Year of the Park

This relatively new park on the north end of the city was named in honor of Robert Toalson, who spent 31 years at the helm of the Champaign Park District. 

Southridge Park is was donated in 1987 as a centerpiece of the Myra Ridge neighborhood development. It's a terrific place to take a walk, and let the kids run around. 

This park was developed by the Robeson family, and quite frankly, it's just about perfect. 

Porter Park is way far out in west Champaign and is a very new park, but immediately a favorite for most anyone who makes the drive. 

Tucked into the houses just west of the Champaign Country Club, Mayfair Park is an adorable little spot to let the kids play and spend some time with friends. 

Leal Park is home to both the oldest cemetery and the oldest residential home in Champaign County. That makes this park more than worth a look.

Judge Charles Webber and his estate donated this forested land in 1985 to Urbana Park District as a massive forest space. Today it houses an archery club, and that is pretty swell. 

This cutie pie of a park sits on the boulevard that encompasses Elm St. between John and Charles. It is delightful, and well worth your time as a place to take a stroll with a friend who you used to not like, but started liking again in the pandemic. 

If there were ever a park that basically encapsulates the reasons why taxpayer funded organizations like Park Districts suffer, it would be Dohme Park on Curtis Road.