Kids Castle is one of the best parks and playgrounds around. The playground has so many different…read moreareas to explore that kids can easily spend hours playing without getting bored. Everything is well maintained, and there's plenty of space for families to spread out and enjoy the day. One of my favorite things about this park is its location. It's close to great walking trails, so it's easy to go for a relaxing walk before or after visiting the playground. There are also fishing ponds nearby, which make it an even better place to spend the afternoon outdoors. Whether you're bringing young kids to play, going for a walk, or just enjoying the peaceful surroundings, Kids Castle is a fantastic destination. It's one of those parks that keeps you coming back because there's so much to do, and it's always a fun place to visit.

Entertaining for all ages! Took my step daughter (5/6 year old) and husband here one summer…read moreafternoon. Clean, updated and a blast for all 3!

This updated inclusive park is so beautiful! Such a great addition to Mundelein parks! My daughter…read morehad an absolute blast here, and I loved seeing kids of all abilities enjoying the space!

Great accessible playground for kids and the park also has pickle ball courts, bocce ball and…read morebeautiful grassy spots for lounging.

My husband and I met a friend at Century Park Arboretum to get some exercise. I really like this…read morePark. There are several nice waking paths around the park. The park also has a lake you fish at, exercise equipment along the waking path, a playground, and a picnic shelter with picnic tables and bathrooms. I highly recommend Century Park Arboretum!

A nice, clean park for people of all ages to either exercise, take a leisurely stroll, do…read morerecreational activities like fishing, picnic or just chill (or all of the above :-) ). I enjoy going here for walks and jogs. I forget how long of a trail it is for walking/ jogging/ bicycling purposes but either way, it is enjoyable. They have BBQ grills and picnic areas, benches, fields for baseball and soccer, a basketball court and some complimentary exercising (gym) equipment for anyone who would like to use it. The park has easy (multiple) access points and although, certain parking areas can get busy during nice weather days, you have other parking options nearby. There are multiple restroom areas in the park. Pets (dogs to be exact) are allowed for a walk. You get pretty views of sunsets from here over the small lake that's there as the area is scenic. I go here occasionally for either exercising or just to get my mind of things as I find this place relaxing and chill. Check this park out if you haven't been here before. It's worth the visit.

A small but complete park located right on Diamond Lake. There are plenty of activities to do such…read moreas fishing, a playground, picnic area, and areas to sit right by the lake and enjoy the view. Parking is convenient right on the edge of the park.

My kiddos loves this park. Very clean and has areas for every age group. Wonderful during the…read moresummer days. Take some food and have a picnic!

Cute little park tucked in the middle of a neighborhood. They just built a brand new Dino-themed…read moreplayground. Very creative design. Park has basketball and tennis courts.

Rainbow Play Systems of Illinois in Vernon Hills and the Rainbow Corporate Office provided…read moreoutstanding service this year (2023) on our play set which we purchased in 2007. Our children and their friends used our 3 swing, 2 deck, slide and crows nest playset from ages 6 and 10 through current. The crows nest and decks fell into disrepair and needed replacement after a hard winter even after having re-stained the whole system pretty much annually. When I called the Vernon Hills store to ask about quoting how much it would cost in parts and labor to fix it, they directed me to file a warranty claim on the corporate website. After having done that and providing pictures of our set, the corporate office approved a warranty replacement of about half of our whole set, everything that needed to be fixed up. They shipped the parts to the Vernon Hills store for free and I had to pay only for installation of the new parts. The install was scheduled in advance and the team arrived on time, completed the work in under 4 hours, cleaned up everything and our set is pretty close to brand new! Rainbow stands behind their warranty, even after 16 years. The staff and management at the Vernon Hills store were very customer focused and the whole process was wonderful. One piece of advice to current and future owners, register your set and follow the warranty rules which will keep your set safe for play and also let you take advantage of repairs / replacements if you happen to need it.

Shame on rainbow for offering a lifetime warranty on their playsets. Our set is clearly sloping to…read morethe left with multiple stability issues including rotted wood. We have paid and had the set assessed by one of their professionals yet rainbow is willing to replace only several pieces. Pieces are rotted, eaten by bees etc. It's been an ongoing, exhausting Email battle. We've had our own builder experts derm it unsafe and have it roped off from the kids. Everyone at rainbows keeps pushing us around. Stay clear of this operation and look at alternatives.

Love this playground, very cool elevated playground in a beautiful nature setting. Trails and…read morerestrooms are right by it too.

This is a hidden gem of a playground! You cannot see this from the road and may not know it's here…read moreunless you venture into the forest preserve. Take a right upon entering and you'll end up at the playground. Very nice and relatively new play structure with a huge variety of obstacles and slides, and some unique ones you don't see everywhere. The base is that rubber mulch, which isn't as mess free as that spongey rubber surface but still better than wood mulch. There are two separate areas for older and younger kids plus shaded areas and benches. Nearby there is plenty of parking and a bathroom (note, it's the outdoorsy type bathroom as seen in most forest preserves with the metal toilets and such - nothing fancy) plus water fountains. Heron Creek as a whole is a really nice, but small, forest preserve, so take a walk after you get your fill of the park. It's really pretty and usually very peaceful!