Parks & Blooms

DOWNLOADABLE LIST OF PARKS & GARDENS IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

ALTON

Dormann Square (Public Square)

201 E. 7th St.

sunken garden

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Gordon Moore Park

4550 College Ave.

704 acres

gardens, waterfalls, walking paths

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Piasa Park

Route 100

trails

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Riverfront Park

1 Riverfront Dr.

walking/biking trail

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Riverview Park

Park Ave.

sunken garden, river overlook

BETHALTO

Bryant Park

4300 Culp Ln.

fishing lake, 1-mile path

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Bethalto Arboretum

E. Central St.

150 species of trees, perennial garden

EDWARDSVILLE

Joe Glik Park

710 East Lake Dr.

42 acres

2 lakes, trails

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Leclaire Park

900 Hale Ave.

5.8 acres

lake with lighted fountain & waterfall

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Poag Sand Prairie

4860 Street Car Rd.

18.5 acres

.5-mile trail, pond

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Watershed Nature Center

1591 Tower Ave.

40 acres

trails, lakes, observation towers

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Bohm Woods Nature Preserve

4207 Bohm School Rd.

90 acres

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Gardens at SIUE

6 Arboretum Ln.

walking path, Turtle Pond, gardens

GLEN CARBON

Ray M. Schon Park

Main Street

pond, walking trail

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Greenspace East

South Trace Rd. or Paddock Ln.

80 acres

hiking trail

GODFREY

Glazebrook Park

1401 Stamper Ln.

120 acres

2 ponds, trails

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Hoffman Gardens

4827-4819 Whitford Dr.

(currently under development)

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Lavista Park

2421 W. Delmar Ave.

93 acres

1-mile trail

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Monticello Sculpture Gardens

5800 Godfrey Rd.

215 acres

gardens, fountains, lake

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John M. Olin Nature Preserve

2213 S. Levis Ln.

342.3 acres

trails, small streams, waterfalls

GRANITE CITY

Wilson Park

2900 Benton St.

74 acres

formal gardens, fountain, fitness trail

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Horseshoe Lake State Park

3321 Highway 111

fishing, hiking

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Chouteau Island

4205 Chain of Rocks Rd.

hiking trails, fishing

MARYVILLE

Drost Park

Myron Provence Pkwy.

lake, trails, demonstration garden

PONTOON BEACH

Arlington Wetlands

Arlington Drive

83 acres

wetlands, sand prairie

WOOD RIVER

Belk Park

Belk Park Rd.

234 acres

fishing lake, walking path