As a mom of little ones there is always the quest to find a great park to appease all parties…read more Winding Creek Park is one of the best out there for young, really young and some middle aged parents. ;) For the wee ones the park boasts two baby swings, a smaller playset that crawlers can navigate with help, a calm sounding babbling creek, lots of clean, fluffy grass to spread a blanket on and gaze at the clouds and a path that is stroller friendly. For the elementary set there is a bigger play area with lots of spinning things(you literally, sit, stand or hang off these contraptions and spin at high speed. $50 you will take turns with your kid!), swings, a super tall slide and lots of things to climb, swing, jump, hang, slide on. The park has two baseball diamonds and the creek is pretty enough to peak creative play and maybe get a little muddy. For the adults there are plenty of benches, a picnic table under shelter, a private parking lot, no sand AND a potty! A Port-o-potty of course but in a pinch it works. One worthy note is that WCP is on the Park Districts short list of parks to rent. They put quite a chunk of change into it with the added bike path, brick paved parking lot and covered picnic area. That fact alone makes it one of the area's best parks! WCP was renovated with the new playsets a few years back and has quickly become a favorite meeting spot for playgroups from the area and from other suburbs(mom's network at play for that). So pack a picnic, bring some balls and enjoy one of the best parks out there!

This is a great park! You have two baseball diamonds, lots of trees, a big open field, slides, rock…read moreclimbing walls, ropes, monkey bars and swings, there is also a large pond that's good for fishing and there's a small creek. I practically grew up here messing around catching frogs and wrestling my friends.

Fun little park for kids but not a lot to do for toddlers (1,5 year old). The aesthetic of this…read moreplayground is amazing (space theme) but wished they had more for the youngest kids.

This park is fun. My older kids love it. Not the best for littles because it's hard to climb to the…read moretop if your kids are smaller.

This park I like it because this park has a volleyball field is a good park to take your kids and…read moreyour families to play volleyball or play games on the grass has a nice pond by it and a walking path to run, walk & ride your bicycle well recommend.

This is my favorite park in the area to take my children too. This is a great playground for…read moretoddlers up to teenagers. The playground is clean and the grounds are always kept clean. There is a lot of open grass space, as well as bench seating. There is also a pond that you can sit near and watch the birds and ducks play in. We will pretty much live here in the spring and summer. Hours of fun!

This is a pretty good park! It's a little small, but it was just renovated in October, so…read moreeverything is brand new. There's 2 separate sections for toddlers and older kids, a couple picnic tables and lots of benches. There's a porta potty there, too, which is super helpful. There is one part of the playground that's a little dangerous, but if you keep an eye on your younger kids you'll be good.

I've been to Berens Park a few times now and it's a great park. There's multiple baseball fields as…read morewell. There are a couple playgrounds, one of which is part of The Hub, an area that has the playground and batting cages, splash pad, and even a miniature golf area! I'd not be surprised if this park isn't the gem of the Elmhurst Park District. They have events here for families and adults. There's tons of parking. There's currently construction underway on a new park district on a new community center, so it will be great to see what takes place there. In the meantime I'm looking forward to checking out the playground and splash pad and maybe playing some mini golf.

This park has everything you need! A great waking path for you or you and your dog to go for a…read morestroll. It has soccer fields, a football field, six tennis courts, a full swing set park for the kiddos, Volleyball nets, a splash pad, a mini golf course, a batting cage, baseball fields, a place to grab some snacks/drinks and an actual bathroom. It's a nice clean park and the best offering around of being a one stop shop.

This is a fun little park that has a cool playground, a huge field and a secret creek! We came upon…read morethis while finding something to do with my daughter and originally found the base ball field and large grassy hill. We thought that was all there was to this park but lo and behold there's this secret little footbridge once you cross the grassy field to a playground! The playground is excellent, has a toddler slide and then a slide set for 5+. There's also a fun zipper and a lot of climbing net and items for bigger kids. Awesome park! Parking is a little odd - you can do street parking right in front or if you walk around the corner, there is a parking lot facing the baseball field. Either way - a fun time for all the children (and adults!).

Love this park!! It's quite large with soccer fields, baseball, basketball courts, a playground…read morethat has multiple parts to it annnnnd bathrooms! Been here for a lot of the sporting events for my nephew and in the summer they also sell snacks in the fieldhouse building. The playground is really cool. It's a sensory, musical, Park with lots of different levels of play equipment for toddlers all the way up to probably teenagers. I love coming to this place and could spend hours here.

I actually still remember coming to this playground several times when I was a kid, and we would…read morealways go to Banana Split at some point during our time at the park. Earlier this year I had decided to bring my nephew to the playground here to play for a little while before celebrating the reopening of Banana Split for the season. Clearly the place has changed since I was a kid, with the playground being fairly new, but it stil-- in many ways--remains the same; it's small, very much a neighborhood type of park, not a city-wide mecca like Phillips Park, and very basic, with only a small playground, a few courts for basketball and tennis, and a nice expanse of open green lawn for running around or sitting in the sun. Again, it's not really like Phillips Park, which attracts people from all around Aurora and has a large property with many features, and is even smaller than the little play areas around Waubonsie Lake; and unlike Waubonsie Lake, there isn't a path for running, jogging, walking, or riding. However, it is perfect for someone who is near to it and is looking for a small, safe area for a little one to play in. I've been here four or five times this year since the spring with my nephew(s), and it's actually become one of my favorite little spots to take my nephew, fulfilling EXACTLY what I'm looking for. A small park with a small playground where my nephew has plenty of space to play and I only have a small area that I need to monitor. Parking is pretty easy, if not a little confusing at first; if you're coming off of Sheffer Road then turn left onto Sheridan and you'll find the little access road to the parking; if you're coming from Church Street then merge onto Sheridan, and if you're coming from Forest Street then it'll be right in front of you when you get to Sheridan. I can also say that the property is well maintained and very out-in-the-open so it feels very open and safe. I also have to say that having Banana Split right across the street is a pretty great selling point and makes the park more attractive. So if you're close by and need a great place for your little ones to run around and play, give this place a try, you may be pleasantly surprised by how much you like it; and if you don't enjoy your experience, you'll at least be able to salvage what's left of your excursion with a nice cold treat from across the street.