Year of the Park

Burwash Park is home to a playground, a small baseball diamond, a sand volleyball court, and more. It serves as a big space to spend some time with friends and family. Here's a good park in Savoy. Enjoy it! 

This old park has been secretly telling stories since 1906. We are glad it's around! 

Turnberry Ridge Park is a perfectly normal park that shares its name with a golf course in Scotland that is owned by Donald Trump. Great! 

Here it is! The smallest park in Champaign-Urbana, Stampofski Park is so small you wouldn't even know it was a park unless you were writing a series about parks and saw it and said “Holy shit, that's a park?” Yep. It is a park.

Prairie Park in east Urbana is mostly forgettable, but serves its purpose, and plays host to a decent baseball diamond that features actual dirt in the batter's box and on the pitching mound. That's worth something, anyhow. 

There's no denying the impact of Meadowbrook Park in Urbana. Indeed, it is the result of half a century of work and planning, and it shows. 

This park is a lovely little spot in west Champaign, and yes there are a lot of geese here, because there's a big pond here. Do geese bother you? Get over it. 

Since 1909, Clark Park has been serving its neighbors well, and is hands down one of the finest parks in all the city. Here is a love letter to it, along with a video featuring drone shots of its small, but magnificent presence. 

The history of Spalding Park is vast, but let's focus on the future — the near future — since big changes are coming. They are, indeed, long overdue.