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Nifong Park

2900 East Nifong Boulevard
3700 Ponderosa Street

Park Facilities

58 Acres
Reservable shelter
1 - Volleyball grass court near shelter
Boone County Historical Museum
Creek and nature area
Farm animal viewing area
Restrooms
Fishing lake with dock
Maplewood Home and grounds
Maplewood Barn Theater
1 - Standard drinking fountain
2 - Standard single BBQ grills
Picnic sites - 17 tables near theater and pond
Trail - 1.3 mile; walking, hiking
Walters-Boone County Historical Museum
Pop Collins Cabin


Capital Improvement Projects

Year Completed Project Description
  Historic Village gravel walkway, lake and dam improvements, and security lighting

George F. Harper Shelter

3700 Ponderosa Street
Reservable - $30
(See Picnic Shelter Reservations)
Access from Ponderosa St.
Dimesions: 32' x 27'
6 - Picnic tables
Lights
4 - 110 volt double outlets
1 - ADA drinking fountain
1 - ADA double BBQ grill
1 - Volleyball grass court near shelter
Restrooms located on the other side of the park near the animal barn
Note: 2272 key needed for gate ($20 deposit)
See Nifong Park Map for location of shelter, proximity of restrooms, and number of parking spaces.

Photo of George F. Harper Shelter at Nifong Park

Maplewood Home and Grounds

Servants' Quarters
Carriage House
Pump House
Animal Barn

If you would like to hold a special event on the Maplewood Home grounds, a Park Special Use Permit is needed.

See Boone County Historical Society's website for the history of the Maplewood Home.

Maplewood Home at Nifong Park

Note: This park received Federal funds from the National Park Service. Regulations of the U.S. Department of the Interior (address below) strictly prohibit unlawful discrimination in the departmental federally assisted programs on the basis of race, color, national origin, age or handicap.

Director, Equal Opportunity Programs
U. S. Department of the Interior
National Park Service
P. O. Box 37127
Washington, D.C. 20013-7127

 
 
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