Springfield Parks, Greenways, and Outdoor Spaces
5/3/16

This evening my daughter and I made it back to Rutledge-Wilson Farm before it closed and also walked on the Wilson's Creek Greenway.

#95. Rutledge-Wilson Community Farm Park 3825 W. Farm Rd 146
This 207 acre farm park is in west central Springfield and we have been here several times before. According to the website,  the farm park was created to provide educational, as well as various recreational resources for the community and will celebrate the rich agricultural heritage of the area. Amenities include a new animal barn, new visitor's center and gift shop, and milking barn. The grounds contain demonstration crops and gardens, 20-acre native prairie, pasture land, one-mile paved trail, farm-themed playground, and Wilson's Creek.  There is a unique playground, several displays of live farm animals, a pond with fishing for a fee and festivals and activities throughout the year. There is a connection to the Wilson's Creek Greenway. We walked around the farm for about thirty minutes then spent and hour on the trail walking about 2 1/2 miles.

#80.(continued) Wilson's Creek Linear Park/Wilson's Creek Greenway Trail
We were on the other end of this segment on 4/26 and this afternoon we walked from Farm Rd. 146 to the loop at the end of the trail and back. This is a very pleasant segment of the trail, following Wilson's Creek much of the time.

We were able to check this park off the list after one false start and now just have six school-parks and O'Reilly-Tefft Gym left to visit.