Riverside Park
Riverside Park is a nature reserve in Sangamon, Illinois which is located on Peoria Road. Riverside Park is situated nearby to the hamlet Streadle, as well as near the neighborhood Old Hickory.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Opening hours: sunrise—sunset
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: park in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States of America
- Address: 4700 Peoria Road, Springfield, IL 62707
Places of Interest
Highlights include Carpenter Park and Cornelius Flagg Farmstead.
Carpenter Park
Nature reserve
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Carpenter Park is a 322-acre park on the north bank of the Sangamon River on the far north side of the city of Springfield, Illinois. Part of the park is a dedicated Illinois Nature Preserve and has been designated as an Important Bird Area of Illinois.
Cornelius Flagg Farmstead
Heritage site
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
The Cornelius Flagg Farmstead is a historic farm located on Tipton School Road in Sherman, Illinois. Cornelius Flagg, a farmer and lumber businessman from Ohio, established the farm in the 1870s.
Lazy A Motel
Factory
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
The Lazy A Motel is a historic former motel located along Old U.S. Route 66 in Springfield, Illinois. The motel was built in 1948–49 and had 13 rooms arranged in a U shape, with garages located between the rooms.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sherman and Andrew.
Sherman
Sherman is a village in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,673 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield metropolitan statistical area. In 2023 the village was hit by a high end EF-2 tornado in the March 31st outbreak.Andrew
Hamlet
Andrew is an unincorporated community in Fancy Creek Township, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. Andrew is located on the Illinois and Midland Railroad 1.9 miles west of Sherman.
Bissell
Hamlet
Bissell is an unincorporated community in Clear Lake Township, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. Bissell is located on Illinois Route 54 and the Canadian National Railway near the northeast border of Springfield.
Riverside Park
- Categories: park and recreation area
- Location: Sangamon, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.86224° or 39° 51′ 44″ northLongitude
-89.62391° or 89° 37′ 26″ westElevation
515 feet (157 metres)Inception
1965Operator
Springfield Park DistrictOpen location code
86FGV96G+VCOpenStreetMap ID
way 450868419OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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In Other Languages
“Riverside Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Riverside Park (parke sa Estados Unidos, Illinois, Sangamon County)”
- Cebuano: “Riverside Park”
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