Warner Park Community Recreation Center's new expansion in Madison on Tuesday, April 7, 2026.Â
The city of Madison plans to host a grand reopening of the Warner Park Community Recreation Center as crews wrap up the final work on a $9 million expansion that added a new wing with a double-court gymnasium.
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Chad Norquist, left, a maintenance mechanic for Warner Park Community Recreation Center, and Terrence Thompson, community services manager for the Madison Parks Division, visit the mechanical room that houses the center’s geothermal heating and cooling system.
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Workers set up the basketball hoops during renovations to the old gymnasium at Warner Park Community Recreation Center.
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(From left) Chad Norquist, maintenance mechanic at Warner Park Community Recreation Center, Zach Watson, facility manager, and Terrence Thompson, community services manager for City of Madison Parks, look on as renovations are underway on the old gymnasium at the center on the North Side in Madison, Wis. Tuesday, April 7, 2026. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
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A renovated fitness space at Warner Park Community Recreation Center in Madison, Wis. Tuesday, April 7, 2026. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
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Chad Norquist, maintenance mechanic at Warner Park Community Recreation Center, shows the renovated locker rooms at the facility in Madison, Wis. Tuesday, April 7, 2026. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
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Terrence Thompson, left, community services manager for City of Madison Parks, and Zach Watson, facility manager at Warner Park Community Recreation Center, check out the flooring in the new gymnasium at Warner Park Community Recreation Center in Madison, Wis. Tuesday, April 7, 2026. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
The parks are generally free to wander through and sunbathe in, but for this weekend only, residents can unlock some of the parks’ additional recreational features.
