Mineral Springs Park — Attraction in Pekin

I wanted to go fishing and got up to late and the place I was exploring for the first time had closed about 40min before I had arrived and I was unaware that it was fenced off and could be closed...So I googled the next closest location and the park was it. By the time I arrived it was dark and the park was lit up by a bunch of little individual Christmas trees accompanied by a little sign that had In memory of someone's loved one on it. That melted my heart instantly and gave even more of a meaning and beauty to the park. I didn't get to fish because I was totally confused by how the set up was wondering if the lake that's in the middle that you drove around and had a water sprinkler thing in it and was for pattleboating, was also for fishing because it's not set up in a way that indicates that it's ok to fish there AND every single beautiful/wonderful picture that people posted was everything but a picture of someone fishing in that pond lol. I FINALLY got to some website and that went into detail about the pond being stocked with various fish for fishing and was the same place as the pattleboats lol I will definitely be returning soon to fish in that amazing...

I've enjoyed coming to this park ever since I was a little girl. The flowers are so pretty and sitting at the Lagoon is so relaxing! There is a walking trail around the Lagoon and also fishing on site. They have paddle boats and canoes that people can rent out for a certain time limit. There's also a large playground that's even wheelchair accessible. There are also baseball diamonds on site and sand volleyball if you're into that sort of thing. The Pavilion there with the pointed Peaks can be rented out for parties or reunions it's a very nice building. We actually came here during Marigold weekend so there are tents and music playing and lots of food vendors. If you haven't been to the marigold Festival definitely plan that for next August because it definitely attracts...

Very nice park with a good sized lake as the focal point. Very affordable paddle boat rentals are available, $5 per person for half an hour, to go out on the pond and cruise around. The Marigold Festival is held here which means lots of craft vendors, a carnival, parade and many other fun activities during that exciting weekend in late summer/early fall. The park contains many other Pekin Park District offerings, from a playground, mini golf, a small water park, and most importantly a dog park! It also abuts Pekin high school, further adding to the amount of green space if your are looking to stretch your legs and walk around. Overall this is a great place for just get outside as there is sure to be some here...