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. 

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!

Leclaire Park, Edwardsville

Location: 900 Hale Ave., Edwardsville, IL 62025

Website: https://www.cityofedwardsville.com/475/List-of-Parks-in-Edwardsville

Playground Ground Cover: Poured rubber & wood chips

This is such a cute area! It's next to a beautiful lake. The playground is spread out with several different areas with a smaller play structure, swings, and a larger play structure.

The smaller play structure has a slide.

Baby swing and merry-go-round. 

Old school metal climber and swinging bench

The larger play structure has a ladder, a bridge, a rock wall, and a slide.

Small covered pavilion with a BBQ grill

The restrooms and sling swings are by the bandstand.

ADA swing, expression swing, and spring ride-on animals