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.

Roxana Park, Roxana IL

Location: 2 Park Dr., Roxana, IL 62084

Website: https://roxanapark.org/

Playground Ground Cover: Wood chips

This park has a lot of amenities including an outdoor swimming pool, Roxana Gym with basketball/volleyball courts, picnic shelters, Rox-Arena Community Building, baseball/softball fields, concession stand, soccer fields, 9-hole disc golf course with INNOVA Disc Catchers, playgrounds, biking, and walking paths.

The first playground has 4 sling swings and a play structure for kids under 5.

It has slides and monkey bars.

The next playground has 2 expression swings, 3 sling swings, and an ADA swing. 

This playground is newer and has lots of cool equipment including slides, climbing walls, 

floating steps, a spinner, and lots of bars and poles. 

The tot lot has a modified merry-go-round, a slide, a hippo, some spring ride-on animals, 2 sling swings, and a small play structure.

The play structure has a tunnel, a tic-tac-toe board, a bubble window, slides, a little bridge, and a speaker.

Sandpit