Three Springs Park, Shiloh IL

Location: 2250 Frank Scott Parkway, Shiloh, IL 62269

Website: https://shilohil.org/parks-recreation/

Playground Ground Cover: Poured rubber & wood chips

Features include wetlands, a playground, picnic areas, a paved walking trail (1/2 mile), a paved non-motorized trail around the lake (1.7 miles), ballfields, tennis, pickleball & volleyball courts.

This park has 2 playgrounds, and this one is the newer one. It's a Venti Smart Play structure for Ages 5-12, and it was installed in 2024. This is a really cool play structure that has slides, a belt bridge, an inclined cable walk, a vertical panel climber, and an overhead ladder.

Sand volleyball court

The other playground is at the other end of the park. It's large and has a ton of features, including a bridge, slides, steering wheels, tic-tac-toe boards, a rock wall, a bubble window, and lots of bars and poles. 

2 baby swings and 4 sling swings

O'Fallon Community Park, O'Fallon IL

                                           


Location: 401 E. 5th. St., O'Fallon, IL 62269

Website: https://www.ofallon.org/parks/pages/community-park

Playground Ground Cover: Poured rubber

Amenities: Pool, ball fields, running paths, tennis courts, basketball courts, and 4 pavilions.

This is a very large playground in a very large park, and the playground has a train theme! The city of O'Fallon completely renovated this park starting in 2023, with a new aquatic center, a new playground (dubbed the Playground of Champions), a new community center (Cavins Center), a new amphitheater, and a paved lighted multi-use path (.8 miles long). 

The amphitheater

The playground is enclosed with a fence, but there is no gate at the entrance. 

Rocking boat

Ziplines

There is an ADA swing, a baby swing, 2 sling swings, and a modified expression swing. 

There are so many fun elements to this all-abilities playground, including ramps, tunnels, interactive boards, musical instruments, bridges, a rock wall, slides, a swing for a wheelchair, tic-tac-toe boards, and more. 

This sensory tunnel is awesome!