City Parks: Evans-Bosshard Park / Memorial Park 
Neighborhood Parks         Golf Course     Perch Lake    
Bicycle/Hiking/Roller Skating Trails     Beaver Creek Parkway     Cross Country Skiing

All Sparta parks are open to the public, resident and non-resident alike, but some properties, because of their smaller size and more limited facilities, are more likely to attract visitors from the immediate surrounding neighborhood.

City Parks

Evans-Bosshard Park- 6 acres- This tract has La Crosse River frontage, and includes a strip of land on the south side of the La Crosse River, connected by a foot and snowmobile bridge.  It is across East Avenue from Fisherman's Park and across State Trunk Highway (STH) 16 (Wisconsin Street) from the Information Center, a kiosk and picnic area at the corner of Water Street and Wisconsin Street.  The north end of Evans-Bosshard Park extends to the south edge of the Water Street central business district, and the extensive paved trail system, suitable for biking and skating, allows access to the Information Center and to the City's central business district.  there are foot-bridges across Beaver Creek.
The park has exercise stations along the trail, 2 picnic shelters (available to rent), picnic tables, grills, fixed benches, playground apparatus, and a canoe launch site on the south side of the La Crosse River near East Avenue.  The sitting benches were donated by the Wisconsin Wildlife Federation and the picnic shelter was constructed by the Wisconsin Conservation Corps.  Vehicle entrance to the Park is from East Avenue.

City Parks

Memorial Park- 60 acres- This extensive recreation area is part of the grounds of the former Wisconsin Children's Center.  Approximately 30 years ago the State ceased operation of the Center and it was acquired by the City.  Some of the buildings on the campus like grounds have been sold to non-profit organizations for use as schools or day care centers, but the majority of the buildings and most of the acreage remains intact for direct public use.  In addition to the 150 acre Golf Course already discussed, there are a wide variety of facilities and activities available on the 60 acre property.  The Sparta/Barney Community Center lies within Memorial Park.

One of the original Children's Center buildings retained in City ownership, next to the Golf Course parking lot, has an indoor ice arena and is used year round, primarily in the evenings.

Outdoor swimming Pool  Horseshoe Pits, four
Baseball Field-lighted, with spectator seating and scoreboard
Softball fields-total of four, three of which are lighted, with spectator seating and scoreboards  Outdoor Sand Volleyball Courts
Concession stand serving the ball diamonds 
Baseball field, non-regulation size, for youth practice
Football field and running track-lighted  
Four Tennis Courts Indoor & Outdoor Hockey Rink  
Skating Rink 
Two Basketball HoopsFire grills for picnics, ten 
Picnic Tables, shelters Playground Equipment
Parking space for about 300 vehicles  
Perch Lake access, boat launch ramp and mobility accessible fishing pier.  (10MPH limit on boat motors on Perch Lake)
Fest Grounds.  The western part of Memorial Park is the site of various mass group and camping events.

In the wintertime the entire park, including the Golf Course, is open for cross-country skiing.
The lake frontage, and general wide expanses of this park, with many mature trees and established landscaping from its previous use as a children's home make it an ideal place for leisurely walking or sitting.  There are many of the buildings remaining from the facility's earlier use.