How much do you know? Test your parks knowledge on our challenge

These questions appeared on our Facebook page from August 1 to 31.  What’s your score?

1.  How old is this guy?

2. What’s missing from Halley Park?

3. What do Robbinsdale Park and DJ Park have in common?

4-5. What did you do the last time you visited Canyon Lake Park? Family picnic? Fishing? Bike ride? Kayak? Tell us about your visit or post a photo.

6. What park was developed by a coalition of mountain bikers, runners, and advocates of wilderness preservation?

7. What city park was the site for Black Hills Pride Fest 2012?

8. Who was Ralph Cole?  And why did he care about this?

9. Name four parks where dogs can be off leash.

10. This tasty park boasts corn, beans, sausages, eggs, falafel, and a fish (among other delights). When was the last time you visited?

11-12. When was the last time you played on the swings in a Rapid City Park? What park and how old were you?

13. These 10 acres are the site of quiet walks and al fresco weddings.

14. If your kids are talking about “backside 180,” “50-50” or “kickflips,” what parks are they likely to be visiting?

15.  Rapid City is sometimes called “The City of Parks.” How many acres of municipal parkland do we actually enjoy?

16. Name two parks where you can play disc golf.

17. Name this park. (at left)

18.-19. Name three city parks that were developed in partnership with private developers or citizen volunteers (or both).  There are more than three.

20. What park will be the site of the Promenade to be developed by Destination Rapid City, and what do promoters hope to accomplish?

21. What park is this? (at right)

22. This 4-acre park was donated by a private developer and is adjacent to areas where you can be a “duffer” or a “keeper.”

 

23. Who helps design and plant the gorgeous flower beds in Rapid City’s parks, and how long have they (the volunteer group) been around?

24. Where can you get a copy of the Fall Recreation Program Guide? What activity, program or class would you like to attend?

25.-26. You can take the whole weekend to do this challenge:  Name three reasons parks add value to a community. Answers will be posted on our blog and sent as a letter to the Rapid City Common Council.

27. Final Week, only five more parks!  Can you identify this one? 

28. What are these? And in what park do they reside?

 

 

 

 

 

29. The Horace Mann Pool has been the subject of tremendous support, community debate, city council discussion, and a feasibility study. There are three proposed options for upgrading the facility, and the city council has put off a decision until they have time to consider the economics of the three possibilities. The Rapid City Council has set aside $4.5 million in Vision funding to replace the 50-meter pool at Horace Mann Park with a leisure pool, another 50-meter competitive pool or a hybrid of the two. What do you think?

30. What city park contains a boxing facility?

31. The winner of this last challenge will be the person who posts the longest list of recreational activities available in Rapid City Parks & Recreation facilities.

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