Monday, October 13, 2025

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!

















Sunday, October 12, 2025

Citizens Park, Belleville IL





 

Location: 317 S. 44th St., Belleville, IL 62226

Website: https://www.belleville.net/Facilities/Facility/Details/Citizens-Park-3

Playground Ground Cover: Pea Gravel

This is the city of Belleville's largest park at 45 acres. It is a highly recreational park with two large lighted softball diamonds and a first-class baseball field named for Whitey Herzog, which serves as the home field for the American Legion and Althoff High School baseball teams.
In addition to the ball diamonds at Citizens Park, the park also offers BMX bicycle ramps for the daredevils, along with other recreational amenities. Citizens is also a very nice place to have a quiet picnic during lunch. Two modular playgrounds for children and three picnic shelters are available for family picnics.





The play structure is older but still in good condition. It has several slides, monkey bars, a rock wall, a tunnel, a tic-tac-toe board, and bars and poles for climbing. 







Covered pavilion next to the playground. 






The new Challenge Course is cool. See if you can complete it and how fast you can do it! 












Saturday, October 11, 2025

Schnuck's Park, Collinsville




Location:
419 Camelot Dr., Collinsville, IL 62234    


Playground Ground Cover: Poured Rubber

This park features a playground, gazebo, and a pond for fishing. This playground is great for climbing! There are no restrooms, so keep that in mind. 

The playground features a custom Ionix Play Structure with Rock Climber, Tron Climber, and Helix Tower. The playground also features 2-Bay PrimeTime Swings and the exciting ShadowPlay TriRunner. The playground is completed with Poured-In-Place (PIP) rubber safety surfacing.






There are 2 baby swings and 2 sling swings.