other than the ciggarete litter and cig butts all over the grounds its a cool place ..covered in…read morecigg butts ..

Longacre Park is a beautiful park in Fairview Heights. They have many scenic walking paths…read morethroughout the park. A few years ago, the city redid the playground. The new playground is a lot of fun. My children love to play there. The pond is a great place to fish or check out the ducks and geese. You will see a lot of them. Longacre Park is great! Lots of beautiful nature to take in and it is very relaxing.

No real trail. Nice disc golf course. New playground area. Pretty lake with new bridgesread more

Great little park with several playgrounds for the kids. They also allow fishing in the "lake" and…read morehave ducks/geese running about. Don't forget to stop at the Aldi's on the corner to get a loaf of bread to feed them from the bridge if you want.

Located in Edwardsville Illinois,this is a nice 40 acre park with wetlands,woodlands and…read moregrasslands. Paved and gravel trails are well marked . Most trails circle the small lagoon. Pets are welcome. Plenty of parking.

The Watershed Nature Center is a hidden gem in Edwardsville! The folks who maintain the place do…read moresuch a good job making sure this area is preserved for nature and humans to enjoy together. You never know what kind of animals you may run into out here, and there is a beautiful view everywhere you turn! The actual nature center itself is excellent for learning about local wildlife, you might even get to meet one of the amazing folk who helps keep this place beautiful!

I was taking part in the Jingle Hike which gets you outside exploring parks in the area. It was a…read morelittle hard to find this place, but what a delight was you do. It is a 1 1/2 mile walk around the wetlands and you get to cross the wetlands on a bridge. You are surrounded by water lilies. Check it out.

Good play features for kids 2yrs and up. Kinda small in that there is just a picnic pavilion,…read moregrassy field and 1 playground area. Would probably be good if you wanted to play soccer or football bc the grassy area is big. I didn't check if the bathrooms were open, there was a sign that said park season closed.

This is the closest park to home and is for 5-12 year olds....what? Can't the playground have a few…read moreyounger kid items to play on? This makes me so mad! What a pointless park for my two year old! I guess we'll drive to Lemay or Mehlville.

It is a very nice playground and it is also nice for kids that are on the spectrum since it is…read morepartially fenced in. My grandkids loved it!

What a fun park for kids! I love that the play structure is different. The area for littler kids…read morewas perfect for my toddler. Lots of shaded picnic tables. The bathrooms were clean. My kids had a fantastic time and we will be back!

Beautiful Benton Park. Easily walkable & so many options for food around! On nice days, catch the…read morecutest ducks swimming & enjoying their time in the sun! The park is Always super clean.

Everyone knows Benton Park, but I feel like very few people in St. Louis knows there is an ACTUAL…read morepark in Benton Park. Just off Route 55 on Arsenal, you may think this is a small park that offers residents very little. But you'd be wrong! Running through the park's undulating hills, you will find ample space to host socially distanced picnics or add extra distance to your runs. A quick history of the park: Benton Park's site was originally set aside for a City cemetery at the time of the sale of land in the old St. Louis Commons in 1836. Benton Park was created by City Ordinance in 1866 after the founding of Bellefontaine and Calvary Cemeteries in North St. Louis made possible this transformation into a well shaded and popular pleasure area. In its early history it was difficult to maintain a supply of water in this lake because of its proximity to "English Cave". The lake was drained and all crevasses which had occasioned leakage were filled with concrete. Today though the artificial lake is actually a focal point of the park. It is well maintained and is home to many ducks that you often see people feeding. Apparently there are fish in the small man made lake and fishing is permitted. According to the city's site, the lake is restocked with fish every two to four years. Personally, I'm not trying to fish out of a city lake, but I'm sure there are plenty of people looking for that type of recreation. The park also has other forms of recreation including tennis courts along Jefferson. There is a fairly large playground that appears to be new and well maintained. I like to do hillwork on my runs in Benton Park. It offers plenty of steep climbs and short downhills. The park is not typically as crowded as other major parks in our city, so it's actually a great place to sunbathe if you're a tad shy in public like me. Thanks to the lush greenery and picturesque bridge over the water, Benton Park would also be a great place for a photoshoot as you wouldn't be combating people in the background. Can't wait to take photos of the trees in the fall. The colors reflecting off the water are going to be spectacular.

I would be hard pressed to find a Hotz park that I wasn't a fan of. This is the second Hotz park…read moreI've visited, but the first I've reviewed on Yelp. This particular park is notable because it's only 0.2 acres, the smallest park in the city of Edwardsville. Located at St. Louis and Randle Streets, there isn't much to it. No playground equipment, no fountain, however it hosts a bench and a stone bearing a bronze plaque, commemorating the city's five resident governors.