Van Preter Park, East Alton

Location: 500 Playground Ct., East Alton, IL 62024

Website: https://villageofeastaltonil.gov/east-alton-park-and-rec-department/area-parks/

Playground Ground Cover: Poured Rubber and Grass 

This park is fairly large, at over 13 acres, and has baseball diamonds, 2 playgrounds, and 3 pavilions. 

This playground has one play structure with floating steps, several slides, a speaker, and some climbing bars and poles. There is no flooring except dirt and grass. 

You don't see a tire swing very often anymore!

Playground at the bottom of the stairs.

There's another playground at the other end of the park. It's not a far walk at all. 

This playground is on rubber flooring, has 2 spring ride-on animals,  a play structure with a tic-tac-toe board, some slides, and some bars and poles. Next to this area are 3 swing slings, a baby swing, and a rock wall. 

Bill Tite Memorial Lions Park, East Alton

 

Location: 300 Ohio St., East Alton, IL 62024

Website: https://villageofeastaltonil.gov/east-alton-park-and-rec-department/area-parks/

Playground Ground Cover: Poured Rubber

This playground has it all, a large play structure, restrooms, lots of swings, a merry-go-round, rock wall, covered pavilions, and flat green space. 

Restrooms

The play structure has monkey bars, slides,  a zipline, and a bridge.

It looks like there used to be a spring ride-on toy here. 

Rock wall, merry-go-round, and spring ride-on bee.

Zipline