My nephew and I come here for Pokémon Go. This place is packed with gyms and stops for the avid Pokémon Go player.Plus, my neice and nephew enjoy the water features, art pieces and the interactive features that are available. And my Uncle likes to fish at their pond.There are also several picnic areas available to the public and one area even has ceiling fans in the outdoor space. A great place to enjoy lunch!

Unexpected light show with music in peaceful, well maintained park. Nice smooth concrete waking trail with other interesting artwork and scenery, refreshing for central Illinois

Amazing scenery along the wide walking path. Lake for fishing on the southern end. Indoor Pavilion and many outdoor ones.

Southwind Park is relatively new and very well kept. There are multiple playgrounds, a stocked pond, a splash pad and plenty of places to sit. Several pavilions offer space to gather and there are bathrooms that are clean and accessible. The paths in the past are smooth concrete, making it great for strollers, bikes, and wheelchairs. I feel like this is probably the best park in Springfield if you are in a wheelchair.The downside to it is that this park is pretty out of the way, being on the southern edge of Springfield.

Beautiful park! Kudos to the Springfield park and rec department. We did not reserve a pavilion in advance, but when we found one that was not occupied, we were able to see via an updated easy to understand posting that the were no scheduled reservations for that specific pavilion at the time and date that we were there, so we could confidentiality relax and enjoy without the concern that we could be encroaching on someone elses reservation. There was even info of how to make a reservation for next time, so we can reserve our favorite pavilion. What a great system! Plenty of space for social distancing as we were there during covid Fall of 2020.

Great walking paths, beautiful view for watching the sunset. The toys are fun, incentive and inclusive. Its almost like an outdoor art exhibit... with picnic tables to enjoy a meal!!

Southwind park has it all! A beautiful pond, multiple playgrounds, splash pad and music for all to enjoy. It is easily one if the premiere parks for a family with children.

This park is a cool concept but it seems like they stopped before they were finished developing it. Its got a pond, two playgrounds, a simple splash pad, a large gazebo for groups, a tree house, a nice field, a path for walking or riding, and even a dance pad. What it is missing is shade, picnic areas close to the playgrounds and permanent bathrooms!

South when is the nicest park in Springfield Illinois.My ultimate Frisbee group plays every Wednesday at 5 and we always have a good time period

My client with Alzhiemers loves being outside and looking at nature. One of her passions is music and she loved the music dome. We danced and laughed which is so important for stimulation and social interaction with ones with dementia related disorders. We love the flat and well maintained paths that makes me as a caregiver feel safer bringing her here to reduce risk of falls. Thanks for a beautiful, inclusive park.

Great place to walk in the evenings. The lit paths are delightful.

Great young park love it.. the older it gets the more unsupervised kids attend ... You can fish friend geese walk miles play music a little bit of everything here.

One of the best parks in Springfield to experience the outdoors and to ware out the entire family!

Safest and best park in Springfield... Definetly family, lod, and pet friendly..

OmgggggggIm from California and I went to visit this place and wow it was so beautiful and peaceful!!!!

You like Pokemon and want to go for casual stroll....great place for this! Really a neat park.....

Free fountains for the kiddos... What could be better than that?

So much fun so much to do there

Safe place to take family for a fun day out

Beautiful space. Lots of room to enjoy the sunshine in a socially distanced environment. Dog friendly, too!

The ultimate package of a park all in one place. Playgrounds, trees, architecture, bridges, man made river canals, a perfect stop on any tour guide for Springfield! Donated and much appreciated.

I always forget about this place due to its location. You just cant see it from the major thoroughfares. That aside this is one of the nicest parks in the region. Ample parking. Clean and well maintained grounds. Room to spread out and run around. The pavillion is an added bonus for larger more formal functions.

Love the place.. perfect for weddings or large group events! A few months ago we were able to have the suicide walk here and they let my group lead the way.. they supported us because the loss of our friend was still fresh so they wanted to do as much as they could for us. Its also a great place for kids to run around and play

Nice place for walking and enjoy being outside

My son enjoys playing here

Great, big, organized park. Many places for kids to play(grass and playgrounds) many pathways for walking. Very family friendly and safe place.

