Jordan Valley Park — Attraction in Springfield

We absolutely love this place. I love going any chance that I get.

They typically have the fountains running each hour on the hour until 8p, at least during the warmer months of the year. They are on (and turn off and on again) for 30 minutes each hour, and then shut off until the next hour begins.

The waterfall creek that runs down into a pool of water surrounding part of the fountains splash pad, is also fun to sit, play, wade, and/or walk in.

This is nested within Jordan Valley Park, and right next to Jordan Valley Ice Center. The park itself has some nice features, including downtown with a big city feel/appeal, covered picnic seating, a paved walking path, public bathrooms, large grassy area surrounding the water, a playground area for kids, and an interactive moving metal art structure.

This is all free. I highly recommend that this be something you check out, as it's been a staple for...

The park is beautiful and the fountains are great for kids and adults alike. Especially this time of year (summer). My family and I attended "Snowfest" last weekend. It is a great family friendly and FREE event. We had attended one time previously and enjoyed it very much. I do have a complaint however; The fountains and the pool around them were closed. It was a 90-something degree day. There was plenty of greenspace at the park for the DJ to set up somewhere other than directly on top of the fountains. Many people come to the park to watch, listen to, or play in the fountains. It was a waste to not have them on and I overheard many other people say so as well. Please consider this in planning future events...especially if the weather is...

I remember coming here years ago and it was so cool. I decided to take my daughter and quickly realized why it is a ghost town.. You have to walk a ways from the car to find the fountains and there are no marked sidewalks to get you from parking lot to the park. There were also homeless people sleeping on all benches and they came by to dunk their dog in the water, wet down clothes, and wash themselves. There were a lot of missing bricks and wonky brick patterns that small kids could get hurt walking on. It was sad to see such a cool feature going to...