Urbana Park District sites and facilities

A look at the Urbana Park District:

www.urbanaparks.org, 367-1544

Unless otherwise noted, facilities are open dawn to dusk.

AMBUCS Park

1100 block of East University Avenue

22 acres

Features: Accessible playground, two softball fields, flower beds, open fields, picnic tables with shelters, playground, restrooms and drinking fountain.

Anita Purves Nature Center/ Busey Woods

1505 N. Broadway Ave., 384-4062

59 acres

Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday; Sunday varies by season.

Features: Flower beds, paths/trails, picnic tables, sculpture, water feature (lake or stream), four multipurpose rooms, an exhibit hall, an observation room, a nature shop and an educator resource room.

Blair Park

Vine Street and Pennsylvania Avenue

11 acres

Features: Three ball fields, flower beds, historic marker, horseshoes, open fields, picnic tables with shelters and grills available, playground, restrooms, drinking fountain, shuffleboard, soccer field, and seven tennis courts (four with lighting).

Brookens gym/fields

1776 E. Washington St., 344-9583

8.3 acres

Hours: Generally Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; dependent on programs.

Features: Basketball courts, flower beds, open fields, soccer field, and volleyball; home of the athletics department.

Canaday Park

Lierman Avenue, just south of Main Street

5 acres

Features: Softball fields, restrooms and drinking fountain, soccer field.

Carle Park

Indiana and Garfield

8.3 acres

Features: Flower beds, drinking fountain, historic marker, open fields, paths/trails, picnic tables, playgrounds, sculpture, soccer field, sand volleyball.

Chief Shemauger Park

100 block of Kerr Avenue

13.5 acres

Features: Two ball fields, basketball court, open fields, picnic tables, drinking fountain.

Crestview Park

Cottage Grove Avenue and Sunnycrest Drive

5.43 acres

Features: Accessible playground, flower beds, historic marker, horseshoes, open fields, paths/trails, picnic tables with shelters with grills available, playground, sand volleyball, water feature, Rotary garden.

Crystal Lake Park

On Broadway, from Park Street to Bradley Avenue

90.4 acres

Features: Accessible playground, ball fields, boating (seasonal), fishing, flower beds, historic marker, horseshoes, ice skating, open fields, paths/trails, picnic tables with shelters, restrooms, sculpture, sledding hill, volleyball, lake.

Crystal Lake Pool

1301 N. Broadway, 328-2321

Hours: Monday through Friday, 1 to 8 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 7 p.m.

Features: Morning and evening lap swims, diving boards.

Judge Webber Park/

Perkins Road site

Perkins Road

66.2 acres (leased; some not open to public)

Features: Archery, dog park, open fields, paths/trails, stream.

King Park

1108 Fairview

6 acres

Features: Accessible playground, flower beds, open fields, paths/trails, picnic tables with shelters and grills, restrooms and drinking fountain, two tennis courts.

Leal Park

303 W. University Avenue

1.97 acres

Features: Flower beds, historic marker, open fields, paths/trails, picnic tables.

Lohmann Park

North of Florida Avenue, east of Philo Road

15 acres

Features: Cricket field, disc golf, open fields, picnic tables, soccer field.

Meadowbrook Park

Along Windsor Road at Race Street

130 acres

Features: Accessible playground, flower beds, garden plots, herb garden, historic marker, open fields, paths/trails (pedestrian and bicycle), picnic tables with shelters, playground, restrooms and the Wandell Sculpture Garden.

Phillips Recreation Center

505 W. Stoughton St., 367-1544

2.6 acres

Hours: Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m. to noon.

Features: Accessible playground, basketball court, flower beds, picnic tables, playground, sculpture, home of some athletic programs, including fitness programs.

Prairie Park

2102 E. Washington St.

20 acres

Features: Two softball fields with lights, baseball field with lights, open fields, restrooms and drinking fountain, sledding hill, soccer field.

South Ridge Park

Myra Ridge Drive

11.2 acres

Features: Open fields, paths/trails, picnic tables, playground.

Sunnycrest Tot Lot

Sunnycrest Court East

1.4 acres

Features: Open fields, picnic tables, playground.

Victory Park

Green and Lynn streets

5 acres

Features: Accessible playground, basketball courts, flower beds, drinking fountain, open fields, paths/trails, picnic tables with shelters, playground, tennis courts, volleyball.

Weaver Park

Main Street and Smith Road

60 acres (undeveloped)

Being restored as forest-prairie ecosystem

Wheatfield Park

McHenry and Coombes avenues

5 acres

Features: Flower beds, drinking fountain, open fields, picnic tables, playground, soccer field, two tennis courts.