Wheelchair-accessible car park
Yes
Fairview Park in Decatur
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Location on the map
Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, US
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Yes
Amenities
Good for kids
Yes
Phone: +1 217-422-5911
Site: http://www.decatur-parks.org/
Site: http://www.decatur-parks.org/
Opening hours
- Monday:6AM–10PM
- Tuesday:6AM–10PM
- Wednesday:6AM–10PM
- Thursday:6AM–10PM
- Friday:6AM–10PM
- Saturday:6AM–10PM
- Sunday:6AM–10PM
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Comments (199)
This is my favorite park to visit in Decatur. Even though its usually crowded at all the pavilions on nice days, its still fairly easy to find a quiet nook to relax in. The trails are also plentiful with great views, lots of hills for a challenge and friendly passers-by. Id definitely recommend it!
Decent place to jog or ride a bike. Nothing special as far as views go.
Beautiful and peaceful
Its a nice peaceful place to take children with a duck pond and play area for the children. It also has bike trails and a swimming area and tennis courts and places to play basketball. There is a squirrel here that ate right out of my granddaughters hand.
Took the grandbabies (boy age 9, girl age 7) for a nature walk , Dreamland lake, playground and skatepark (all the older kids @the skatepark were super nice)and they had a great time!
Had a food truck frenzy so lots of yummy food & lots of people to enjoy the beautiful day & yummy food!
Its a great looking park. I think they need more playground space. Especially considering how much picnic space the shelter has. I love that it has a skate park area but that is a niche thing to tackle.
A very nice place to get away from it all while on the trails. They keep it well groomed with friendly people along your walk, run or ride.
I love Fairview Park. It is kept very clean and is always beautiful.
Took my 5 year old daughter to see the ducks and play on the playground. She loved walking around the duck pond and over the bridge. She said she had the best time ever!!!
Did some fishing with my god daughter she caught a few bluegill at dreamland lake
Has duck pond. Nice park clean
Im not the only one that still feeds the ducks in front of the do not feed the ducks sign..... LoL
Nice space for Retirement event. Thank you
Very Serene... Enjoy listening to the Word of God on my phone.
First time was good, nice n clean....
Great park for general exercise a skate and dog park, a pool and walking /riding path. Lovely documented trees and it loops out to two different trails for a total round trip on a bike to around 16 miles if all paths are ridden all having their own hills and lovely views. The north path past the dog park at the bottom the hill is my favorite leg. Its quiet and fast with a few minor hills and two decently graded ascents. 4ish miles one way from the parking area adjacent the start. I ride it frequently and its always nice.
I went to Pavillion 1 for a Millikin nursing event. I hadnt been here in years and the Pavillion was absolutely beautiful and an amazing backdrop for photos.
Its a park.... Its clean and well maintained. There is a duck pond. Baseball diamond. Skate park. A pool and the walking / bike path is beautiful.
I love this park, its beautiful anytime of the year and its a very nice place to walk or ride a bike.
Lovely park with a nice wooded trail to walk. The only thing they could improve on is finding a way to enforce the leash laws. Multiple times I have run into off leash dogs and owners who think laws dont pertain to them.
We enjoyed a few laps around the pond. It was a lovely walk with great scenery. Please dont feed the animals bread! Its bad for them and its what causes the wing deformities you see on a lot of the birds there.
Nice park.
I think this park has seen its shares of ups and downs, but overall, its a great park, full of many great memories. From the old days of ice skating to the now regular band concerts in the park during the summer. The pavilion is super cool and definitely worth checking out, its a great piece of Decaturs history.
What a wonderful day to be in park. It was clean grass was mowed the bathrooms where clean just a nice park overall.
The tennis courts and stands are nice. Duck lake is nice to just sit around.
Love this park! Dreamland Pond is my quiet and peaceful place to forget about life. Very sad the fountains were off a majority of the time this summer though, so didnt go there much. Would see that were still off and didnt stop.
