservations on July 4th. All sites are first-come, first served.

Reserve Your Picnic Area Online

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

To Cancel Your Reservation: complete the Rental Cancellation Request form or by call (414) 257-8005

Cancellations within 24 hours of your initial reservation receive a full refund.
Cancellations after 24 hours pay a $25 processing fee.
Cancellations less than 30 days prior to the scheduled rental date are non-refundable.

Park Map & Address	Site Area & Max Capacity	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	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	Weekday: $195 Saturday or Sunday: $235
Cooper 8701 W. Chambers St., Milwaukee, WI 53222	Area 1 50 max	Weekday: $87 Saturday or Sunday: $99
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	Weekday: $220 Saturday or Sunday: $260
	Area 2 50 max	Weekday: $87 Saturday or Sunday: $99
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	Weekday: $195 Saturday or Sunday: $235
Gordon 2828 N. Humboldt Blvd., Milwaukee, WI 53212	Area 1 Shelter 75 max	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	Weekday: $220 Saturday or Sunday: $260
	Area 5 50 max	Weekday: $87 Saturday or Sunday: $99
	Area 5A Shelter 125 max	Weekday: $246 Saturday or Sunday: $285
	Area 6 50 max	Weekday: $87 Saturday or Sunday: $99
	Area 7 Shelter 125 max	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 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	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	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
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 50 max	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 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	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 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	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	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 5 100 max	Weekday: $174 Saturday or Sunday: $196
	Area 7 50 max	Weekday: $87 Saturday or Sunday: $99
	Area 8 Shelter 75 max	Weekday: $195 Saturday or Sunday: $235
Kosciuszko 2201 S. Seventh St., Milwaukee, WI 53215	Area 1 50 max	Weekday: $87 Saturday or Sunday: $99
Kulwicki 10777 W. Coldspring Road, Greenfield, WI 53228	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	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
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 3 Shelter 75 max	Weekday: $195 Saturday or Sunday: $235
	Area 4 Shelter 100 max	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
Mitchell Boulevard 5115 W. Bluemound Road, Milwaukee, WI 53208	Area 1 Shelter 75 max	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 Area 2 South 92nd Street & West College Avenue	Area 2 Shelter 125 max	Weekday: $246 Saturday or Sunday: $285
Root River Parkway Area 3 South 92nd St. & West Forest Home Avenue	Area 3 Shelter 125 max	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 2 50 max	Weekday: $87 Saturday or Sunday: $99
Smith 5462 N. 33rd St., Milwaukee, WI 53209	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	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 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	Weekday: $246 Saturday or Sunday: $285
Wilson 1601 W. Howard Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53221	Area 1 Shelter 125 max	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	Weekday: $195 Saturday or Sunday: $235
Wilson Recreation Center 4001 S. 20th St., Milwaukee, WI 53221	Area 6 50 max	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

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