3 Best Public Parks in Peoria, IL

“Glen Oak Park is a daylong destination to have happy hours with families. The Park has fun activities and is an asylum to Peoria Zoo, the Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum. The Park also ensures Luthy Botanical Garden, Rotary Adventure Grove, Glen Oak Amphitheatre, and Glen Park Lagoon. The park features tables, stone benches, a theater, birds, event conducting, picnic shelters, trees, sculptures, bike riding, volleyball courts, gardens, tennis, and fountains. The park's general operating hours are from sunrise to sunset. Glen Oak Park's lighted facilities operate from sunrise to 11 p.m.”

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“Laura Bradley Park is also known as Bradley Park and has a wading pool for children and flower gardens. Laura Bradley Park provides sports facilities, picnic sites, hiking opportunities on paved tracks, and a Japanese bridge. The 140 acres of park was awarded to Peoria by Lydia Moss Bradley in memory of her daughter Laura Bradley. Laura Bradley Park's amenities are tennis, softball, swings, playgrounds, soccer fields, kids playing areas, waterfalls, tables and shelters for the comfort of visitors. The Park also includes slides, walking trails, ponds, stone benches, an aquatic center, jogging, monuments, fountains, volleyball courts, dog parking, green space, and statues.”

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“Detweiller Park is a multi-use picnic spot to enjoy running/walking, soccer, and many other recreational activities. Detweiller Drive, which runs through much of the park, features one of the finest and most extensive collections of oaks around. The early spring show of blooming redbuds and the colorful fall foliage. Nature lovers will love to explore one or more of the park's 5+ miles of hiking trails traversing the Illinois River bluffs. The park has kid's play areas, sculptures, walking trails, trees, waterfalls, monuments, a lake, events conducting, fishing, jogging, fountains, bicycling, bike riding, volleyball, tennis courts, and slides. Detweiller Drive features one of the finest collections of oaks, which runs through much of the park. The early spring show of flowering redbuds and the colorful fall foliage should not be missed.”

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