Miner Park, Glen Carbon

Location: 194 S. Main St., Glen Carbon, IL 62034

Website: https://www.glencarbonil.gov/877/Parks

Playground Ground Cover: Poured Rubber

Amenities:

• Comfort stations
• Barbecue grills
• Passive areas to view wildlife
• Variety of playground equipment
• Sheltered pavilions
• Bandstand for special events
• Baseball fields and basketball hoops
• Parking
• Basketball
• Dog park
• Two (2) lighted tennis courts

Bandstand

There are 2 baby swings, 5 sling swings, and a modified expression swing. 

Merry-go-round

This large play structure has several different kinds of slides, a bridge, a tunnel, monkey bars, floating steps, drums, and a rock wall. 

Cool caboose!

Ray M. Schon Park, Glen Carbon

Location: 156 N. Main St., Glen Carbon, IL 62034

Website: https://www.glencarbonil.gov/877/Parks

Playground Ground Cover: Poured Rubber

This playground is newer, and very clean. From their website, "Ray M. Schon Park was opened in 2013. Located on a beautiful rolling tract of greenspace across from Glen Carbon Village Hall on Main Street, the park is a work-in-progress, serving visitors and residents alike. With pavilions, benches, a walking trail and pond within its limits, Ray M. Schon Park is a perfect spot to rest, relax and rejuvenate." Walkers can enjoy a paved trail that loops through the scenic park and around the lake. The park offers several amenities including water fountains, shaded benches, restrooms, a playground, pavilions, a horseshoe pitch, and pet pickup stations. There is a lake here and it is stocked with fish. 

Schon Park and Greenspace North Park are intertwined. Greenspace North Park can be accessed from the park parking lot, or visitors can use the smaller lot located between the Schon Park parking lot and St. James Lutheran Church. Greenspace North Park also includes a section of the Heritage Connector Bike Trail.

The trails are paved and do not have any difficult inclines. The scenic trails lead through wooded areas filled with wildlife.

The playground has a nature theme and has several slides, a net climber, a sound of water board, and floating steps. 

There are 3 sling swings and 1 baby swing.

Restrooms

Map view showing the lake and trails. The playground is circled in red. 

Village Hall Park, Glen Carbon

Location: 151 N. Main St., Glen Carbon, IL 62034

Website: https://www.glencarbonil.gov/877/Parks

Playground Ground Cover: Poured Rubber

Village Hall Park is a 3-acre facility located directly behind the Village Hall at 151 North Main Street. This park is the primary sporting and recreational complex within Glen Carbon. Among its many attractions, the park boasts a Little Folks Playground because of a "Bright Ideas" grant from Illinois Power. While older children are competing on the field, their younger siblings can play in a safe area during sporting and non-sporting events. Village Park is a primary gathering area for activities within the area. Its amenities include lighted baseball field, concession stand, comfort stations, little folks playground, and covered pavilions. 

The playground is very small and includes a swing, some ride-on spring toys, and a teeter-totter. 

Rinkel Pumpkin Farm, Glen Carbon

 

Location: 2762 Old Troy Rd., Glen Carbon, IL 62034

Website: https://www.rinkelpumpkinfarm.com/

This patch is only open on weekends, and it's a cute place. It's $6 per person to get in and that is very reasonable. Kids under 3 are free! They also have season passes if you want to go more often. It's fairly small and not overwhelming. 

The activities included in admission are:

• Corn Maze
• Corn Pit
• Straw Maze
• U-Pick Patch (pick it yourself and we will price them at checkout)
• Petting Zoo
• Basketball Games
• Duck Races
• Slide Tower
• Tractor Slide
• Picture Boards
• Barrel Train ($2 per ride and weather permitting)

Corn silo

Corn maze

Basketball

Petting zoo, you can feed them also if you want to buy the feed

BBQ for sale