Mitchell Park in Brookfield is home to the Wilson Center for the Arts, a playground, a dog park and plenty of green space. It makes a nice starting point for an afternoon hike to nearby Fox Brook Park. A paved path across from Mitchell leads to a boardwalk (if the water isn't too high) past an archery park to Fox Brook Park. The paved path at Fox Brook takes you around a small lake.

Restrooms are available at Fox Brook, but not always at Mitchell Park. At the moment there is no Wilson Center performance on April 28, the day of our hike. So we can park free either in the Wilson Center lot or in the lot at the dog park next door, where we will meet at 1:00 pm. Mitchell Park's address is 19900 River Rd, Brookfield, and you can get to it easily from W Capitol Dr (just west of Brookfield Rd), where you turn south on Mitchell Park Rd.

This is an easy hike that probably won't take more than an hour one way. If you want to hike only one way, we will have at least one car at Fox Brook Park, 2925 N Barker Rd, Brookfield; Barker Road ends at Capitol Drive. You need a Waukesha County Parks permit to enter and park at Fox Brook. We can have another car or two at Mitchell Park (free parking).

Please call hike leader Paula Brookmire beforehand to let her know how long you want to hike and if you need a ride back to Mitchell Park: 414-491-4636 (cell/text) or 414-527-0040 (home landline). Paula will do the hike only one way, from Mitchell to Fox Brook. There also are restaurants nearby if a group wants lunch beforehand or dine afterward or visit Kopps Custard on Brookfield Road at Bluemound Road.

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