Bring a picnic or visit Walker Brothers in downtown Highland Park. Your kids will LOVE Sunset Woods Park. Literally there's something for every child. The park is HUGE with plenty of opportunities to explore and more importantly have FUN. Pretend play at it's best.
Features, Amenities and Activities
■Baseball fields
■Basketball courts
■Football fields
■Handicap accessible
■Outdoor ice rink (winter)
■Picnic areas (for groups--reservations required)
■Playground for tot, preschool and elementary ages
■Shelters
■Skatepark
■Tennis courts (four, soft/lighted and three, hard)
■Walking path (.9 mile, paved)
Sunset Woods Park is 38 acres, eight of which are designated natural areas consisting of Mesic Closed Savanna and ephemeral wetlands. Wildlife includes red-tailed hawks, grey squirrels, bluebirds, various songbirds, skunk and opossum.
Exciting new "digs" coming this year!
Planning is under way to replace two of the four existing playgrounds within the park this summer. The two playgrounds to be replaced are Builder's Village and Swiss Family Robinson. Builder's Village was built in 1986 and does not meet the current accessibility and safety guidelines. The new two-level Exploration Playground, will provide an archaeological dig concept which will tentatively include, a Dinosaur Shell Climber, Rib Cage Climber and prehistoric creature, Jurassic Sand Diggers and accessible Sand Digger. Interpretive signage will be included, which will describe the history and species of the dinosaurs. Swiss Family Robinson will be replaced with an Adventure Tree House concept, providing a nature-based play experience. Current plans include, a centralized custom tree house, two-level accessible boardwalk, play panel system, play posts coated to reflect a log structure look, Rope Bridge, Net Tunnels and Suspension Bridge. Plans also include items such as a Boulder Climber, Mushroom Steppers, accessible surfacing and log benches to fully encapsulate the look and feel of this natural environment.
Visit www.pdhp.org/index.cfm/fa/parks.park_detail/object_id/a45380b2-1b75-4893-a9aa-414e46526f91/Sunset_Woods_Park.cfm
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