Ive been coming to this park since I was a kid, and it is a very nice park. But, the past three times Ive gone there Ive been made very uncomfortable by weird old men intruding on my space and was effectively forced to leave. It has made me not want to come back to this beautiful park, and it has made me wonder what kind of horrible creeps women have to deal with on a regular basis. Wish something could be done about it, its a public park where lots of families and people come to walk there dogs and its terrible what it seems to have become.

Wonderful park full of trails

Can be a little packed at times but when its free of annoying people and children its a great place for a hike and nature seeing. Beautiful river bank with scenic tree canopies.

A fun little place to hike. Mostly flat, but lots of variety and quite enjoyable.

This is a very nice park with great trails to hike on for a nice 1/2 day hike.

Love it im definitely going back very soon. Some of the trails are definitely not for those who struggle with steep areas but absolutely beautiful there!

Very nice park...very clean...picnic table need to be updated!

Love hiking the trails! Great place to use my Rc rock crawler! Im glad im able to go there!!

Great place to go and clear your mind

Love the trails and would give it 5 stars if they actually took care of them. So many have been washed or eroded from rain. All the wooden walk ways are broken or almost unwalkable due to not being taken care of.

Plenty of trails and scenary. Love it.

Rather large, lots of trails to take, if you wanted could get lost for hours.

Great place. Many trails and can get right down on the Sangamon River.

There are many trails to hike. However, there are no maps and the trails are not marked. There are a ton of bugs. There are trees down on the trails.

This park is beautiful with lots of nature to explore.

Lovely hiking trails. Just watch out for stinging nettles

One of my favorite places in Springfield, IL..

Always a fun day

Trails are over grown. Trees down on paths/foot trails. Very poorly marked trail. They have a nice color coded maps, but no box to get a trail map. A few cans of spray paint would be great

Lots of fun and a convenient location to Springfield, IL. Our pup loved the short drive to lots of available exploring!

A nice place for a little walk.

Its peaceful and so many places to explore

Good hiking trails

A very shaded park so trails and roads seem to be damp all the time Great for Hikers

Great hike. Lots of trails.

Peaceful. Nice area for walks or sitting by the river.

Cozy little park to wander around in. There are some small cliffs for climbing by the river. The trails can be quite rough and are often flooded after a big rain. I actually prefer the rawness of the trails here to those in over-managed parks. Would not suggest going here in deep summer as spiders build web gauntlets across the trails at regular intervals.

Great park. They need to let well behaved dogs of leash. Not safe with the hilled terrain while a s on a leash.

Walk the trails had a little fire in the fire place and took my 4 kids plus my niece and Neff great times

It was fun. Liked killing the zombies

Great place to walk my dog...

Great views, especially on the Canyon and River Trails!

Excellent natural area.

Great retreat

Great running paths.

Great place to hike. Do not underestimate the trails.

Fun to go walking for hours.

So much fun.

Perfect place to relax

Beautiful park

One of our favorite places to go in the area! I come from the west where hiking and nature trails are everywhere, carpenter park helps me feel right at home! Dense forested area with mild incline for a more hike- like experience. There are many trails to explore, and many that go along the Sangamon river. There are also many unique and gigantic trees that make you think you are not in Illinois. If you need an outdoor excursion, go to carpenter park!

Its a nice place to clear your mind.

Trails are very scenic.

Nice place for trail running.

Real great park

Great annual scba turkey day fund raiser hike. Love it

Nice park, many trails to walk

Nice trails

Off the road. Quiet. Great trails. Overlooks Sangamon river. Beautiful pavilion. Great place for picnics.

It is a great, secluded place to take the dogs to run. They dont have to be on a leash.

You could come back time and time again and never see every thing! It was beautiful and such a great escape. I want to come back and keep discovering new things.

Nice but the sound of the high way kind of ruins the atmosphere.

Great place to hike with the kids.

My family and I have loved carpenter park for over 50 yrs. It will always be one of my favorite places in the world. I have never been apprehensive walking alone until the last couple of years. Too many weirdos hanging around trying to meet others. You never know what your going to run into on the trails. People doing things they should not be doing in public parks. Also dogs running loose and horses leaving their calling cards for people to step in.

Beautiful trails, I dont recommend bringing your dog during the warmer season because tick levels are so crazy that tick repellent barely works.

Only real hiking in Springfield, beautiful scenery, good mix of well traveled and not so well traveled paths.

Nice and peaceful, easy to follow trails

Great hikes, close to Springfield, old trees, usually not super busy.

Beautiful trails

A nice place to go for a quick walk through the woods near the Sangamon River. Its a little on the small side, though.

For Springfield area it has some of the best wilderness and has a few cool spots, worth the trip

Nice place to walk

Beautiful park by the river

Amazing park

The trails are beautiful but could be better marked. The Riverview trail is my favorite but be prepared to climb over fallen trees.

A great, and relatively private, park with several hiking paths near the Sangamon River.

Nice

Beatiful old park on the river

A beautiful place to hike.

Pretty wet

Awesome trails and peaceful scenery

Solid

Best park in town for hiking

Nice

Curious..has anyone ever held a wedding here?

Fun

Great trails

Rough trails

Nature and trails to walk

Views are amazing

Fun hiking trails!!

Love to walk hear