Willamalane Park — Attraction in Springfield

Very nice park! Been taking my doggo here since they were a pup. The skate park is a perfect spot for all skills levels & types of equipment. Beginners have a variety of ramps, boxes, rails and steps to practice the basics. More experienced folks can work on their technical skills & bigger moves on the quarter pipe, stair rails, and overall smooth flow of the design. The basketball court is maintained well, little to no cracks or debris. Perfect for shooting some hoops or even roller skating. There’s a new body-weight based exercise area that is very cool. Instructions on how to use the gym are posted and even has photos to help understand how to use it. The soft trail is primo! Loops around the whole park. You get to see the whole place, gorgeous trees and all.

It’s a perfect spot for us to walk, run, play frisbee, and train with our dog. The fields in the park are big enough to do some off leash activities too! If your dog is easily distracted and could run off easily, it’s probably best to stay on leash. There’s a school on one side, a tennis court on another, the skate park and playground, plus other dogs walking on the soft trail, the busy street is right there (it’s off Mohawk)…just remember to be aware of your surroundings : )

The only thing that would make it better would be an actual dog park. They must’ve gotten complaints, cause a while back they put up a bunch of signs listing the variety of fines you could incur for dogs being “at large”. It’s fair to not want a mastiff running up on your kid in the sandbox, and it’s fair to want to take your dog to the park and play. It’d be great to see a portion of the big field be designated for dogs, it’s already mostly used for that anyway. It’d be a cool way for everyone to use the park and keep each other feeling safe.

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Large park with a play structure, skate park, and public pool across the street from a hospital, so you can take those risks. Pokemon go stop on one corner and a veteran memorial on the other. Lots of open space for picnic. Sometimes people hold vendor type deals there. I've also seen other gatherings. Supposedly an openly racist person lives across the street and may decorated the outside of their home with offensive signs, but otherwise it's...

Such a wonderful park, two playgrounds for younger or older children and a skate park and basketball court for teens and adults! The skate park is why I go here, maybe you can go for the basketball court! The skate park has a quarter pipe a 12 step ramp for high speeds and a picnic table for daring people willing to go down it. The basketball court has 4 hoops and they are all 8 feet and non adjustable so that sucks but it's...