Southwind Park is wonderful! Great for family and friends to get together for any event

Still a young park lots of broken sidewalks but still good enough for a bike ride laps

Paved, accessible paths, great playgrounds, beautiful flowers, stocked pond.

Love coming here alone to fish or with my 4 legged companion. I love the fact that they have water fountains designed for your pet as well. Great place to go.

Doesnt get much better than this!

Beautiful park- lots of space and overall its pretty well kept. Many gazebos, grills, and places to fish.

It is so big so fun for me

Nice large park with several playgrounds and splash pad.

Really good for playing Pokemon go

Great place to walk and enjoy the weather

Great park fun for the kids, all around good public places for family outings!!

Beautifully maintained. Lots of activities for children, and for the children at heart.

Love the park it were beautiful!

Great park. Something for everyone. Walk the great loop. Some cool hidden gems on far side

There is a splash pad that allows kids to splash around in water in the summer months. There are are two playgrounds with padded flooring and a stocked pond to fish off the dock. There is a tree house that overlooks the entire 80 acre park. They use green energy to heat/cool the one building they have. There are trails/sidewalks all over to walk on. It is a lovely park.

What a beautiful Park.My cousin was married at the treehouse.With a beautiful Vista in the background.Flowers and a streamA perfect day with perfect surroundings

I Love Southwind park, its beautiful.

That a good place when it is hot

I loved the different garden parts

My friend and I came here to play Ultimate Frisbee. Southwind Park is the best place to play in the area. There is so much space and there is a lot to do there if you have your kids around. I definitely recommend coming here.

Great place to stake!

I highly recommend going there after 6, just so you can see how beautiful it is at night. And if youre just looking for a park to take youre kids, go there, theyd probably love to play on swings & slides & walk around it.

The landscaping is just beautiful. The playgrounds are great for all ages. Fishing. Lots of picnic areas. The pond is beautiful. They have a great splash pad!!. They have very nice bathroom in the Pavilion. The porta pottys are gross. Lots of room for kids to run. I cant wait to see all the trees grown up!!

Beautiful place to walk, run, bicycle and picnic

Very cool park

Absolutely beautiful party! The walking trails are wonderful! A group of us went and played frisbee and the grounds and the entire park were so well kept. I cant say enough about how amazing this park is!

There are mice one walked right past me near the pavillion

Very nice for the family

This park is highly underutilized in my opinion. There is a great big open space meant for large public gatherings and events that I dont see being used for that purpose. Its a beautiful park with a lot of great walking paths that go by small memorial gardens donated by individuals or groups from the local Springfield community. The trees planted are still young so there isnt a lot of shade to hide from the sun on very sunny and hot days. But in a few years that wont be the case.

This is such a beautiful Park. Lots of things for your kids to do. Has a water area for the kids to run thru with plenty of seating. A lake to walk around. Plenty of picnic tables. A tower to enjoy. We loved it.

Love this place! So much to see and play. I have seen a wedding at a distance as well. Go play and enjoy the scenery, fun, nature, and so much more.

My kids and I love this park. It is there favorite one in town!

This is my daudhters favorite park. She works near so she goes there for lunch. I have been to several family gatherings in the building. Love it

Beautiful park!

Great park for the family

Beautiful park

Attended a wedding reception here. Couldnt believe the 6 foot tall weed overgrowth in the parking lot. The rest of the park was well tended. Though not the fault of the park, I was burned by a caterer who was stirring a chafing dish and sloshed hot water all over my arms, dress and legs because he didnt secure the food container prior to stirring. The food container ultimately sent the heated water splashing out from under it and all over me. I was handed paper napkins to dry the water running down my limbs and soaking through my dress.

My Granddaughters love going, Very good place for Special needs children.

Great park! My boys love it there! Toys for everyone!

Really fun place to go with the family to have fun. One of the best parks in town.

Was at a party at the Erin Pavilion! Very Nice place to have a Going Away Party!!

