Discover Hortonville

Hortonville offers a range of ways to enjoy a stay: parks, outdoor activities, Black Otter Lake, and historic buildings. If you’re looking for a hotel in Hortonville, these themes can help shape your trip planning. The parks differ in size and amenities; the Wiouwash Trail is a place for outdoor exercise and summer activities. The town’s history can also be seen in specific buildings and memorial sites.

Parks for Play, Sports, and Remembrance

Alonzo Park / Hortonville Lion's Club covers 11.5 acres and was established in 1974. Its amenities include a playground, a splash pad, a covered shelter, seating with picnic tables, and restrooms. The park combines play and water-play areas with places to sit and picnic. If you’re looking for a variety of recreational options in one place, these amenities offer several ways to enjoy the outdoors.

The 4.8-acre Miller Park has play equipment, pickleball and tennis courts, and a softball field. Restrooms are available seasonally. Compared with Alonzo Park, courts for racket sports and a field for team sports are notable features here; when visiting, it’s worth factoring in the seasonal restroom availability as you plan.

At 0.4 acres, Veterans Memorial Park is considerably smaller. It was established in 1992 and has a pavilion, a walking path, a historical marker, and a Peace Memorial. The focus here is on the memorial sites and walking path, while the two larger parks offer additional play or sports amenities. This makes it easy to distinguish the parks by what interests you during a visit.

Black Otter Lake and the Wiouwash Trail

Black Otter Lake covers 75 acres and was created artificially in 1848. Black Otter Park / Lake Access is a separate 0.3-acre access area with a fishing pier, boat access, a picnic area, and two small shelters. The lake and access area therefore differ considerably in size: the lake is the larger landscape feature, while the designated access area has room for the listed facilities.

The 19-mile Wiouwash Recreational Access Trail covers 5.5 acres within the Village of Hortonville and is an important walking and biking route. In summer, popular activities in Hortonville include walking, hiking, biking, and horseback riding. The trailhead is south of Hortonville on Lake View Avenue. This road is east of County Highway M.

Golf, Archery, and Local History

Grand View Golf Club is a public 9-hole golf course in the Village of Hortonville, open daily and dedicated to golf since 1967. At its current location, established in Hortonville in 1971, Outagamie Conservation Club offers archery to members and the public. Specific activity dates and schedules may change. Golf and archery thus add two more outdoor activities to the trails and parks.

Hortonville Community Hall, at 312 W. Main St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 23, 1981. The Hortonville Historical Society Museum is also located in the Community Hall. The building and museum are therefore connected at the same named location, while the National Register listing concerns the hall itself.

Another historic site is the present-day brick church, Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Hortonville. Rev. P. L. Gasper built it in 1892. Together with Community Hall and the museum located inside it, the church offers a different way to explore local history than the parks and memorial sites. When planning your trip, you can choose to focus on sports and exercise, outdoor spaces, or historic buildings, depending on which aspects of Hortonville interest you most during your stay.

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