Perfect place for long runs, I love the Galloway town area and the rivers on the way. If you like…read moreto run then you need to try this place

Fun little park with rocks to climb. Sadly the cave was closed but we were still able to climb…read morearound above it. It looked like there were some small trails too but we did not follow them

I love this Springfield park perhaps most of all. I love to trot down here for a good run, and…read moreevery time I do, I feel like I see something new. I see birthday parties; I see families, couples, people walking their dogs; I see LARPers (look it up); I see potlucks; I see high school science projects; I see track teams; I see lone runners. This is a great place to see the Springfield community at their happiest and most relaxed. Not to mention it offers an impressive amount of amenities: a few tennis courts, a full playground, BBQ pits, a sprinking of permament art installations, and a very nice, covered communal area. This is a very old park, and the practicality of it paired with all the old stone work and giant Oak trees makes for a unique place to stop and unwind alone or with your favorite people/pets. A few other reasons why Phelps rocks: it's in a gorgeous, well-established neighborhood full of interesting and well-maintaned forever homes and it's right next to the beloved art museum. It also has a righteously awesome butterfly garden (you'll see it if you look in the direction of the museum from the park itself), and walking through it in the summer is legitimately like walking in a dream. It's quite lovely. One word of advice I can provide is that this park is also historically a not-so-good place to visit after nightfall, as most Springfield parks are. Get your recreational fix in before sunset and call it a day, unless you're with a group.

Phelp's Grove Park is always a winning park to hang out at, and I was most recently there for Yoga…read morein the Park. How perfect is Phelp's for that kind of thing? There is a concrete pad that fits dozens of people for the event. It was really perfect and I absolutely enjoyed myself and the Yoga. As for the rest of the park, there's a lot of room to run around and have fun for both kids and dogs, there are tennis courts and picnic spots, and you just really can't go wrong with an art museum bordering one side.

Great park!! Clean. Bathrooms available. No mulch. Perfect for toddlers and older children.read more

Beautiful new equipment, handicap accessible, picnic tables, plenty of parking right by the…read moreplayground. Pavilion just completed 10/2011.

We're in in Springfield to visit family and saw opportunities to get the kids out and active when…read morewe came across Rutledge Wilson Farms and the activities they have in the fall. When you have three little girls anything that is themed as a fall carnival option is a win. The farm has ample parking, a shuttle service for people who have difficulties waking and during the holiday season have events set up that are ticket based. One tip get your tickets early the lines get long. Free: a fun play structure for kids that is awesome. A pond you can walk around and animals to pet and stables and farm equipment to look at play around and take pictures. For tickets : Corn Maze, rides, bounce houses, face painting and arts and crafts. They also have a gift store and just a lot of beautiful scenery, our kids loved it !

Cute little farm park. Fun little playground for kids approx 5-10 yoa. You can pet goats and cows…read moreand pigs (if they are cooperative in their pens). They have space to rent for parties (ac provided) but be prepared for barnyard smells. Lots of festivals thru the year hut Halloween is the big one where you can pick a pumpkin from the patch. Fishing available only for kids at a certain age so check their website. Free to get into park. Plenty of parking.

This is one of my favorite parks the kiddos enjoy the hills and the water features during the warm…read moremonths. There is a small slide and climbing rock but mostly walking and open space. The only thing I don't care for is there are a lot of homeless lying around and at times they clog up the bathrooms which means the staff has to keep the doors locked. Nice walking and neat things to check out!

I think the single nicest feature of this park is the nearly perfect mounded hills. They look like…read moredrawings in a book. Also, the water way and fountain add a classy dimension to the center of the park.

Walk around the lake - 5 stars Botanical Center - 5 stars…read moreFriendly center docents - 5 stars Redbuds / redbud garden - 5 stars Azalea garden (not in bloom) - unrated Hosta garden - 5 stars Mother sitting serenely in hosta garden while toddler son splashes in the pond -5 stars Butterfly volunteer/docent - 5 stars Butterfly garden - 6 stars (or maybe 7)

Great little park for free. Spent many a day at this park when my kids were younger and it was…read moretheir favorite park. Lots of trails and a cute pond. Several play areas. This park is connected to the Greenway Trail system

For our family reunion picnic my mom selected Doling Park family center which was pretty brilliant…read more We were inside a large air conditioned facility with a kitchen, nice clean bathrooms, attendants on duty who happily pitched in to help with group photos. The park is really big with plenty of outdoor activities. Doling Park is a Springfield gem. I would definitely keep Doling Park Family Center in mind for future activities.

Love this gym! Not only the great equipment "way better than the one on Republic", but also a few…read moreof the girls in child care. Some of the girls there go above, and beyond. Playing, and entertaining the children, and it's free! There's never usually a wait for machines, place is clean, and no "muscle head's." Awesome court to play anything you like from basketball, volleyball even badminton!.. They have a lot of free aerobic classes, and a fantastic pool area. I would give this place 5 star's, but what's holding me back , is they use paper towels for cleaning instead of cloth, and their vending machine doesn't have lot's of healthy options. Other than that. I love this place!