This Friday, August 29, a brand new playground is opening for public use in Pewaukee.
The project broke ground in April of 2025, where sponsors and community officials showed up to demonstrate their support for the new project.
The new park has been specifically designed to be as inclusive as possible. The use of soft surfaced material throughout the play space was created with ADA compliance in mind.
Playground equipment such as a flushed mounted merry go round and a rocker are designed to allow for wheelchair access and promote inclusivity.
Similarly, the splash pad area is laid out to be easily accessible for all children.
The new park’s theming is also heavily inspired by Lake Country’s rich history and its natural landscapes, such as woodlands, waterways, trees and leaves, sand, soil, and cattails.
To help make the space more secure, there are safety fences with minimal entry and exit points, so that parents can feel comfortable visiting the park with their children.
The splash pad also uses familiar, locally inspired imagery such as water and boats. The aquatic features are intended to be positive, useful sensory experiences for all children.
The new park also offers something unique: Quiet Grove.
This section of the park is designed to serve as a restful, quiet area for children and families who may have become overstimulated to find peace.
The Quiet Grove has additional sensory items that will hopefully facilitate a sense of calmness in children who may be overwhelmed. The area also helps reduce sounds and sights from the rest of the play area and splash pad, so that children can take comfort in a cozy, subdued atmosphere.
The park has been planned for the last four years, and its undertaking has been largely championed by the Pewaukee Parks and Recreation Department as well as individuals sponsors and community activists.
The project cost around $2 million.
One individual donor, Rick Fuhry, gave $250,000 to the project. His contribution led to the splash pad, Garrison’s Splash Pad, being named after Fury’s late nephew.
His donation is one of the largest that Pewaukee’s Parks and Rec Department has received in decades, and was a major factor in allowing the park to be constructed.
A ribbon cutting will be held for the new park at 10 a.m. by the Pewaukee Sports Complex (N45W23440 Lindsay Rd).
