Pleasant Hill Park, Belleville IL

Location: 601 N. Sixth St., Belleville, IL 62220

Website: https://www.belleville.net/facilities/facility/details/Pleasant-Hill-Park-14

Playground Ground Cover: Pea Gravel and Rubber Mats

This playground has 2 different play structures, one for big kids and one for littles. The one for big kids has a boulder climber, tunnel, several slides, monkey bars, a tic tac toe board, and various bars and poles.

There are several covered pavilions between the playgrounds.

Ball field

The play structure for little kids has a couple slides and some various bars and poles. 

Wilson Park, Granite City

Location: 2900 Benton St., Granite City, IL 62040 

Website: https://gcparkdistrict.com/our-parks-%26-facilities

Playground Ground Cover: Wood Chips

Wilson is a huge park and has pickleball, baseball/ softball diamonds, trails, a basketball court, an ice rink, picnic shelters, picnic tables, playgrounds, a skate park, tennis courts, concessions, a swimming pool, restrooms, a gazebo, and a prairie/ songbird site. 

As you can see the big playground is right next to the pool. 

This playground is older but it's huge, with a ton of things to do, including slides, a rock wall, a bridge, and tons of climbing bars. 

There are 2 baby swings, 2 expression swings, and 4 sling swings.

The skate park is a very good one with lots of ramps, rails, and curbs. 

Here you can find a tic-tac-toe board, a steering wheel, and a gear board.  

Spring ride-on animals

Fitness trail equipment

This is a smaller playground near a pavilion near the exit and it has a slide, baby swings, and sling swings. 

This is the General Motors (Republic) F-84F-30-GK “Thunderstreak” (AF 51-9451). This particular display is sponsored by the Granite City American Veterans Post 51.