{"id":2425,"date":"2018-05-23T08:52:50","date_gmt":"2018-05-23T13:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/assistinghands.com\/46\/?page_id=2425"},"modified":"2018-05-23T09:21:49","modified_gmt":"2018-05-23T14:21:49","slug":"parks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/46\/illinois\/schaumburg\/parks\/","title":{"rendered":"Parks in Schaumburg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/assistinghands.com\/46\/illinois\/schaumburg\/\">Schaumburg<\/a> is not only Woodfield mall, <a href=\"http:\/\/assistinghands.com\/46\/illinois\/schaumburg\/shopping\/\">shopping<\/a> and fancy restaurants nor just a place where people go to work during the day or a place to return to sleep during the night. It\u2019s also a place where people can enjoy the outdoors during the summer.<\/p>\n<p>This Chicago suburb is primarily known for Ned Brown Preserve \u2013 a place with paved trails and a chain of connected pools that are better known as Busse Lake (during the warm summer months there are plenty of people barbequing, riding bikes, canoeing or fishing).<\/p>\n<p>Schaumburg Park District maintains nearly 1,100 acres of park land. Included in it is 55 playgrounds and 34 ball fields (12 of them are lighted).<\/p>\n<p>So, what are the parks maintained by the Park District?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Abrahamsen Park<\/li>\n<li>Apollo Park<\/li>\n<li>Atcher Island<\/li>\n<li>Atcher Park<\/li>\n<li>Belle Park<\/li>\n<li>Bock Neighborhood Center<\/li>\n<li>Bock Park<\/li>\n<li>Bond Park<\/li>\n<li>Brandenburg Park<\/li>\n<li>Briar Pointe Park<\/li>\n<li>Bunker Hill Park<\/li>\n<li>Campanelli Park<\/li>\n<li>Colony Lake Park<\/li>\n<li>Community Recreation Center<\/li>\n<li>Connelly Park<\/li>\n<li>Cove Park<\/li>\n<li>Derda Park<\/li>\n<li>Doherty Park<\/li>\n<li>Dooley Park<\/li>\n<li>Duxbury Park<\/li>\n<li>Eagle Park<\/li>\n<li>Einstein Park<\/li>\n<li>Falk Park<\/li>\n<li>Freedom Park<\/li>\n<li>Golf and Knollwood Park<\/li>\n<li>Gray Farm Park and Conservation Area<\/li>\n<li>Hilltop Park<\/li>\n<li>Hoover Park<\/li>\n<li>Jaycee Park<\/li>\n<li>Jerry Handlon Administration Building<\/li>\n<li>K-9 Dog Park<\/li>\n<li>Kay Wojcik Conservation Area at Oak Hollow<\/li>\n<li>Ken Alley Safety Park<\/li>\n<li>Kessell Park<\/li>\n<li>Kingsport East Park<\/li>\n<li>Kingsport Lake Park<\/li>\n<li>Knollwood Park<\/li>\n<li>Lancer Creek\/Twin Ponds Park<\/li>\n<li>Levitt Detentions<\/li>\n<li>Liberty Park<\/li>\n<li>Linden Park<\/li>\n<li>McLemore Park<\/li>\n<li>Meineke Park<\/li>\n<li>Meineke Recreation Center<\/li>\n<li>Merkle Cabin at Spring Valley<\/li>\n<li>Mraz Park<\/li>\n<li>Nantucket Park<\/li>\n<li>Olde Nantucket Park<\/li>\n<li>Olde Salem Park<\/li>\n<li>Olympic Park<\/li>\n<li>Park St. Claire Conservation Area<\/li>\n<li>Pat Shephard Center<\/li>\n<li>Paul Revere Park<\/li>\n<li>Pembroke Park<\/li>\n<li>Pochet Park<\/li>\n<li>Polk Brach Park<\/li>\n<li>Prairie Park<\/li>\n<li>Roberts Park<\/li>\n<li>Russ Parker Park<\/li>\n<li>Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area<\/li>\n<li>Salk Park<\/li>\n<li>Savannah Trace Park<\/li>\n<li>Schaumburg Baseball Stadium<\/li>\n<li>Schaumburg Golf Club<\/li>\n<li>Schaumburg