Im disabled and I like to try to walk for my health. I like to go to different parks to keep it interesting. I REALLY wish the park district would put more benches along the paths!!! Or I see stacks of picnic tables that could be used. Even my neighborhood park,Hess, could use some, please. I fear some day my legs will give out and I wont be able to get up. I dont think its an outrageous request,and Im certain Im not the only one who is feeling this way. Also,its really bad to see kids using the bathroom beside trees because bathrooms are locked except for ballgames!!! I too have to leave if I need to go,but kids cant hold it to walk home. Public parks are FOR THE PUBLIC to enjoy.(the same goes for the water features that you have toschedule an event to get them turned on and its 90-100* outside.) These are shameful things. A black mark on our city!!!Also,there is a huge training facility built for police,That is where the K-9 dogs should meet to train,Not Hess park in the enclosed ballfields. Its a very fearful thing to have to try to get to your car with your dog and have to cross area between dogs like that. And kids are nearby! Lord dont ever let something go wrong!!!
During the summer, the park has bike rentals. DO NOT GIVE THESE SCUMBAGS YOUR MONEY!!! The couple running this business are only here to make money and don’t care about their customers. We had a group of four people, but the bikes we wanted were taken, so we settled for a different bike. We were told that the bike we wanted would be reserved for us (we’d take a second session after the first session, we were paying for two sessions) and I gave my information. However, the owners handed out the bikes to two other groups who arrived after us, even though they said it was reserved for us. The owner clearly does not care about anything but money and also gave a big “f*** you” to us on the way out. 0/10 would give money to these scumbags again.
Nice and clean
This is a really nice park in Decatur Illinois... even the ducks come up to say hi.!! 😂 Very clean and a lot to do...
Dreamland lake and the massive Pavillion. Great place for getting into the walking/biking trails. Ride/walk to Rock springs. Its beautiful. Always has been a great large park. Play area for the kids too.
The fall colors are beautiful. The park looks clean, and the ducks are so cute! Its nice even to just drive through...😊
Lots of area to look at. Duck pond to see the ducks or for kids to fish. Play place for kids. Paved trail to walk, run, bike. Basketball hoops. Soccer field. Public pool. Dog park. Many pavilions to have picnics or rent one for a party!! Or just let the kids run wild.
I have visited Fairview Park since I was a child. They have extensive hiking areas, there are several Pavilions in which you may hold picnics or family reunions grilling areas, lots of playground equipment for children. A duck pond where I believe fishing is allowed. Lots of geocaches. And most importantly Fairview Park swimming pool which was my babysitter most of my preteen years!
Spacious, large park with multiple pavilions, dog area, bike trail. The bikini tree is historical. Cute duck pond. Has tennis courts, ball diamonds, skateboard area, and playgrounds.
Fairview Park is beautiful. Places for the kids to play, theres Dreamland Lake where you can feed the ducks, a tennis club, bike trail and more. Our family loves going there.
Great place nice and clean peaceful
This is a very peaceful place of beauty to b cherished. Tha grounds r well kept an clean , options available to grill out/family picnics or reunions n nice pavilions , fish with yer children , , nice playgrounds for tha children , a dog park is available at cost , I thot it was a lil too expensive to use , but its there . Bike/walking trails r awesome , leading out to Rocks Springs Conservation that offers a peaceful place for tha soul to escape tha noise of decatur for awhile with lots of options also , hiking/walking trails for tha beginner kid friendly to tha more advanced hikers . Rocks Springs Conservation offers so many activities for children I encourage u to check it out , I absolutely adore Rocks Springs, I encourage those who love and more importantly appreciate nature to check out this place 🍃. Fairview park and Rocks Springs r family oriented /dog friendly and offer so much to do , check it out for a day of peaceful rest and play !!!!
Could use a little bit of work with maintaining the building and Pavilions. Restrooms near the large Pavilion are usually play pretty clean, but the restrooms near the dog park are always a mess and locked up.
