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The Dixon Park District broke ground Oct. 21, 2021, on its sports and community center at The Meadows Park. The facility will be home to not only the district’s administrative offices, but will also house two full-size basketball courts, two automated volleyball nets, two automated batting cages, a community room, and an outdoor patio.
Whether you’re looking for a place to play ball, have a picnic, or take a leisurely stroll, Dixon offers plenty of parks to pick from Go to dixonparkdistrict.com/ for more information. Ballou Park — 600 E. Seventh St.; lighted ball diamonds, basketball court, playground and picnic shelter Bluff View — 900 E. River Rd.; A 1.5-acre park offering river views Chula Vista — 801 Chula Vista Drive; green space Custer Boat Dock — 251 Custer Ave.; boat access and fishing, ADA accessible gangways and dock Dement Park — 501 S. Dement Ave.; playground E.C. Smith Park — 455 W. Seventh St.; playground, tennis courts, picnic tables/water fountain, sledding hill Grace Johnston Park — 1100 South Highland Ave.; playground, basketball court, picnic tables Haymarket Square — 223 Highland
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Ave.; playground, gazebo and farmers market Howell Park — 324 E. Boyd St.; riverwalk, E. N. Howell memorial and bank fishing Joe Stengel Trail — Lowell Park Road. to Polo; an 11-mile unpaved multipurpose trail, and Gee’s Grove and Penrose prairies; leecountyfun.com John Dixon Park — 515 N. Galena Ave.; playground and Lions picnic shelter Lowell Park — 2109 Lowell Park Road.; a 200-acre woodland along the Rock River, scenic drives, hiking trails, natural area, nine picnic shelters, nature center, ball diamond, 7 miles of cross-country ski trails, disc golf course, playground with zip line kids, ADA boat access and fishing
Get To Know Us: Dixon | 2022-23
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