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  • Dog Park
  • Trees
  • Memorial Benches
  • Disc Golf
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Oelwein Park Department

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Join in your community!

Oelwein Park Department

Oelwein Park DepartmentOelwein Park DepartmentOelwein Park Department

Join in your community!

The Power of Parks

PAY FOR PARK AND WELLNESS CENTER ACTIVITIES

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Get Involved!

We are always looking for volunteers to help us make our vision a reality. We'll help you find a way to volunteer that best suit you. Ask not what your city can do for you, ask what you can do for your city.

For Park opportunities please call 319-348-4047

For Wellness Center opportunities please call 319-283-2312.

Mission Statement

It is the mission of the Oelwein Parks and Recreation Department to create recreational opportunities and provide consistent, reliable public service; creating diverse programs and services to promote community involvement; and being a leader in recreation and leisure services while preserving our facilities for future generations.

Special Events

A Special Event includes events that require any of the following:

• Street Closure

• Use of City property like a parking lot or a park. (Should be open for the public to 

attend) 

• Requires additional city resources such as public works, public safety, or city parks 

department.

Policy (pdf)

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Application (pdf)

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Employment Opportunities

Park Employees

Cemetery Employees

Cemetery Employees

Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress and working together is success.

Cemetery Employees

Cemetery Employees

Cemetery Employees

Teamwork makes the dream work.

Pool Positions

Campground Host

Campground Host

It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed.

Campground Host

Campground Host

Campground Host

Great things are done by a series of small things that are brought together.

Employment Applications

The Park and Recreation Department is currently accepting applications. If you have applied in the past you need to submit a new application. Areas include park maintenance, cemetery maintenance, aquatics, campground, and downtown maintenance, diamond maintenance, coaches and referees. Scroll down this page to find a list of job descriptions. Please print off the PDF below and turn in your completed application to City Hall at 20 2nd Ave SW or email to parks@cityofoelwein.org

City of Oelwein Application (pdf)Download

Aquatics Job Descriptions (pdf)

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Baseball Diamond Maintenance (pdf)

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Downtown Maintenance Position (pdf)

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Park and Cemetery Maintenance (pdf)

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Campground Host Description (pdf)

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Oelwein Park department annual report

2024 Park Department Annual Report (pdf)

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The date is approaching fast and we’re making preparations. Don’t miss out! Check out the website:  Oelwein RAGBRAI | Duck Duck Viaduct | Oelwein, IA, USA 

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Volunteerism, get involved today

Boards and Committees

Governor Volunteer Award

AmeriCorps

AmeriCorps

Trees Forever Planting

Fayette Day of Appreciation

Zion Lutheran Church Volunteer Projects

Trees Forever Planting

Rotary Projects

Tree Plantings

USDA Tree Planting

Woodlawn Flag Raising

Redgate Park and Woodlawn Cemetery

2019 - Before the tornado

2020 - After the tornado

City Hall

City of Oelwein 20 Second Avenue SW Oelwein, IA 50662

319-283-5440

Open today

08:30 am – 12:00 pm

City of Oelwein

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