Springfield Parks, Greenways, and Outdoor Spaces

4/27/16

Tonight I went to one park just around the corner from our house.

#83 Living Memorial Park 4405 S. Nature Center Way
This 10 acre park is in south Springfield and is a few blocks from the Springfield Nature Center. It is about a mile from our house and when we say "We're going to the park."', this is the park we mean. I find it a little ironic that we have been visiting parks for almost 6 weeks and have yet to  "officially" make it to this park. I guess we were so busy going to other parks that we hadn't got around to it yet. This park has an amphitheater, a nearly 1/2 mile track, a picnic pavilion, playground, grills, and gardens. It doesn't appear that anyone has worked on the gardens yet this year but the perennials are blooming amongst the weeds. I went by myself tonight, but we have both been here many times, walked about 1/2 mile and spent about 15 minutes.

One more park checked off, 19 to go.