Splash pad was a blast. The kids loved it!

The portable bathrooms were a mess, no handle or lock. Being a female it was not a nice experience. The park it self is awesome, fun place for all ages.

I love coming to southwind park! My friends and I walk our dog here almost daily. Very well maintained and beautiful park with many awesome amenities.

While we do enjoy the splashpad, the ground at the jungle gym play area is so scalding hot that my small children cant play there. They havent quite mastered their gross motor skills and fall down often. It was too hot even for myself and older children.

Went there with my boyfriend and his baby bro! We had lots of fun. Its been too long since I was on a swing!!!

Great park. Have had many gatherings and parties here at Erins pavilion. Good for photoshoots too.

This place is amazing for walks or even taking the children to run some energy off they have amazing playground equipment my son LOVES it

Beautiful and well-taken care for

Perhaps the best family park with so many activities and fun memorable moments to have.

Always a fun place to walk around at night. Very well kept.

This park is wonderful for the kids to play with two different playgrounds and a water area for the kids in the summer. There is a lake for fishing and picnic tables. Theres also lots of sidewalk to run, skate, walk, or anything else. Its the best park in town for families.

The bathrooms are so far away not good for handicapped

Great park for a picnic, birthday party, wedding, or just a walk. My husband and I frequently bring our daughter out to play at the playground or to ride our bikes around the path. There is a nice splash pad that runs during the summer months. The lake is stocked with fish. They are still doing more improvements to the park so it can only get better.

It is a beautiful park. Open and inviting. Perfect place to picnic and watch the sunset.

Not impressed. No bathroom except for port o Johns. And for the park to be so big only one playground area?! Southernview parkhas just as much space with a walking trail and multiple childrens n play areas

Me and my gkids love it there

Fantastic place to come. Walk your dog. Play with your children. All inclusive. Totally wheelchair accessible. Fun thing to see and do.

Erins Pavillion is a beautiful event space! Wonderful to work with, they help make set ups and tear downs a breeze! Always happy to collaborate with them to make an event memorable.

Beautiful and my daughter always loves the fountains during summer.

Absolutely love this park. Great area, things to do, pawn is beautiful and its supper kid friendly. Great idea for the man who made it happen.Only down fall is the park was 24 hour and those of us who work all day and cant get to enjoy a good bike ride or walk would come here and not only enjoy the park but was safe.But the police of the area are not allowing anyone to be here after 10 amd they arent very nice about it or considering to the ppl who work certain hours. Shame on them!

Beautiful!

Lots of handicap accessibility including ramps on playground equipment and safe swings for handicap kids. Two nice sized playgrounds, picnic space, smooth walkways, water feature and splash pad for kids.

Awesome park kids love it. I just wish there were more places for the adults to sit and more areas of shade

Beautiful park and well maintained and the ponds are sometimes good fishing

Park is very nice! I would love some of their technology like cameras! I operate a Usabmx Sanctioned track at Riverside park! We could use some cool stuff to help keep our track protected and safe! Thank you Jeremy Barlow Springfield BMX Raceway Track Operator #1849

Always come here when theres nothing else to do (which can be pretty often in Springfield) Its clean, well kept and always beautiful to walk or longboard through. Well accommodated for dogs too with plenty of free doggie bags and trash cans placed throughout the campus.

Great place to beat the heat with the kids or maybe a new love interest...space to have a picnic in the shade some fishing in the eve !

Nice place to take family pictures

If you have young children this is the place to take them and let them be kids they have a water fountain Park the kids would just love to run and play in and if youre a fisherman you can take yourself a pole out there and throw it in the pond while your kids are playing

Great place to go walking or get outside sidewalk through out park .This makes it good for anyone including wheelchairs

Kids had a blast at the splash pad... Then a nice walk to dry off.

Best park in Springfield!! I’ve !! Me and my kids !!!

Great Park! Plenty of stuff to do here. Walking, riding bikes, water pad, jungle gym for the kids, pavilions for small get togethers, fishing, etc.