Yorkville Parks and Recreation department has created an integral system of parks throughout the city, each one having a unique characteristic or theme whether it's high adventure, sunflowers, farms, music, or riding trains, our parks offer it all! Below is list of existing parks in Yorkville.
Autumn Creek
A seven acre transportation themed park, this playspace can guarantee fun for all ages! The park has two separate playstructures, a mini-skate park, sledding hill, and asphalt path.
The shelter is complete with two gas pumps for the little driver to fill up their tank. The age 5 to 12 playstructure has overhead climbing events, and children ages 2 to 5 can play on the truck and car playstructures, and several swings are surrounded by an asphalt path striped like a road. Two working stoplights, directional signs, two crosswalks, and a railroad crossing will help kids learn the rules of the road. A parking meter and several parking spots are also included in the design. A mini-skate park helps young skateboarders learn to perfect their skills in an area designed just for them!
Beecher Community Park
Beecher Park is over 22 acres of athletic fields, playgrounds and baseball fields. This park is the main setting for the majority of the summer athletic programs offered by the Recreation Department and Youth Sport Organizations.
The Parks Department enhanced the appearance of Beecher Community Park with improvements to the playground area. Additions included a walkway around the play area, a service walk, landscaping, and permanent picnic tables and concrete slab.
Cannonball Ridge Park
To keep with the name of the Cannonball Estates subdivision, this park has a Civil War theme. The park is complete with a Civil War style fence, stone walls, and prairie grass. The park has a triple basketball court, two play structures, and a grind box and rail for the area skateboarders.
Cobb Park
Cobb Park, located on Colonial Parkway, was built on July 26th through the help of volunteers at Yorkville's Second Annual Community Build. The park now has an age 2-5 playstructure with a rock wall and roofs, climbing net, age 5- 12 playstructure with new swings, a sky runner and a picnic area. After the equipment was assembled, concrete footings were poured and the park was complete! New landscaping adds a finished look to the park.
Thank you to our volunteers and the generous dontations from area businesses! We appreciate your time to help us construct this park in just one day. We couldn't have done it without you!
Crawford Park
This park is located just north of Rice Park across the railroad tracks in the River's Edge Subdivision. This park has a short trail right along the river and a beautiful natural passive area to walk around.
Emily Sleezer Park
This .25 acre park is located in the center of a new housing development, with growing needs. This park was added in 2002 and includes a large multi-age playground, picnic tables, benches, landscaping, and half court basketball. The entrance to the park is through a trail system that extends throughout the development allowing for easy access.
Fox Hill East and West
Fox Hill development has two park sites. One site at the entrance of the housing development has a multi-age playground, basketball court, trail system and open field area that has been utilized for a youth soccer practice field.
The second area, which consists of 18 acres with a combination of active use and open space, has a trail, baseball field, and recently constructed disc golf course. This 12 hole course is set in the natural area near the Rob Roy Creek and provides fun for all ages!
Gilbert Park
This park went through a complete renovation in 2005. This neighborhood park is now complete with a Tree Top themed playground.
Hiding Spot Park (formerly Prairie Park)
Hiding Spot Park is the oldest neighborhood park in Yorkville. At appoximately 1.6 acres, this park has Yorkville's music themed playground equipment, shelter, benches, and picnic table, two bocce ball courts and an open play area. The music theme promotes interactive play between children of all abilities. One of the most unique features of this park is the accessiblility by wheelchair to a 5' high deck! Several trees are planted at this site as part of the tree donation program.
As Yorkville's first community build, on August 18th, 2007, over 100 volunteers from the community came out to help build this park. Thank you to all those who donated materials and their time. We appreciate it!
CONGRATULATIONS! Illinois Park and Recreation Association announced their 2007 winners for the Outstanding Facility & Parks Awards, and Hiding Spot Park was named the Division II winner! Thanks to all those who made this project possible.
Hoover Educational Center
This property is owned by the City and the Kendall County Forest Preserve. The joint venture allowed the preservation of the old Boy Scout Camp, over 400 acres of woodlands and open space. This property holds many exciting opportunities for residents once it is developed. Staff is currently working on a conceptual design for this property.
Jaycee Pond
This natural area provides a quiet picnic area with a small pond.
Junior Women's Club Park at Heartland Circle
3...2...1...Blast off! This space themed park is complete with a 30' high rocket ship where kids can travel into outer limits of space. A sitting area and sandbox surround the playground and swings. The shelter, to be built in the spring, will be a 'Mission Control' station for the rocketship. A 3 hoop basketball court and mini-skate bowl are also located at this park. Final construction pieces will be finished in the spring, but the park is open for your use.
The skate park elements were constructed with a generous donation from the Yorkville Junior Women's Club. Thank you!
Kiwanis Park
This park is located in the Country Hills subdivision. The park has a half court basketball hoop complete with the Kiwanis logo. The park includes a shelter, a timber cabin playground and a swing set. For those who enjoy a quiet stroll around the park there is also a walking path.
