Woodland Park, Collinsville IL

Location: 2 Pine Lake Rd., Collinsville, IL 62234

Website: https://www.collinsvilleil.org/Home/Components/FacilityDirectory/FacilityDirectory/6/263

Playground Ground Cover: Wood chips, poured rubber, and astroturf

Woodland Park offers walking trails, playgrounds, ballfields, a disc golf course, basketball courts, and ample shade from its many trees. This park is huge and it has 4 playgrounds. This is the first one you come to in the park.

It has a huge play structure with bridges, slides, a tic-tac-toe board, a pretend window, a rock wall, and tons of bars and poles. There are also 2 baby swings and 2 sling swings. 

Covered pavilion

Lake and creek next to the playground

Another covered pavilion

                               

The second playground has a poured rubber floor, 2 baby swings, and 2 sling swings. 

There is one large play structure with a bench, slides, a rock wall, a steering wheel, steps, cables to climb, a bridge, speakers, and monkey bars. 

The third playground was renovated in 2024 and is near the Lions Shelter. It is partly shaded and so nice. It has an expression swing, 2 sling swings, a spinner, floating steps, slides, and tons of things to climb on. 

The newest playground was installed in 2025 at the Rotary Pavilion and is on astroturf. 

The small play structure for toddlers has 2 slides and some steps. 

The larger play structure has so many cool things to climb on, including ropes, floating steps, a small rock wall, slides, and more. 

3rd Street/Fire Department Park, Madison

Location: 3rd St., Madison, IL 62060    

Website: https://cityofmadisonil.com/departments/parks-rec/

Playground Ground Cover: Rubber Chips

This park is older, but the equipment is still functional. It's mostly enclosed except for 2 entrance points that don't have gates. It's right behind the Madison fire station, so kiddos may like checking that out as well! 

The play structure has a rock wall, slides, a pretend window, a tic-tac-toe board, a bridge, and bars and poles for climbing. 

8th & Alton Park, Madison

Location: 8th & Alton St., Madison, IL 62002

Website: https://cityofmadisonil.com/departments/parks-rec/

Playground Ground Cover: Rubber chips

This playground is older. The park is fully enclosed with a fence and gate. There are 2 play structures with tic-tac-toe boards, a chain climber, a pretend window, a rock wall, a steering wheel, slides, and bars and poles. 

Morris Hills Park, Collinsville

Location: Woodland Dr, Collinsville, IL 62234

Website: https://www.collinsvilleil.org/Home/Components/FacilityDirectory/FacilityDirectory/38/263

Playground Ground Cover: Wood Chips

Morris Hills Park in Collinsville is a small, wooded park with basketball courts, a playground, and open green space. Come and have a picnic in the shade, bring the kids to play, or take the dog for a walk!

There is a creek next to the park, but it was filled with trash, which is a shame. 

The playground has a modified merry-go-round, some spinners, a modified teeter-totter, and a saucer swing. 

Centennial Park, Swansea

Location: 300 N. Belt East, Swansea, IL 62226

Website: https://stclairtownship.com/parks/centennial-park/

Playground Ground Cover: Wood chips

This is a nature park with a one-mile looped walking trail on both sides of the creek, as well as an asphalt trail on the west side of the creek. It is a unique urban forest featuring lots of wildlife. Individual covered picnic tables are available off the parking lot area. A restroom is located next to the parking lot. This park is connected to the St. Clair County Transit District bike trail. There is a small playground that doubles as a nature play area, featuring a log, a balance beam, a boulder, and stepping stones. There is also a creek running through the park. 

Covered pavilion