1. Solon Recreation and Nature Area

    1. Solon Recreation and Nature Area

    0

    Solon, IA

    Cancel

    Open app

    Search

    Solon Recreation and Nature Area

    5.0 (1 review)
    Open 6:00 am - 10:00 pm

    Solon Recreation and Nature Area Photos

    More like Solon Recreation and Nature Area

    Recommended Reviews - Solon Recreation and Nature Area

    Your trust is our priority, so businesses can't pay to alter or remove their reviews. Learn more about reviews.
    Yelp app icon
    Browse more easily on the app
    Review Feed Illustration

    10 years ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 2
    Oh no 0

    Verify this business for free

    People searched for Parks 414 times last month within 15 miles of this business.

    Verify this business

    Coralville Youth Sports Park

    Coralville Youth Sports Park

    4.0(2 reviews)
    8.1 mi

    First and foremost, it is what the name says. They have five softball/baseball diamonds with a…read morecovered pavilion seating area in between and multiple soccer fields. There is also a playground area, batting cages, bocce courts(!), and a pond with a trail. You'll often see someone fishing along the side of the pond (by a gazebo), lots of walkers and joggers, and the many parents and children using the fields. For those attending sporting events, there is a small concession stand and indoor bathrooms as well. Parking is plentiful. My main interaction with the park is from many walks around the trail or biking through as it connects to the larger bike trail system, and it's ideal for both! It's a wonderful place for a stroll in the evening to unwind from the day.

    What a wonderful sports park!…read more As an Iowa City native, I was shocked to know this existed. It is less than five years old. This review is only based on the youth soccer fields at this park. My kiddos have done Tiny Tot soccer here multiple seasons-- in the spring, summer and fall. I love that the complex is easy to navigate, I adore that there are indoor bathrooms and that the parking is plentiful! There are nine well maintained youth soccer fields (which I think turns into three full-size soccer fields?) It also can host flag football. I've peeped the ball fields, there are five. Batting cages live here! The pavilion is nice, with shade. It appears to connect to some trails in the neighborhood? There are couple shelters, too. Coralville Youth Sports Park checks all the boxes. While it isn't SUPER convenient for us Iowa City residents to drive to, it is a perfect location for anyone in Coralville/North Liberty! What a great addition that was much needed.

    Photos
    Coralville Youth Sports Park - Go Jaguars!

    Go Jaguars!

    Coralville Youth Sports Park - Softball complex with covered seating

    Softball complex with covered seating

    Coralville Youth Sports Park - Pond with trail

    See all

    Pond with trail

    Field of Dreams Movie Site - Farmhouse (built in the 1860s)

    Field of Dreams Movie Site

    4.6(129 reviews)
    52.8 mi

    Field of Dreams was my birthday gift to myself, and it was worth every mile getting there!…read more We drove nearly six hours from Kansas City to Dyersville specifically so I could finally visit this place. I first saw Field of Dreams in 1989, and the movie has stayed with me ever since. When we arrived, we were asked if we'd consider donating $20 toward the upkeep of the field. I couldn't get the money out of my pocket fast enough. Keeping a place like this available for people to experience is absolutely worth supporting. Seeing the farmhouse, wooden bleachers and baseball diamond surrounded by Iowa corn was almost surreal. The best part is that you're not just standing behind a rope looking at everything. I walked onto the field, through the outfield grass, into the corn and then back out again. I sat in the bleachers with our dog Gus and even got to hold a bat and imagine standing at the plate. For me, there was also a very personal connection. I never got to play catch with my father, which is probably one reason the ending of this movie has always affected me so deeply. Standing on that field brought back emotions I wasn't expecting. For a little while, I wasn't thinking about being 68 years old. I was thinking about being that kid who loved baseball and wondering, "What if?" We unfortunately missed the farmhouse tour by just a few minutes. The next tour was an hour later, and with another three-hour drive to Des Moines ahead of us, we couldn't wait. That's my only regret from the visit, and certainly not the Field of Dreams' fault. There is also a nice visitor area with memorabilia, displays and souvenirs. Baseball and movie fans will find plenty to look at. My advice: don't rush this place. Walk onto the field. Sit in the bleachers. Walk into the corn. Take your pictures, but put the phone away for a few minutes too and just look around. Way out in the middle of Iowa sits a baseball field made famous by a movie more than three decades ago. For some people, it will simply be a cool movie location. For me, it was something much more. I couldn't have asked for a better birthday gift to myself. Absolutely worth the trip.

    I watched the movie countless times as a kid when it first came out, and recently introduced my…read more11-year-old son to it. While roadtripping across the United States, I knew I wanted to add this to our list of places to stop. We were not disappointed! It's a lovely drive amongst the cornfields to get to the site. We came on a Tuesday in August and it wasn't crowded at all. Plenty of parking. $20 suggested donation to enter. They provide bats and balls and gloves and anyone can go out on the field for a catch or to bat, or run the bases. Lots of families around playing on the field. They even had a "ghost player" dressed in a 1919 era uniform to pose for pictures. You can take a tour of the farm house for an added price, though we didn't do this part. They have a snack stand next to the field and a full restaurant next to the farm house if you get hungry, both of which serve alcohol. I guess the only downside is how wildly commercialized the whole site has become. A gigantic gift shop, the aforementioned restaurant, and an indoor event space all overshadow the much smaller farm house, and the massive stadium built for MLB's annual game looms over the left field fence. But the magic is still there. The magic of the most perfect baseball movie ever made, transposed into the modern era in the form of families spending time together in a heaven made of sunny Iowa cornfields.

    Photos
    Field of Dreams Movie Site - More giant corn

    More giant corn

    Field of Dreams Movie Site - Some interior pictures of inside the house

    Some interior pictures of inside the house

    Field of Dreams Movie Site - Nickelback 2025

    See all

    Nickelback 2025

    Solon Recreation and Nature Area - parks - Updated September 2026

    Loading...
    Loading...
    Loading...