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Seerley Park

Seerley Park is a refreshed neighborhood park with an ADA-accessible playground, open green space, and a gazebo shelter with electricity available to rent for gatherings and picnics.

College Hill

Parks & Nature

Playground

110 E 13th St, Cedar Falls, IA 50613, USA

+13192738636

Seerley Park is a 2.3-acre neighborhood park near the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls’ College Hill area. Established in 1893, it is one of the city’s oldest recreational spaces.


The park features a gazebo shelter with electricity, ADA-accessible playground equipment with turf surfacing, updated signage, and an enclosed play and green space. The gazebo shelter is available to rent through the Cedar Falls Recreation Center. Please note that a shelter reservation does not include exclusive use of the entire park.


Seerley Park also has a local literary connection. Author and longtime Cedar Falls resident Nancy Price set her 1987 novel Sleeping with the Enemy in and around the Seerley Park neighborhood, with scenes inspired by locations near the park.

Meeting Space

Reserve the gazebo shelter at Seerley Park for picnics, small celebrations, and neighborhood gatherings. The shelter includes electricity and sits near the park’s playground and open green space.

Capacity

Square Ft.

Gazebo shelter with electricity, plus an enclosed play area with grass turf. Please note that renting the gazebo does not include exclusive use of Seerley Park.

The gazebo shelter at Seerley Park offers a beautiful outdoor setting for picnics, birthday parties, family gatherings, and small community events in Cedar Falls’ College Hill neighborhood near the University of Northern Iowa.


The space includes electricity and is located beside the park’s ADA-accessible playground, turf play surface, and open grassy area. It is a convenient spot for groups looking to spend time outdoors while staying close to College Hill businesses and campus.


Reserve the gazebo shelter through the Cedar Falls Recreation Center. A shelter reservation reserves the gazebo only and does not provide exclusive use of the full park.

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