Marshall County Parks

Centennial Park:

This is the largest most highly developed park in the park system. This park contains a wide variety of active recreational facilities including lighted baseball and softball, lighted basketball, lighted tennis courts, playgrounds, shuffleboard, horseshoes, a skate park, and swimming, as well as passive recreational facilities such as picnic areas and shelters, nature trails and fishing. This community park is the focal point of public recreation in the City and county. Each September, the Plymouth Blueberry Festival is held in the park attracting thousands of visitors, and has become the largest 4 day festival in the Midwest.

Centennial Park also has a stateof-the art baseball diamond called Bill Nixon Field. The park staff and the Plymouth High School Athletic

Department maintain the field by grooming it for High School competition.

Magnetic Park:

This area consists of seventeen acres located on the Yellow River, mid-way between Centennial Park and Downtown Plymouth. Magnetic Park contains the Conservation Clubhouse, a historic structure offered by the Park Department for year-round programs and rental. The park also contains a play area, picnic sites, and a small fishing pond. The absence of shelters, paved game courts, adequate circulation and lighting precludes maximum use of this important community-neighborhood recreation facility. A historical spring house in the form of a wooden /stone gazebo provides an interesting focal point within the park.

Packard’s Woods Park:

This is located on the City’s west side. The park was originally 5.5 acres and was increased to 12.5 acres and now offers two (2) lighted softball diamonds, picnic areas, shelters, basketball courts, parking and playgrounds. A new all-inclusive play structure was added in 2016 and is named Freedom Park. It has been a huge improvement to the Packard’s Woods area.

Gill Park:

Is on the City’s east side and includes several small residential parcels and a 3 acre tract for a total site of 4.8 acres. This park has been assembled over the years by the City’s acquisition of residential properties located in the flood