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

c

a

n

o

e

i

n

g

p

a

d

d

l

e

t

e

n

n

i

s

s

l

i

d

e

s

c

i

r

c

u

i

t

B

M

X

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.

LANDSCAPING