Good park that's one of the best things about Bloomington. It of course has a zoo, the most notable thing about it. Miller Park is also a place for other recreational activities such as shooting hoops and walking. Has a playground to entertain young children. There's also a lake that has a cool bridge that makes for classic scenery. An interesting history about it. It's the largest park in the city to be sure. The park is best known for the zoo. Actually it has an interesting history itself. The zoo has its own business page on Yelp. As for the rest of the park, there's other stuff worth exploring. There's a pretty big lake. Go take a walk across the stone bridge. The park also has a mini golf course and softball fields among other things. Also check out a preserved steam locomotive. There's also a pavilion for those wanting to have a picnic. Has lots of activities throughout the year including festivals and fireworks. It's located east of Morris Avenue and south of Wood Street. They also have entertainment such as outdoor theater. read more

Miller Park - Lake - Parks Near Me - Bloomington, Illinois

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Great place to walk or relax. Has a splash pool for kids, a pavilion for events, paddle boating on a lake, a stocked lake for fishing, trails to walk around, picnic areas, a gazebo, a baseball field, a monument to war veterans, a monument to firefighters, lots of open fields both in the sun, and shade, and easy access to downtown Bloomington. We went to the zoo, and then we spent two hours just exploring. read more

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Great regular playground plus a nice splash pad in warm weather. Also, large open spaces and a lagoon for fishing and boat rentals. Miller Park Zoo is also a part of the Park grounds. They also have an old train engine and a couple of train cars on display. read more

Really nice park. Extensive open space with a large lagoon. Several people fishing, assume it's stocked. Park also had both a nice playground area as well as a splash area. read more

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Lake is disgustingly polluted, beach is never opened, paddle boats are hardly ever open, same with the miniature golf course, the zoo and water park park is the only thing that is nice. read more

This place is great! Splash pad not made out of concrete so good for toddlers. Also play area had an ever popular pirate ship for toddlers and an amazing wrap around slide for those 5 and up. We didn't check out zoo but it is in the same parking lot. read more

Miller Park - Splash pad and play area: lots of shade for parents too - Parks Near Me - Bloomington, Illinois

Again have to give 5 stars to free play areas, especially when the incorporate a playground and a water feature! These were fabulous while on a road trip across the country with 3 kids. Clean bathrooms to change in. Big parking lot. Picnic tables and lots of benches here. We spent a good 90 minutes here tiring the kids out. The zoo wasn't open and there were maybe 4 or 5 other families at this huge playground. read more

This is more of a park complex then a park. I don't think we saw a 1/4 of it, not to mention the zoo next door. Stopped on a Sunday needing to stretch our legs, lots of families grilling and fishing. We headed to the free huge playground with a splash pad. Kiddo loved it! I would definitely plan this as a stop on a roadtrip. read more

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Located next to the Miller Park Zoo, this large park is free to enjoy and has lots of activities and open expanses for families and group activities. The centerpiece of the park is a playground with the most impressive water features I've ever seen in a public park. Kids can run through a variety of spraying obstacles. Nearby are swings, slides, climbing nets and a small rock climbing wall in the shape of a boulder. The park also sports a locomotive to look at, unfortunately it's behind a fence. A great place to spend the afternoon, have a picnic, and lots of fun at no cost! read more

The park was nice, but a construction site. There weren't any signs telling you how to get around the construction, so if you had never been it would be difficult to find things. We went to the mini golf in the park, and it was awful. We paid $5 per person, and the course was terrible! There wasn't a hole without branchs and leaf debris on it. The bushes were over grown so bad you couldn't get to the hole on one. One was even under water! It makes it really difficult to play well. I don't know what happened. It used to be a nice course, but not anymore! Someone needs to clean ut up! read more

My kids loved the park and want to go back. There were a couple of areas that were blocked off (one slide and part of the sailboat) due to needed repairs. It was extremely busy today, but there was plenty for the kids to do regardless of how busy the park was. There was still plenty of places to park. We were able to get a picnic table close to the park. It is right next to the Miller Zoo. We did not go into the Zoo this trip, but may on another visit. There is a miniature golf course and bathrooms right next to the park. There are changing tables in the bathrooms, however the one in the men's room is not very sturdy according to my husband. I have posted pictures of the park and hours/rates of the miniature golf course. We also so paddle boats at the entrance of the park behind the zoo. Overall, it was a fun time for FREE. Got to love it! read more

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Gorgeous Park especially for walking your dog. Just watch 4 geese droppings and pick up after your dogs. Beautiful lit up scenery in the winter. read more

Came here on a beautiful Saturday towards the end of April following a long cold harsh Illinois winter. Snow had covered the ground only just a few weeks before both in the central parts of the state and up north in Chicago. On this day though a slight wind could be felt blowing through the 75 degree air. The park was green and the trees a flower. Large stocked lakes take up the southern end of the park. On this day we passed several townsmen fishing with their tents beside them. The nearby pavilion was being prepared for what appeared to be an evening high school prom. Hanging candles adorned the trees leading up to the main entryway. Also on the southern end are 3 courts for tennis. These were fairly busy during our visit. Of course there were friends and families grilling lunch here and there throughout the park. A solitary football player performed various practice runs on the northern end of the park where 10 yard lines had been marked off in a large fresh field set at an angle to the boarders of the park. Despite all the activity in the park it was very peaceful and quiet. Afterwords we enjoyed lunch at the Parkview Inn just off the northwest corner of the park. read more