Parks, Recreation and Public Property

    City of Butler
    100 Memorial Park Drive
    Butler, PA 16001
    Phone: (724) 285-5488
    Fax: (724) 285-6880
    Hours: 7:00AM – 3:00PM Monday through Friday
    Closed on all City holidays
    Email: ParksDepartment@cityofbutler.org

    Members of the Parks Department maintain all City buildings, parks, and playgrounds.

    The City Treasurer’s office handles reservations and rental of Memorial Park shelters.  Memorial Park has several shelters that are available for rent.  Please click on the links below or call 724-285-4124 ext. 208 for more information. 

    LEAF DUMP AT MEMORIAL PARK

    Beginning Saturday November 2, 2024, Butler City residents can dispose of their fallen leaves at Memorial Park.  A designated area will be open from 8am to 2pm weekdays and 9am to 5pm weekends and holidays.

    Signs will direct visitors to the leaf dumping area.  Only leaves can be dumped there, not other garbage or clippings.  The area will be open for leaf dumping through the second week of December.

    SPOTTED LANTERNFLY QUARANTINE:

    PDA announced on Friday that Butler County had been added to the spotted lanternfly quarantine zone. https://www.media.pa.gov/Pages/Agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=1302

    Penn State Extension has a lot of great resources: https://extension.psu.edu/spotted-lanternfly

    An SLF permit is required for all businesses, agencies and organizations, agricultural and non-agricultural, working within the quarantine, which move regulated articles, such as products, vehicles and other conveyances, within or from the quarantine. A permit is also required to move regulated articles into any part of PA from areas with established SLF populations. https://extension.psu.edu/how-you-can-comply-with-the-spotted-lanternfly-quarantine-regulations

    Here is a video that would be good to share on county websites and Facebook pages that would help citizens become aware: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uin0GECoi4A&t=8s

    The best thing we can do is become aware of them and do our part to combat them.

    CITY PARKS:

    • Memorial Park – 100 Memorial Drive
      • (scroll down to see list of shelters)
    • Farther Marinaro Park – Kaufman Drive
    • Ritts Park – McKean Street
    • Rotary Park – W. Cunningham and S. Chestnut
    • Doughboy Park – New Castle Road

    CITY PLAYGROUNDS:

    • Institute Hill Playground – Jefferson and 1st Street
    • South Hills – E. Christie Avenue
    • Whippo Avenue

    Memorial Park Shelters:

    • Optimist
    • Tack
    • Miller
    • Rotary
    • Deal
    • Firehouse
    • Lori K. Bauer

     

    Butler Downtown is a grassroots revitalization initiative involving local citizens and people from business, education, government and community organizations throughout the region.

    Butler, PA was named one of the Best 20 Small Towns in America by Smithsonian Magazine.

    Did you know the jeep was born here? Butler also hosts the Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival, which in 2011 broke the Guinness World Record for most jeeps in a parade.