Our Administrative Office, located at 600 E. Third Street , is open for your convenience 7:30am-4;45pm, M-F. We are closed on Saturday and Sunday. During business hours, our phone number is (574) 258-1664. We can be reached after hours in an emergency by calling the Central Motor Pool at (574) 258-1722.

The Park Department has a full-time staff of thirty-four employees responsible for various functions within the organization. Services within the department include the Administration Office, Battell Community Center, Eberhart Golf Course, Mary Gibbard Pool, Merrifield Pool and Ice Rink, as well as the Park Maintenance Division.

While our department offers a wide range of programs, special events, and services, the department is also responsible for maintaining and improving over 550 acres of park land, boulevards, showcase gardens and parks.

The Park Department staff invites and encourages all patrons of Mishawaka to take advantage of the fine services and programs offered within our enviable park system.

Mishawaka is blessed with 26 public parks, each with its own unique natural attributes. For boating enthusiasts, there are four parks with boat launches on the St. Joseph River. Water skiers and sailors can indulge in their pastimes in the river's east section. Incidentally, this is one of the best rivers in the state for fishing. Smallmouth bass, steelhead trout, coho salmon, chinook salmon and walleye are plentiful in their seasons.

Mishawaka parks also boast 2 excellent swimming pools, 3 "splashpads" and accommodations for tennis and various field sports, including a very popular softball program. "Disc golf" is another popular park sport (Wilson). For more traditional golfers the 18-hole Eberhart-Petro Municipal Golf Course offers plenty of challenges. In the winter, skaters can show off their skills on the ice rink at Merrifield Park or thrill to the lighted tubing runs at Wilson Park.

Please contact us if you have further questions by email or by phone: (574) 258-1664. Enjoy all our beautiful parks and facilities!