Price Park
Price Park is located in a large subdivision on the south end of town. This three-quarter of an acre park is popular with both Yorkville residents and the surround communities. This park consists of a multi-age playground, tables, park benches, swings, half court basketball and a walkway surrounding the park. There is a retention area adjacent to the park that is maintained by the Parks Department, with additional development plans to establish some primitive plantings and natural areas to enhance the ecological and wildlife within this area.
Purcell Park
A small neighborhood park located on a corner east of 47 and Cannonball Trail, this park is targeted for preschoolers. With a small tot lot and swings, this park provides walking access for residents surrounding the park.
Raintree Village Park A
A dinosaur themed mini park on a one-acre site is located just east of the Raintree Village subdivision clubhouse. Four tot swings, an age 2-5 playstructure with a tiki hut, dinosaurs to climb, and slides await the children! Discover fossil prints in the sidewalk, but more adventurous children can dig in the sandbox to find a large dinosaur fossil!
Rice Park
Rice Park is located in the River's Edge Subdivision. This park is a big wheel themed park. The park includes such amenities as an interactive fuel filling station, a working parking meter, and a double sided stop and go light. The park also houses a shelter, funnel ball game, two spring riders and swings.
Bicentennial Riverfront Park
Bicentennial Riverfront Park was reconstructed through the dedication and expertise of community volunteers. Located at the Fox River on Hydraulic Street, this park is a favorite of visitors and residents during the summertime months. This park provides fishing access to the Fox River in a beautifully landscaped setting, playground, small picnic shelters and walkway areas.
Riemenschneider Park
Riemenschneider Park, located in the Prairie Meadows development, is a Fire-house themed park on Hayden Road, just south of the Bristol-Kendall Fire Department Station No. 2 located on Kennedy Road. A 2007 Open Space Land Acquisition and Development (OSLAD) grant recipient in the amount of $400,000, the 8 acre park includes a baseball field, fire-truck themed tot lot, age 5-12 playstructure, swings, shelter, a perimeter walking path, and multipurpose open space.
A special feature for this park, hoses from a water tower spray feature will keep the neighborhood children cool on a hot summer day!
A commemorative courtyard garden at the entrance of the park, generously donated by the Fire Department, acknowledges the hard work and dedication of the volunteer Firemen and women.
Rivers Edge Park
This small park off of Fox Road is not yet developed. The conceptual plan is to have a sitting area with landscaping that will provide a serene atmosphere for local residents.
Rotary Park
This park is located in the Grande Reserve Subdivision. This park is for the adventurer in all of us. It includes a 90ft cable ride, a climbing wall, a skate area complete with two skate boxes, and a concrete start ramp. There is also a walking path and a bike rack.
Sunflower Park
The country is never too far away at Sunflower Park. This park has a barnyard theme which comes complete with a cow, barn styled shelter, and a farm themed playground. The park also includes a swing set with four bucket swings, four belt swings, two spring riders and much more.
Stepping Stones Park
This school themed design is next door to the Grande Reserve Elementary School. The playground is 100% wheelchair accessible, and an exciting 18' high climbing net provides extreme adventures. Other amenities include a shelter and walking path that meanders through the naturalized detention basins.
Steven G. Bridge Park
Located North on Kennedy at the intersection of Mill St., the Steven G. Bridge Park contains a three field lighted ballfield complex with a concession stand, Baseball themed play structure and plenty of parking! Also included in this area are naturalized detention basins to provide stormwater detention.
Town Square
Located in the heart of downtown Yorkville, this two-acre park is located adjacent to Route 47 and is highly visible to visitors and residents. This park hosts several seasonal events and rental opportunities with a large "Gazebo" shelter and well groomed landscaping. This park also is the prime site for the tree donation program. Town Square is also host to the American Legion Perpetual Flame in recognition to the veterans.
Van Emmon Memorial Park
This local ball field park is the true representation of a hometown feel. With a grass infield, this ballpark is a picturesque setting for the youth. Future enhancements to this park include paved parking areas, permanent bleachers, additional landscaping buffers, and minor improvements to ball field layouts.
West Hydraulic Park
This small natural area provides a serene picnic area right along the Fox River just west of Route 47.
TRAILS
Yorkville's trail system exists in several developments including Autumn Creek, Bristol Bay, Fox HIll, Grande Reserve, Heartland, Heartland Circle, Raintree Village, and Windett Ridge. As Yorkville grows, the trails will connect existing and future developments providing a network on alternative transportation routes.
As part of the 2008 update to the Park and Recreation Department Master Plan, a conceptual shared-use trails map has been created. This map shows locations of potential trail links throughout the city. See the Community Development Department webpage for information on the Integrated Transportation Plan (ITP) which focuses on off-road transportation and our downtown design elements.
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