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Mississippi Riverfront
Downtown Davenport is nestled along a gorgeous and unique
portion of the Mississippi River where the water flows East to
West. With this American landmark as our front porch, the
Mighty Mississippi provides the perfect backdrop for riverfront
parks and a variety of outdoor activities. As the award-winning
River Vision Plan continues to unfold, you can expect to see
even more exciting development along riverfront.
Downtown Davenport
LeClaire Park
With unobstructed views of the Mississippi, nearly 9 acres of
green space and a historic band shell stage, LeClaire Park is an
ideal place to enjoy the Mississippi. LeClaire Park is home to
major summer festivals including River Roots Live, Blues Fest,
Riverfront Pops, WQPT Brew Ha Ha, and more. It’s also a great
place for a picnic or to throw a Frisbee around, too.
riverfront-and-centennial-bridge summer festivals
Front view of the park
Top view of the park
Centennial Park
Skateboarding Park, Spray Grounds, Veterans Memorial Park & More
Gazebos and a beautiful view of the Mississippi River .It’s also home
to the Skate Park, the Spray Ground, basketball courts, a boat ramp,
a playground, a dog-off lease area, and even a rugby/cricket field.
The newly-minted Veterans Memorial Park is adjacent to Centennial
Park, too. There’s a concession stand with restrooms, as well.
Skateboarders, BMX bikers, and rollerblades won’t find a bigger or
better Skate Park in the Quad Cities! The Skate Park is huge,
challenging, and always packed with people. Looking for a place to
cool off the kids in the summer? The Spray Ground at Centennial Park
is FREE, and kids will love playing in its variety of fun and wacky water
features!
centennial_park_davenportSkate park
Skate park
picnic pavilion
Skybridge
Stretching from 2nd Street to the riverfront, the Sky bridge offers
unparalleled views of the Mississippi River. Visitors and residents alike
can enjoy this unique vantage point in the evening because the Skybridge
contains fun kaleidoscope lighting featuring a whopping 228 LED fixtures
and 8,036 individual lights that flash in a variety of cool patterns.
Of course, the Skybridge also functions as a safe and convenient way to
cross the busy highway traffic on River Drive. The Skybridge can be
entered via the River Music Experience courtyard off 2nd Street, the
Redstone Parking Ramp, or at its Southern foot near Rhythm City Casino.
Modern Woodmen Park
In December of 2007, the ballpark was renamed Modern
Woodmen Park. The new ownership group began making waves
soon after with a series of new additions to the ballpark, including
the Jumper's Casino Rock Island Hot Tub Deck, the Tikka Village
and the corn field during the 2008 season. In 2009 an 80-foot
LED digital ribbon board was affixed to the right field wall, and the
ballpark also received new Loge Box picnic areas down the third
base line, seat backs for the bleachers, drink rails on the outfield
berm, and a Van Down by the River. Ballpark Digest had this to
say about the ballpark: ”The integration of the old with the new
makes Modern Woodmen Park one of the nicest ballparks in the
minors.”
Bike Rentals & Walking Trails
Enjoy the fresh air and beautiful views offered by the bike and walking trails
that line the length of our Mississippi riverfront. The good people at River
Action have put together a handy QC Bike Trail Map that will serve as a
great guide.! You can rent a bike at the Quad Cities Convention & Visitors
Bureau office conveniently located within Union Station near LeClaire Park.
Channel Cat Water Taxi
Explore the majestic Mississippi river aboard the Channel Cat
Water Taxi! Experience the power and mystique of the river as
it flows east to west and get a taste of the area once known as
the Rock River Rapids. Although we don’t have a boarding
location downtown yet, you can hitch a ride on the Channel Cat
just a few miles away in the Village of East Davenport.
ACTIVITIES
• Skate Park,
• the Spray Ground
• basketball courts
• boat ramp
• Playground
• dog-off lease area
• Rugby field
• cricket field
• concession stand with restrooms
• Skateboarders,
• BMX bikers,
• tennis
• skating rinks and skate .
