Crow River - The Crow River flows through Watertown and offers recreational opportunities which include fishing and canoeing.

Luce Line Trail - Watertown is the heart of the Luce Line Trail and intersects the Crow River, offering passive and active recreation for residents and visitors. This scenic state trail is located on a former railroad bed, which belonged to the Chicago-Northwestern Railroad. The trail offers year-round opportunities for hiking, biking, jogging, horseback riding, snowmobiling, and cross-country skiing. It begins in Plymouth and travels west through the heart of Watertown to Hutchinson and beyond.

Parks - An excellent park system is maintained with over 42 acres of open space in the city. These parks offer residents a variety of recreational activities, such as walking and biking trails, baseball and softball fields, basketball and volleyball courts, playground equipment, skateboarding areas, skating rinks, picnic areas, fishing areas, ponds, and native vegetation.
The City Council and Park and Recreation Commission are improving the hockey rink and adding a permanent warming house.

Golfers will find six courses just outside of the city: River’s Edge, Timber Creek, Pioneer Creek, Island View, ShadowBrooke, and the private course, Windsong Farms.

Ann Street
Playground equipment and bench

City Center
Veterans Memorial Plaza, benches, landscaping, boardwalk

Evergreen
Four softball fields, skateboard park

Forest Hills
Playground equipment, open space

Grove Street Park
Lighted ice hockey rink, warming house, trails

Highland
Baseball diamond, bleachers, concession stand, dugouts, grandstand, grills, outdoor lighting, two picnic shelters, rest rooms, playground equipment, volleyball court

Kings Highland
Playground equipment

Kings Meadow
Open Space

The Landings of Watertown
Open space, pond, native grasses and trees, trails
Madison Green
Playground equipment, open space, benches

Old Mill
Fishing pier, open space, picnic table, trail link to Luce Line

Rick Johnson
River access, open space, picnic area, fishing

Riverpointe
Open space, pond, native grasses and trees, fishing

Sugarbush
Playground equipment, open space, picnic table, bench

Tuscany Village
Pond, native grasses

Waters Edge
Open space, pond, and native vegetation

Wildflower
Playground equipment, half-court basketball, bench