Have a Picnic

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

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
Dretzka 12020 W. Bradley Road, Milwaukee, WI 53224	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
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 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 "	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
Kosciuszko 2201 S. Seventh St., Milwaukee, WI 53215	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
Mitchell 524 S. Layton Blvd., Milwaukee, WI 53215	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
Pulaski-Cudahy 5400 S. Swift Ave., Cudahy, WI 53110	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
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 1 50 max	Not Reservable Free on first-come, first-served basis
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
South Shore 2900 S. Shore Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53207	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
Zablocki 3717 W. Howard Ave., Greenfield, WI 53221	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:

By email - [email protected]
By calling - (414) 257-8005

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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