I love this park. We are so blessed to have this large, beautiful park in Decatur.
Nice size park with beautiful pond and fountain area, bike and walking path. Pulblic restroom not open until March 1st. Memorials and picnic areas throughout.
We had an awesome time.. just make sure you are going the correct way ..cause we got pulled over..Lol
Fairview park gets 3 stars. 5 stars during the day, because its a gorgeous park to go walk through, staple decatur sites, the duck pond dreamland lake, war memorial, skate park...but at night, danger will Robinson😂So one star for that. Average of 3 stars😂
I love this park. Always seems so peaceful whenever I go and they have nice trails!
Fairview Park has everything you need in a park! Skate park, pool, tennis courts, duck pond, trails, picnic and playground. They even have a dog park. The only issue I have is you have to be 16 or younger to fish the pond. I think it is because there were so many adults fishing and keeping everything they caught so the park district has to stock it more often. That doesnt keep me away though, there are plenty of other places to fish around Decatur.
Love taking my daughter there and there is a lot of history posted all over the area. Which is very educational and interesting for those who enjoy learning about Decaturs past.
Long walk from Rocks Springs Park, but definitely worth it.
Bike path is extensive. Bikini tree is a local phenomenon, host to charity events as well as honoring the heroes of historic conflict. Tennis courts, public pool, duck pond, close to collage campus. All around lovely park
Just an overall great park. Dog park, skateboarding ramps, hiking and biking trails and a swimming pool during the summer. Along with pavilions for get togethers and very nice bathrooms too.
Nice park. Could use better security, have been harassed by youths on multiple occasions. Not the parks fault so much ss the parents and educational system, but could use more rangers
This park has restrooms and water fountains (Im unsure if access during the winter months). Different areas to play or exercise. Lots of people out walking dogs, running, and cycling
Nice place to walk the dog. The duck pond area is clean and will maintained. I also enjoy the bike trails.
Nice sized park. Lots of great trails and fun things to do. Very clean and well taken care of.
Beautiful park and a beautiful 5k awareness event for Hydrocephalus 💙 #teamlucky 💙
It is a nice place to just chill. We just had a picnic there and I like the smell of fresh air while eating.
Nice park. Big pavilion small pavilion. Skate park. Tennis. Pool. Civil war memorial. Rose garden. Bike/walk paths. Basketball. Soccer baseball fields. Playground. Exerciser equipment. Best Decatur park.
Just a truly wonderfully fun venue to enjoy your family and friends and to create lasting, lifelong memories. So many things to do. Bike riding, swimming, bird-watching, skateboarding........ What a park!!
Its a beautiful park. Great for hosting events, and beautiful scenery for taking pictures. Nice playgrounds. Great bike trail.
This park is a hidden gem in Decatur. Very relaxing to just walk around the park. You can also do geocaching, fishing, swimming, and picnicking.
Bike trails, pond, dog park, skate park. Great for picnics, and grilling out with family. Tandem bike rentals available. Beautiful grounds.
A dream park for joggers, picnickers and tennis players. Spend your weekend here with the family to enjoy fresh air, clean surrounding and beautiful landscape.
I dont know how they do it with so many people that go out there but it is kept clean. You wont find trash anywhere unless you got slobs that come in before they get in there to clean
Love coming to this park, lots of open space. Duck and geese in the pond. Walking track, Dog park. Great place to be in nature.
This park is beautiful and has so many different things to do. It really accommodates everyone! Even pets!
Its a really nice place to walk and enjoy a slice of nature.
Its great the have a 4$ friday every week and you get to swim for from 12-6 pm and they also have a snack bar so you can snack, relax and swim all day if you want
Very clean...Nice when you wanna go to that happy place 🌳🌹🌺🌰🐿
Nice place to walk, especially the duck pond. Theres also a skatepark and playground which helps make the place very popular in good weather.
