We looked at this park for accessibility for mobility challenged people. Know before you go! Here…read moreis what we found: - No handicap accessible parking spots (street parking only) - One handicap accessible water fountain - Terrain is wood chips, patio brick walkway - About 10 feet from main attraction to street Nice Park!!!

This is a rather large park out of the way from most of the busy traffic along the major streets…read morenearby. Woodland Park straddles the Niles-Park Ridge border and is another hidden gem of a neighborhood playground in the area. While most of the park space is devoted to soccer games, it has a sparkling new playground which was totally rebuilt in the summer of 2006. To get to this park from Dempster, you can take Parkside Ave. all the way to the parking lot near Glenview Ave. From Oakton, it's 2 blocks north on Western Ave. in Park Ridge. Lots of dead-end or cul-de-sac streets keep outsiders from finding this place. You can't get to it easily from Greenwood Ave. Besides soccer, there are tennis courts and a basketball court. The playground is in the middle of the park, next to a big hill, which is great for "wheee moments" riding in a wagon, bicycle or on skates. It's also fun to run up and down the hill, though I have seen many kids falling down while doing that. In the winter, you can sled down this hill - even do it on a flat sheet of cardboard - as I saw some kids improvise last winter. A very large weeping willow nearby gives it the added touch of beauty. The playground has a fancy climbing apparatus that resembles a funnel-shaped spider web of red, braided rope. It connects to a walking bridge and 2 slides. This looks dangerously scary at first but seems like most kids navigate it quite well, including my 3-year old. There is also a steep climbing wall for the kiddies. A smaller playground for little kids is at the other side of the playground, but it is not as exciting. The little sandbox has clean white sand. Early in the day or in the evening after soccer is over, the open fields of grass are great for running around and playing in what looks like a big backyard next to all the residential homes nearby.

My son had a birthday party at the LoVerde center and it was fantastic. The jungle gym was very…read moreclean and the birthday party room was huge. Staff did everything and were very nice. I highly recommend their parties.

I am very impressed with this Park District. Every person I have spoke to has been kind and…read moreknowledgeable. The staff has gone out of its way to help make sure we had the right time slots and explain what my kids will need on the first day. The teachers are also excellent. My kids are in the Karate and Ice Skating Classes and they are pleased as pie. What more can you ask for! Thank you for making the process painless and we look forward to seeing you every week!

We looked at this park for accessibility for mobility challenged people. Know before you go! Here…read moreis what we found: - Two handicap accessible parking spots - One handicap accessible porta-potty and water fountain - Terrain is wood chips, concrete walkway connecting the park to a basketball park and skate park - About 70 feet from main attraction to parking - One ramp to get into park and no play ramps Nice Park!!!

This is a cool park to go to. There is a skatepark, playground area, and basketball court. I have…read moreonly used the Skatepark and the basketball court. The concrete for the skate park is smooth where the ramps, rails, and ledges are and the outer area has little grip to practice flatground tricks. The ramps are kind of high and not really for beginners tbh. I tried to go up on both sides and fell off my board. Protective gear is a must when using the ramps.

I'm in a few park and playground social media groups, and the park at the Des Plaines Park District…read moreAdministrative Center has come up a time or two as being particularly good. I decided we should finally go check it out. If you're coming here for the playground, don't make the boneheaded mistake I did: Stopping at the Iroquois Community School, which is right off Touhy and when I saw the school's playground I thought we were at our destination. You will be sorely disappointed if you stop at the wrong one. If you make your way here via Birch Street, you'll go all the way to the end of the street, turn left, and find the park on the other side of the building; if you take Maple Street to get here, drive down toward the barricade dividing the street and you won't be able to miss it on your right. With all that out of the way, this is a fantastic park. When we left the school playyard, something just seemed off and I am so glad that I went around the block to find the actual playground we'd intended to visit, at the DPPD. It's all the way back at the end of the road; you'll essentially dead-end into when you head down Birch. This is my current favorite playground. The equipment is fantastic and so much of it is geared toward the littlest kiddos, which is not always the case. Here there are small things for them to climb on and under, there's a little "farmers market" booth with different play elements, crawl spaces, slides, and so on. My little girl had fun just running around the place, and she also did some crawling and climbing and sliding and enjoyed trying to feed the big turtle sculpture, as well as naming the turtle's body parts that she recognized. Toward the tail end of our visit, she spotted the swings, which is her favorite so we spent a while there before heading out. All told, we spent about 45 minutes here. The first time, that is--we've since been back again in the last week or so since our first visit and were there for an hour or more. There are several picnic tables in this playground area as well, so many of the parents were hanging out there whilst the kids ran around. This playground is geared toward younger kids (10 and below). The terrain is turf, grass, and paved walkways throughout, and it's fully fenced which is one of my favorite features of a park right now (though some parents are better than others about making sure the gates are actually closed). There's a private parking lot, very convenient. I hope we see you there!

On Sept 15, we went to the Fall Festival to see Live bands play on stage but what we saw was…read moredrunken brawls break out during the concert. Prior to the bands playing and during the breaks, announcements were constantly made for Alcohol Sales. Alcohol impairs judgement and I highly suggest that at future park district events that No Alcohol Sales occur, especially events that are promoted as "family friendly".

Had a fun time with a friend on this course. The employee was friendly and helpful. Prices seem…read morereasonable. The course is attractive and feels woodsy with some shade.

The mini golf area was fun! Went with a group of friends and the course is beautiful and well put…read moretogether, especially the giant waterfall in the middle of it all. It's astonishing how they kept a part of the city history that's the coal mine and turned it into a mini golf course with other activities as well! The workers were chill and we would come again.

This location makes for a nice walk. It's sort of in the middle of nowhere and the scenery is…read morenothing special but it is very clean and well-kept. Glenview does a really awesome job with its park districts. Great place to bring your dog for a walk.

I brought my dog here this past week and the people are so awful. Multiple people gave unsolicited…read moreoptions and made me feel like an outsider and I actually left the park very upset. Will not be back. It's a shame because the park itself is very nice.

I fell in love with this place during my first time visiting. It reminds me of a "YMCA", and…read morebasically has the same recreational activities that one has. I nomally bring my client here to get him out, and active on the indoor track. What i like about this place is that it's no drama, and everyone here seems to be in their own little bubble, but still acknowledge your presence. Another thing I like is that the indoor track is free to run on, which is good for the winter months, when you want to avoid running outside, risking slips, falls, or that cold weather and the many things that come with it. Along with running on the indoor track, you can do anything from working out in a gym, play basketball, volleyball, spin class, yoga, etc. Skokie District Park is the bomb! Enjoy! : )

A-OK! The place is very clean, modern and updated. Great…read moremachines and classes, and great prices especially if you are a Skokie resident or work in Skokie. The showers and nice and roomie, as well as the restrooms and the lockers. Unfortunately there are some front desk employees who are not very professional and act like you bother them every time you ask them a question. There is one particular man who doesn't even make eye contact with you until you make it to the counter and actually say hello to him! always on his phone!

Very cool park for youngsters. Everything was upgraded recently from the looks of it. Gentle drop…read morefrom the slides, adventurous playground layout, splash pad, huge picnic areas, etc. There is good parking present. Very conveniently located next to the freeway. If you have toddlers or young ones, do check this park out!

This was a fun find. We drove about 30 minutes and it was worth it. Beautiful fun, clean park with…read morelots of shade. Small splash pad to cool off, and many picnic tables.