I recently attended this park for a pickleball event but I am here to express my appreciation for…read morethis beautiful public park. Several years ago I took tennis lessons here. I also took taekwondo lessons (outside) here and I used to drop a family member at the ice arena for ice skating lessons. In winter, the sledding hill is a fun way to enjoy some outdoor activity. The children's play area looks well maintained. The accessible all gender restrooms are clean and in order. This is a beautiful park to watch sports, participate in sports, or enjoy the great outdoors.

This park has really blossomed over the years with a lot of activities. We only explored the…read moreplaygrounds on this visit, which were really nicely spread out. The playgrounds were fenced in and had soft cushioned surfaces. There was plenty of seating nearby too. By the playgrounds were tennis courts, pickleball courts and a basketball court. The park is just missing permanent bathrooms and a refillable water bottle station. The rest of the park has a frisbee golf course, ball fields, soccer fields, ice skating rink, sledding hill and plenty of parking.

Best 18 hole disc golf course around that I have been to so far. It is well marked and challenging…read morewith narrow fairways, hills and valleys, and a lot of brush. It is well groomed and overall a good work out and good time.

It may not be obvious from the road, but this large park is full of tons of amenities that include…read morea walking trail, sled hill, grills, benches, picnic tables, and a shelter. For me, the best feature is a large 18-hole disc golf course and for this purpose, Margreth Riemer Reservoir really delivers. This course has a perfect mix of hills, grasses, trees, bushes, and large bodies of water for the small chance that you may lose your disc (fortunately, there's plenty of area between the course and water, so you'll have to throw quite off the mark for it to land in there). The only thing I dislike about the park is the confusing parking, but it's not too bad once you've been there once. Definitely worth a visit if you live in the area, and a great place to get some disc golf practice.

Attached to the Alan B. Shepard Middle School, Shepard Park has a regulation size baseball diamond,…read moretwo smaller diamonds, and play fields for soccer or field hockey. On the weekends, I often see pickup games of cricket being played in the field. There are also disc golf holes here, continuing from neighboring Keller Park (to the west) which is just across the bridge over the river. There is a fair amount of parking here, along with a well-maintained bathroom and shelter that is attached to the Deerfield Water Treatment Plant. Because it's attached to the middle school, and where several junior teams play, the grounds are exceptionally well maintained; though it also means that it is often reserved for school activities during the morning and early afternoon. Parking is accessible via Locust Pl., and then turn right onto Hackberry Rd. The parking lot to the east, off of Grove Ave., is reserved for school staff during the daytime.

If you're looking for more indoor fun this winter this review is specifically for the treehouse. I…read morewas a bit worried about the crowd factor on a chilly Saturday morning but my twosome had the company of only q few other kids. At first look my daughter said "this is amazing!" And I thought "nice! $3 (per child) well spent." Main attractions for my children included a little playhouse (where they probably spent most of their time) and of course a huge ball pit. They technically don't allow kids under 3 in the ball pit but since there weren't many kids around didn't seem to mind my 2 yr old was there. Then again I understand the age requirement because having to recuse him from the balls over and over again proved to be annoying. Be sure to check their website* for their hours but they are typically open: Mon/Wed/Fri: 9:15-11am Tues/Thurs: 3-5pm Sat: 10am-12pm It's also a very popular and affordable spot for BDAY parties. * http://www.deerfieldparks.org/parks-facilities/jewett-park-community-center/tree-house/

We travel for play parks. For reals, people! Parks can get boring after a while. The same park over…read moreand over and over again. So when a friend put together a play date here, I cried out "Sign me up!" And boy we were not disappointed. The park actually has several sections to it -- two toddler/infant playgrounds that were gated. (We didn't spend any time here so I can't comment.) It has a baseball field and then the big playground, which is where we spent time. As a mom, I appreciated the picnic benches in the shade as well as clean (yes CLEAN) bathrooms. The playground was impressive. There were a huge merry-go-round with ropes you could climb up as well. It was pretty freaking cool! And you don't see those things that often anymore. Which makes me sad and makes me old all at the same time. But the killer was the slide/fort monstrosity that any kid would go ape over. You just gotta check out the photo for yourself. There are two incredibly long curly cue slides. My kids could have run up and slid down all day. But then the structure is made like a fort with a full deck at the top. And it's covered so no one gets sunburned. Kids banded together and before I knew it, there were about ten boys playing pirates. I felt like I was watching a rendition of Lord of the Flies but thankfully everyone survived. This park is worth a little drive to wear out the kids!

An good park with several amenities such as tennis courts, a disc golf course, soccer fields,…read morebaseball diamond, and a sledding hill. The signage is better than average for a frisbee golf course, but the course itself is a bit small and it's hard to get good separate between you and other groups where you're not throwing into one another. The course difficulty is a bit on the easier side so it's good for practice though you have to be careful not to overthrow too much as the baskets aren't too far from houses. Parking is not too difficult as the street isn't too busy.

