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

City Park, New Haven

Location: 101 Lions Dr., New Haven, MO 63068

Website: https://www.newhavenmo.org/c/-/?p=recreation.html

Playground Ground Cover: Rubber mats

This park is actually next door to Roy Bail Park. It has a covered pavilion and a sand area with a merry-go-round, a slide, and a couple of spring horses. 

Little Free Library 

The playground is pretty large and has slides, a bridge, and monkey bars. 

There is 1 baby swing and 2 sling swings

The pool is in this park and was built in 2021. It's on the smaller side, but it features a lazy river, an AquaClimb wall, two slides, and a zero-entry pool.

Lions Park, Waterloo IL

Location: 730 Lake Dr., Waterloo, IL 62298

Website: http://www.waterlooparkdistrict.org/parks/

Playground Ground Cover: Rubber chips

Lions Memorial Park is located off of Janice Drive and Lake Drive in the Sunset Acres subdivision. The park has a ball field, soccer field, sand volleyball court, playground equipment, and a covered pavilion. A new bathroom facility was added in 2014.

There is a small covered pavilion next to the play structure, which has slides, a bridge, & a steering wheel. 

You don't see these sand diggers much anymore. 

Monkey bars

There are 4 sling swings and 2 baby swings.