Swinford Park — Attraction in Plainfield

Although soon to be overshadowed by the one within Hummel Park (in renovation as of this writing), the two playgrounds here allows both younger and older children to have separate, but closely spaced, play areas. There are the typical, old-school classics you would expect. It's not the newest and best, but the kids will have a blast regardless. This park is worth the trip for an hour or two. There are adjacent restrooms and a water fountain within sight of the playgrounds. Parking on a busier day is limited which has the benefit of restricting how crowded the park can be, which I...

Yet ANOTHER amazing Plainfield park! This one is fantastic because of the multiple play places and structures, merry-go-rounds, slides, a "corn maze", and much more! Hummel Park across the street is also great, but this one has more to do for kids. The brick shelters are a great place to bring a picnic lunch and find shade from the summer sun. Bring the little ones here for a...

We came here on a Saturday at 3pm and there were just 3 of 6 pickleball courts being utilized, so we were able to play immediately. Our 2 kids brought their bike and scooter and did laps around the outside of the pickleball courts on the asphalt path that runs along the fence of the courts. We then went to the park and let the kids play on one of the multiple...