Fun park with plenty of things to do…read more Originally intended to go here for some fun disc golf and enjoyed my experience here. The course has a wide variety of different challenges and terrain available, though the quality of the tees and signage varies throughout the course. I wasn't a huge fan of the earlier holes which go close to the street and around the areas where geese congregate. However, the middle holes go through some beautiful forest and have a much more interesting combination of terrain. The baskets are difficult at times to see, to updated signage would also be better. But overall, a fun set of challenges. Even if you're not into disc golf, the park itself is beautiful with a large pond, many walking paths, and a variety of nature. There's also basketball courts, a baseball diamond, pickleball courts, picnic areas, picnic shelter, washrooms, tennis courts, and other amenities. This looks like a great place to enjoy a sunny afternoon.

Bevier Park is a beautifully kept park. It has one gazebo that you can rent out with a few tables…read morethere. There's a decent sized fenced in playground for the children. It has a nice walkway along a pond which attracts lots of wildlife to see along the way. A large baseball diamond, tennis courts and basketball courts. The bathroom is decent which is a plus when it comes to parks.

Review # 100 in 2018…read more This is a very nice park that my brother recommended taking our kids to. This stretch of Buffalo Grove is filled with fun activities for kids with quite a few parks. There is decent parking. Play area has rubber turf to prevent hard falls. The slides are not too fast, the swings are sturdy, corners are not too sharp if kids are chasing each other. It was a hot day yesterday, but the play area was not too hot to touch. Nice. Couple of tennis courts and a baseball field are a plus. I recommend taking your kids here. They will have fun. I know my son did.

A bit smaller park compared to some of the enormous ones in the area. However it still has all the…read morebasic amenities such as baseball field, bocce courts, playground, and pickleball. Parking can be challenging at times if there are a lot of activities going on at the park at the same time. The disc golf course here is not the most amazing, but setup nicely if you want to casually practice (I've never really seen too many other people on this course). The only thing to be aware of is that you can potentially throw discs onto the main road or over fences if you're not careful.

Nice disc golf field. Not too many tree hazards and didn't lose any discs. Also a nice family park…read moreand well kept.

This is a very large park complex, running the length of Deer Creek Parkway, and leading towards…read morethe Deer Creek Racquet Club. Along the way are several playgrounds for kids of all ages, tennis courts, a fenced in dog park, a fishing pond, a limestone trail with fitness equipment, numerous places to sit, a little league baseball diamond, and a sweet 9-hole disc golf course with some nice long fairways. There's so much to do, and the Highland Park Park District does a great job of maintaining it all. My favorite feature is the little fishing pond in the middle of the park. It's a gorgeous wetland area, with several spots to fish. It's stocked nicely, and is catch-and-release. On a nice day, it's not uncommon to spot lots of wildlife communing in or beside the pond. I've spotted numerous great blue heron stopping here, every season. The limestone path circles the park, and offers some nice sights. Part of it parallels the Skokie River, and encircles a fishing pond, but always manages to stay dry. Parts of the field can sometimes get a little wet, but none of the play areas. The baseball diamond, all of the disc golf fairways, and the path all seem to be raised so they drain well. The playground equipment looks to be top-quality stuff, and the play area has good padding. It's a nice open area, so guardians should be able to easily watch their kids play from the various sitting areas. The workout equipment along the path are similarly sturdy, and seem to hold up despite being exposed to the elements. The baseball diamond has bleachers, a bullpen, and a scoreboard that seem to work well. The disc golf baskets are also all in great shape. The Debbie Gottlieb Beitler Dog Park is fairly nice, once they've had a chance to re-seed or re-sod some of the back corners of the run. Every season the grass gets torn up a little less than halfway through - sometimes sooner. I've suggested they maintain the turf at least one more time during the year, but instead they chose to make it into a pay-to-use park. There are way fewer dogs (there were numerous times my dog and I were the only ones here for over an hour), resulting in the turf lasting much longer, but I honestly don't feel it's all that good of a deal. I stopped paying to use the Highland Park dog parks this year, using the ones in Deerfield and Northbrook more - they're just as nice, don't cost $50 a year for residents or $150 a year for non-residents, and there are often more people and dogs to play with. I've only been to the Deer Creek Racquet Club twice, and it seems like a nice facility. Everything is well maintained, and the courts are kept in meticulous order. The parking lot is partly shared with the disc golf course and the baseball diamond (though there are additional parking to the south of the diamond) so it can get a little crowded when there is a game going on. There is additional parking for the other park amenities all along Deer Creek Parkway.