Decent-sized neighborhood park located near Wolf and Kensington. Not ever crowded and they painted…read moreup the kids playground. They have a nice circled enclosed field where you can do laps around. The tennis courts there are plenty... There's about 4 courts. Overall, park is nice and clean and its located in a convenient area for me. BATHROOM REVIEW -- they have a permanent (read: not a port-a-potty) restroom for one. Inside, depending on the day, smells like shake pee and poop, or at best, no smell at all. Peer down and the one toilet bathroom and you'll see a 5-foot hole, where the poop and urine goes. Sit or squat? Definitely squat!

Sycamore Trails was a pleasant little surprise to me! I didn't realize this existed until I went…read morefor a bike ride around the neighborhood and decided to explore some other subdivisions. This made for a really nice ride and it looks like locals enjoy it, as well.

Nice size park with benches and a covered pavillion. Water bowls & water fountain,poop bags & rake…read more& scoop available if needed also. Every time I've gone everyone is very friendly and mindful of their dogs.

Butters and I are huge fans of Jaycee Dog Park! It's very large, all grassed... no concrete and…read moreplenty of water stations to keep your pooch cool! Also, complimentary poop bags are a nice touch! The dog park is surrounded by a lot of trees, so we'll enjoy it even more when those pesky sicadas go back underground!

This park is not bad, with swings, rope climbing, slides, and so on. It's a wood chip terrain. In…read moreaddition to the playground, there's a baseball field where a game was happening whilst we were here. I liked that they had a section that was more toddler-focused, which is great for my kiddo so she doesn't get too ambitious for her age right now. It's right next door to Franklin Elementary, so there's another playground that might be accessible if you come here as well. What might make this park better in my estimation is if the playground were fenced in. It's can be easy for a little kid to take off like a shot! For that reason, it's not my top park in the area, but I'd return to it if our friends wanted to visit. But there's lots of street parking.

Cute neighborhood park ... stopped between work to relax and regroup. Love the gigantic treesread more

Moraine Park is one of the recreational parks in Highland Park, recently half-heartedly made into a…read moresculpture park. At the top, you have a wide open grassy area, which would ideally be perfect for letting your dog off-leash... if they were to fence it. Descending the stairs to the beach, you reach a fenced-in area for dogs to enjoy the lake. It's pretty chilly on blustery days, but the dogs love it, and it's a great place to meet other pet owners. You do need a permit to be there, however, and the details about that are posted on the website.

Bow wow. This is a pretty cool dog park and dog beach. I…read moresuppose they like having a place of their own to be with their own kind. of course none of them speak English so well never know for sure. But the fidos have liberty and space to romp around and play all over the joint. If your dog is aggressive or violent you shouldn't take him or her or if you do leave it leashed. Duh. My dog isn't aggressive really but acts like a spaz. He'a also the size of a hamster so I always leave him leashed because I'm not a stupid head. Make sure you clean up after your furry friends. And have fun. One of the best parts is seeing all the different kinds o breeds ad mutts. A lot look like Muppets. One of George's friends, who is also a dog like him, rides a skateboard. There's a couple who like swimming. G is always the social butterfly-Mr. Popularity. And no party like a. Puppy Party. Bow wow!

Sometime ago I took notice of Community Park. It was recommended that I take my client here for…read morewalks on the track, switching up our typical scenery, plus because of it having softer pavement. During the evening of being introduced to Community Park I spotted quite a few runners and walkers on the track which built that interest to stop in in the future post finishing my work shift. During my initial run here I noticed that the track has a slight square shape to it different from any other, yet still accurate in distance and consisting of the rubberized artificial surface like any other. It is open as a community park, yet utilized and marked 'Bulldogs' referring to the Old Orchard Jr High School Bulldogs. And depending on what time of day you choose to utilize the track & field on the weekdays you may encounter the junior high school students conducting physical education class. Off to the side, there is even a tiny playground allowing you to keep an eye on your children as they play on the equipment. As for parking, there is access to parking along Kenton Ave which may be limited at select times of the day. But if it is then there is also access within the neighborhood. For me, the Community Park track is a relief because it allows me to get my run in after finishing my work shift because if I wait later I tend to procrastinate and maybe say forget it depending how fatigued I am from work. Even though Skokie is already a pleasant city, I most definitely recommend Community Park if you prefer a somewhat secluded area that will allow you to run, walk, play soccer or flag football. Thomas G

We looked at this park for accessibility for mobility challenged people. Know before you go! Here…read moreis what we found: - No handicap accessible parking spots (street parking only) - One handicap accessible water fountain - Terrain is wood chips, patio brick walkway - About 10 feet from main attraction to street Nice Park!!!

This is a rather large park out of the way from most of the busy traffic along the major streets…read morenearby. Woodland Park straddles the Niles-Park Ridge border and is another hidden gem of a neighborhood playground in the area. While most of the park space is devoted to soccer games, it has a sparkling new playground which was totally rebuilt in the summer of 2006. To get to this park from Dempster, you can take Parkside Ave. all the way to the parking lot near Glenview Ave. From Oakton, it's 2 blocks north on Western Ave. in Park Ridge. Lots of dead-end or cul-de-sac streets keep outsiders from finding this place. You can't get to it easily from Greenwood Ave. Besides soccer, there are tennis courts and a basketball court. The playground is in the middle of the park, next to a big hill, which is great for "wheee moments" riding in a wagon, bicycle or on skates. It's also fun to run up and down the hill, though I have seen many kids falling down while doing that. In the winter, you can sled down this hill - even do it on a flat sheet of cardboard - as I saw some kids improvise last winter. A very large weeping willow nearby gives it the added touch of beauty. The playground has a fancy climbing apparatus that resembles a funnel-shaped spider web of red, braided rope. It connects to a walking bridge and 2 slides. This looks dangerously scary at first but seems like most kids navigate it quite well, including my 3-year old. There is also a steep climbing wall for the kiddies. A smaller playground for little kids is at the other side of the playground, but it is not as exciting. The little sandbox has clean white sand. Early in the day or in the evening after soccer is over, the open fields of grass are great for running around and playing in what looks like a big backyard next to all the residential homes nearby.

My dog LOVES it here. So glad we signed up. Between the lake and trails she always finds something…read morefun to do and it tires her out so well.

My dog loves this place. Like loves it just a bit too much. Why? Because there's one portion of the…read morearea where it's all swampy/muddy and there's no hose to hose him off. So he enters my car crusted with dirt and mud. It's extremely spacious and you could take over one corner without encountering anyone. But man I wish there was a hose of some sort.

What a beautiful park. There are plenty of greenery, basketball court, tennis courts and…read moreplaygrounds for families to enjoy.