I love this Springfield park perhaps most of all. I love to trot down here for a good run, and…read moreevery time I do, I feel like I see something new. I see birthday parties; I see families, couples, people walking their dogs; I see LARPers (look it up); I see potlucks; I see high school science projects; I see track teams; I see lone runners. This is a great place to see the Springfield community at their happiest and most relaxed. Not to mention it offers an impressive amount of amenities: a few tennis courts, a full playground, BBQ pits, a sprinking of permament art installations, and a very nice, covered communal area. This is a very old park, and the practicality of it paired with all the old stone work and giant Oak trees makes for a unique place to stop and unwind alone or with your favorite people/pets. A few other reasons why Phelps rocks: it's in a gorgeous, well-established neighborhood full of interesting and well-maintaned forever homes and it's right next to the beloved art museum. It also has a righteously awesome butterfly garden (you'll see it if you look in the direction of the museum from the park itself), and walking through it in the summer is legitimately like walking in a dream. It's quite lovely. One word of advice I can provide is that this park is also historically a not-so-good place to visit after nightfall, as most Springfield parks are. Get your recreational fix in before sunset and call it a day, unless you're with a group.

Phelp's Grove Park is always a winning park to hang out at, and I was most recently there for Yoga…read morein the Park. How perfect is Phelp's for that kind of thing? There is a concrete pad that fits dozens of people for the event. It was really perfect and I absolutely enjoyed myself and the Yoga. As for the rest of the park, there's a lot of room to run around and have fun for both kids and dogs, there are tennis courts and picnic spots, and you just really can't go wrong with an art museum bordering one side.

Positives: I wouldn't want to work out in any other gym. I love this place. I look forward to going…read morethere and being in a positive atmosphere focused on growth. It's a beautiful facility and has everything you need. Negatives: I wish their summer and winter break hours were longer and that they weren't closed for weeks at a time. The staff is unfriendly, sometimes rude, and entitled. The prices for faculty or alumni membership are ridiculous and should be free.

Great staff. Quality spas. They service what they sell. They installed our spa and it had a minor…read moreissue about 2 years later. I called and they came out and fixed it the next day.

We are absolutely loving our new hot tub! The service is…read morefantastic and answered all my questions. And the delivery was fast in and out of our place in less than 2 hours. I highly recommend this company

The community center is closed but you can play at the playground and they also have frisbee golf 9…read morehole. But no bathroom. So go before you come.

Pulled up at 1pm on a Saturday with my kids and the door was locked, lights off, no one home…read more Looked in the windows and saw all of the barriers and obstacles for play. Tried calling the number listed on the website and got sent straight to voicemail. No signs on the windows or door, nothing. Not sure what's going on but it's probably best to find somewhere else to spend an afternoon.

Felt pretty Glonkey while playing, we had to call the dude to open up tho. The different nerf guns…read morewere cool. Wish there was one in Indiana Land

Nice place for recreational gymnastic lessons. However, I strongly suggest not participating in…read moreany of the Friday Night Outs or "open gyms." Last month there were approximately 75 children with only 2 coaches watching the gym. Two of the coaches left part of the time and then returned. This month's open gym had approximately 50 children, with only 3 coaches. One of the coaches left (I assume to pick up the pizza). Very unsafe environment and chaos!

I really want to like this place. It is very clean, which is unusual for a gymnastics place. They…read morereally care about the appearance of the gym and pay attention to detail. However, we have been here 5 months and my daughter has learned no new skills. I realize she needs to take several hours a week to get many accomplishments in gymnastics. She is only in a rec class. My issue is that the coaches don't really seem to care if she gets any new skills. They rarely spot the students. It is as if they are just going through a "process" week after week. They don't "get it" that parents are paying for their child to learn/improve in gymnastics. They have no vested interested, it seems that this is just a job to them and they don't really give their best efforts. I get it they are young and just minimum wage employees, but I am really frustrated with the investment and care for the students by the teachers.

Holy cow. Took my little girl there today for tryouts (she was a level 4 in California where we…read morecame from) and they were dropping girls from the pyramid and girls were getting hurt. One little girl ran off crying because of one coaches yelling at her. Found out later it was the coaches daughter. The gym is dirty and awful. Found out the owners were from Nixa (where ever that is) and they look down on anyone that lives in Springfield. Finally one of the coaches almost got my daughter hurt by forcing a scared little girl to go on a pyramid that fell and would have went head first into the floor if it wasn't for my daughter. Needless to say I went elsewhere.

Cute little gardens. Not sure worth the entry fee. We usually go for Christmas light viewing in…read moreDecember. The nathaniel Greene Park attached to it is free and full of walking trails and green spaces for picnics and a few playgrounds.

Small but super nice Japanese garden. Normally $6/adult but they accepted our reciprocal Missouri…read moreBotanical Garden membership which is a nice perk. A lot of the paths seem to have a drainage problem from the heavy overnight rains, but a small issue considering how nice the garden is. Very relaxing and pretty empty for a nice Saturday midday visit!

Great park!! Clean. Bathrooms available. No mulch. Perfect for toddlers and older children.read more

Beautiful new equipment, handicap accessible, picnic tables, plenty of parking right by the…read moreplayground. Pavilion just completed 10/2011.