Hoffman Park — Attraction in Wheaton

This is a great park located just over the Glen Ellyn border in Wheaton, close to college Avenue. It is conveniently accesible with 2 access points right off of the Illinois Prairie Path main stem close to mile marker 2. It is accesible by car at the end of a dead end on Prospect Street. It is also accesible by foot or bike via a small path starting at the corner of Glendale and Sawyer. The park features a baseball diamond, playground, parking, and portapotties. There is a big open grassy area great for all sorts of sports. There are benches and picnic tables throughout. If you play Pokémon go, there is a gym and 3 pokestops at this park. Only problem with the park is it does flood in spring and with heavy rainfall. Otherwise, a really delightful...

Field is often in poor condition. Often portions of outfield are under water. Infield dirt is often pushed into grass from water flow. Entire field is downhill from home plate. Due to surrounding wooded areas and propensity for standing water there are always bugs. Bring your big spray! While there is a playground for children, it is small...

This park is average. It's usually not kept very well but during this pandemic it hasn't been kept almost at all except for the very occasional lawn mowing. After heavy rains water tends to collect in certain areas in the whole place stinks from stagnant water.

If I didn't live so close to it I absolutely would never come...