Regional Airport<\/li>\n<li>Schaumburg Tennis Plus<\/li>\n<li>Sheffield Ridge Park<\/li>\n<li>Slingerland Park<\/li>\n<li>Sport Center<\/li>\n<li>Sunset Park<\/li>\n<li>Terada Park<\/li>\n<li>The Water Works<\/li>\n<li>Timbercrest Park<\/li>\n<li>Vera Meineke Nature Center at Spring Valley<\/li>\n<li>Veterans Park<\/li>\n<li>Village in the Park<\/li>\n<li>Volkening Heritage Farm at Spring Valley<\/li>\n<li>Volkening Lake<\/li>\n<li>Walnut Greens Golf Course<\/li>\n<li>Woodstock Park<\/li>\n<li>Zocher Park<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Wow, that\u2019s a lot of parks for a city with population of little over 70,000 people, isn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s worth nothing that these parks have different amenities so it\u2019s worth checking them out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.parkfun.com\/facilities\/all-parks-and-facilities\">here<\/a> before you head out.<\/p>\n<p>Some of them can be used for picnics\/parties while others are good for bicycling, golf, volleyball, tennis or soccer.<\/p>\n<p>With 81 parks scattered throughout Schaumburg there\u2019s something for everyone and being easily accessible is what draws a lot of people to them year-round.<\/p>\n<p>Directions to Schaumburg Park District from Naperville IL via I-355N:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Get on I-88 E from Mill Street<br \/>\n&#8211; Head east on W Jefferson Ave toward S Mill St<br \/>\n&#8211; Turn left at the 1st cross street onto S Mill St<br \/>\n&#8211; Turn left onto Diehl Rd<br \/>\n&#8211; Turn right onto Winfield Rd<br \/>\n&#8211; Turn right to merge onto I-88 E toward Chicago<\/li>\n<li>Continue on I-88 E. Take I-355 N to Roselle Rd in Schaumburg Township. Take the Roselle Rd exit from Illinois Rte 390<br \/>\n&#8211; Merge onto I-88 E (toll road)<br \/>\n&#8211; Take exit 132 to merge onto I-355 N toward NW Suburbs (partial toll road)<br \/>\n&#8211; Merge onto I-290 W<br \/>\n&#8211; Use the right 2 lanes to take exit 5 for Illinois Rte 390 W<br \/>\n&#8211; Continue onto Illinois Rte 390<br \/>\n&#8211; Take the Roselle Rd exit<\/li>\n<li>Continue on Roselle Rd. Drive to E Beech Dr in Schaumburg<br \/>\n&#8211; Turn right onto Roselle Rd<br \/>\n&#8211; Turn right onto E Beech Dr<\/li>\n<li>Arrive at Schaumburg Park District at 235 E Beech Dr, Schaumburg, IL 60193<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Directions to Schaumburg Park District from Inverness IL via S Ela Rd and Roselle Rd:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Head south on S Ela Rd toward Bradwell Rd \u2013 2.3 mi<\/li>\n<li>Turn left onto IL-62 E\/W Algonquin Rd &#8211; 0.9 mi<\/li>\n<li>Turn right onto Roselle Rd \u2013 4.1 mi<\/li>\n<li>Turn left onto E Beech Dr \u2013 0.3 mi<\/li>\n<li>Arrive at Schaumburg Park District at 235 E Beech Dr, Schaumburg, IL 60193<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Schaumburg is not only Woodfield mall, shopping and fancy restaurants nor just a place where people go to work during the day or a place to return to sleep during the night. It\u2019s also a place where people can enjoy the outdoors during the summer. 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