City of Hastings-Parks & Recreation Department

Parks and Facilities

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City Parks	Location	Size	Description
Alexander Park	7th & N. Lincoln	.5 Acres	This newly renovated corner lot park offers a fountain and newly landscaped trees and grass.
Brickyard Park	Woodland & D	27 Acres	Brickyard park offers a wide variety of possibilities with a large amphitheatre with bleacher and hillside seating, as well as many acres of landscaping and playground opportunities.
Carter Park	Chicago & E	3.5 Acres	Carter park is a softball field used by many area youth.
Chautauqua Park	5th & Barnes	24 Acres	One of the more historic parks in Hastings, this parks feature is the Chautauqua Pavilion located in the middle of many acres of playground equipment and beautiful landscaping. This parks also features a completely handicapped accessible playground structure.
Crosier Park	14th & California	7.5 Acres
Harms Park	South & Deleware	4 Acres	Harms park features a 2 youth baseball fields and a small playground area.
Heartwell Park	East Side & Hastings	16 Acres	Heartwell park has become a photo promotion for the City of Hastings because of its immense beauty. Over 5 city blocks of wonderfully landscaped lake and landscaping offers a great lounging place for anyone including the local duck population.
Highland Park	12th & Hastings	3 Acres	Located near the busy Burlington Hwy, Highland park does it's best to impress visitors and locals alike.
Lake Hastings	South Shore & US 281	68 Acres	Lake Hastings offers a wide variety of wet and dry recreational activities.
Libs Park	16th & Baltimore	29 Acres
Lincoln Park	Burlington & J	9 Acres	As a showcase to all southern visitors to Hastings, Lincoln park has lots of playground equipment and recreational options to offer all.
Oswego Park	6th & West Lawn	4.5 Acres	Situated in the center of Hastings, Oswego park offers 2 youth baseball/softball fields to area residents.
Prairie Ridge Park (Smith Softball Complex)		60 Acres	Located just of the Osborne Expressway on the north side of town, the park features one of the premiere softball complex's in the nation. Also home to the Nebraska Softball Hall of Fame, this park hosts many state and national tournaments on a yearly basis.
Rader Park	9th St Between 4th and 5th Avenue	1.5 Acres
Other Facilities
Duncan Field	South & Elm	7 Acres	An historic baseball complex offers that old school feel with new landscaping and beauty is also the home to local high school football in the fall months.
Hastings Aquacourt	2nd & Laird		Newly opened in 2004, the Hastings Aquacourt offers various slides, a wave pool, lazy river, and all the extras to make your aquatic experience an unforgettable one. Contact the office for information on admission and hours of operation.
City Auditorium	4th & Hastings		An historic building in downtown Hastings, this recently renovated auditorium is fantastic for weddings and other special events. Contact the office for rental information.