• climbing wall
• Tot lots
MADRID RIO
The city of Madrid dug 43 kilometres of tunnels
into which the exit routes and motorways of the six-
kilometre section along the River Manzanares
disappeared. the project Madrid terminating
river. where previously circulated 200,000
vehicles per day by the m-30, now there is a huge
linear park, a green corridor that stretches from
brown to Getafe and follows the course of the river
manzanares. Madrid itineraries river has 42 miles
and include 11 new children's play areas, 6 spaces
for seniors, 30 miles of bike lanes and 253,601
m2 for sports. addition, more than 33,000 trees
planted and 429 acres of parkland
MADRID, SPAIN
Huerta de la Partida, the old Royal Palace is now
a modern interpretation of the orchard and a wide
variety of fruit trees in groups, formed from
skipping ranks. For the Arganzuela Park, the
dominating motive is the water. The canalized and
damped river Manzanares is surrounded by his
architectonical walls. The different streams have
their own characters.
Salón de Pinos, designed as a linear green
space, which will link the existing and newly
designed urban spaces with each other along the
Manzanares River, located almost entirely on top
of the motorway tunnel, with a "choreography" of
the 8.000-fold pine tree planting with a
repertoire of cuts.
Avenida de Portugal, one of the most
important roads into the centre of Madrid,
relocated in a tunnel and providing
underground parking, converting the space
into a garden, benefitting the local residents
in particular with cherry.
Puentes Cascara, serving as bridges and iconic
landmark, creates a place where the river is really
experienced. They are designed as a massive concrete
dome with a rough texture which have the scale of park
elements with more than one hundred cables resembling
whale baleens wearing the slim steel deck. The fine
detailing becomes visible when entering the bridge. The
ceilings have a mosaic of the Spanish artist Daniel
Canogar. In the edge of the ceiling the lighting is
included which illuminates the artwork and the deck by
reflection
ACTIVITIES
• play football
• basketball
• Handball
• paddle tennis
• tennis
• circuit BMX,
• skating rinks and skate.
• climbing wall
• canoeing.
• bocce and bio saludable circuit for exercise.
• while children can use a zip line, an area of slides and
• a life size pirate ship
• photo gallery of the park in its current state and real
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Children play area
Seventeen play areas for
children located throughout
the park, with 65 different
pieces of equipment.
Imaginative equipment made
of sustainable, natural
materials, suitable for all
ages. The most exciting ones
are the slides hill, the tree
trunk jungle and the super
zip-line.
Urban beach
It is formed by three
oval-shaped water
areas with different
effects: a smooth
stretch of water, jets
of varying heights and
a cloud of water
vapour.
Plaza de Matadero
A multi-purpose
space for holding all
kinds of events..
Puente del Rey Esplanade
A multi-purpose area for
holding all kinds of events.
This bridge was formerly
used for road traffic, but
has now been converted
for pedestrians and
cyclists. It is 150 metres
long.
This distinctive new
steel bridge has two
arms on the left bank
and one on the right.
Huerta de la Partida
viewpoint
It is situated in Casa
de Campo, next to the
Huerta de la Partida
orchard, and
overlooks Madrid's
major monuments.
San Vicente viewpoint
Located next to the
flagpole flying the
European flag at Glorieta
de San Vicente, it
overlooks the Ancieto
Marinas Gardens. It offers
views over Avenida de
Portugal, Casa de Campo,
Puente del Rey bridge and
Puente del Rey Esplanade.
Puente de Segovia
viewpoint
It looks over major
landmarks, the Puente
del Rey Espalande and
the Virgen del Puerto
Chapel Gardens.
Puente de Arganzuela
viewpoint
It commands views over
the Arganzuela Park, the
Puente de Toledo bridge
and the surrounding
baroque gardens.
Puente Monumental de
Arganzuela bridge
An unusual new bridge 274
metres in length and formed
by two spiral-shaped
walkways connected by a hill
giving access to Arganzuela
Park. For pedestrians and
cyclists only.
Invernadero and Matadero
bridges
Two pedestrian bridges
with vaulted ceilings
decorated with recycled
glass mosaics depicting
local residents. For
pedestrian use only.
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