Nice relaxing park
Its a great park with a lot to do. Pool, dog park, playground, pavilions, grills, duck pond, tennis courts, skate park, bike and walking paths are all available.
Best park anywhere! Good place to bring the kids or walk the dog. Bring your lunch and have a picnic.
Nice park, fairly well maintained. Great for gatherings, walking and biking. Also has a nice dog park.
Nice place uf you wanna just sit and chill be leary of the wild life had a goose chase us
The pool is nice to go to this summer tucked away on a hill many dont know its there there are lots of secrets at Fairview you will just have to go to experience them
My family and I love to have picnics and take walks here. This park has been a part of my life since I was a child.
The mens bathroom near pavilion 1 doesnt have doors. Remember this if you get sexually assaulted the park is responsible for not having any doors
Beautiful scenery with a serene bike path. The park also has a small lake which children can fish at.
Its a beautiful park, very well up kept, long scenic trails and safe.
Food Truck day and it is crowded with TOO long of lines. Nice park tho.
Park is showing its age and lack of upkeep. The skate park is empty despite the fact that the skaters lobbied the city to have it built. Not nearly as nice as it used to be.
Been coming here for 20 years. One of the last true gems of Decatur. Always beautiful. Big thanks to the fine folks who take care of it.
Great place for kids to play. Kids love fishing at Dream Lake. Only wish they had bathroom next to where kids fish.
Great park...if you have little kids, dont leave them there unsupervised.
One of my favorite places growing up. Might stop back by when its warmer
Really nice park very clean enjoyed our family reunions there at one of the Pavilion
Pleasant and clean. Walk paths are safe. Has something for everyones interest
Home Sweet Home. They have done a very good job of making the Park fresh. Great Job at keeping up with Maintenance and Improvements.
Great place to get a walk or a bike ride in, large trail system.
Take the kids. Bike, hike, fly a kite. Dogpark, fishing at Dreamland lake. Playgrounds. Nice park for a family picnic.
Labor Day Parade. Picnic after, music,food drinks provided and bounce houses for childrens entertainment. Family fun
Very big
Still a great park
Watched the ducks on Dreamland lake. Very relaxing
Great place to go at lunch time and sit in the trees quiet peaceful lots of people jogging nice place
Bike trails and Dreamland Lake for those under 15 to fish. Playground and pavilions. Dog park in back
Beautiful park with plenty of room to walk/run. Great for kids and pets.
GREAT SCENERY AND RELAXING WALK!!IT HAS A LOT OF NOSTALGIA!!AAA+++
We had a great time need to do this more often. It was nice ...
Had a date there walking by the lake its very beautiful park
Nice quiet park to go and relax or you can walk,run,bicycle,reunions,skateboard,dog park(fee)
Fantastic community park.
Fairview seems to be getting bigger !
Nice trails for walking and running. Dog park is well maintained.
Very family friendly and a nice park with a duck pond and walking and bike paths
A great park to relax or have family gathering. One park i love visiting.
Nice park 👍 you can enjoy the weather being your did and some running shoes
Great place to bring the kids and my dog 🐕
Its a great way to collect ur thoughts, enjoyment for ur kids, and duck watching, even a great place to swim when its hot outside.
Great place to walk the dogs, nice paved pathways, plenty of parking.
Clean, well kept and safe place to walk
We are so lucky to have this beautiful, well cared for park right in our neighborhood!
Its a nice place to relax, have fun and can be a good place to celebrate any event
Fun park to visit with the kids or to go exercise. Did cross country skiing there last year.
Enjoyed this place, its big and has plenty of space for family events. I was attending a family reunion. I live in Arkansas
Picnic after Labor Day Parade, food was catered inIt was a good day for family fun
Always keeps it clean
Beautiful park nice trails
I love running on the trail. This park is so peaceful.
An exquisite park to walk in. The ambiance is wonderful.
Very nice park just clean up the log jams in the creek
It was cold today at the park but other than that it was nice and quiet...
Love to take my grandson out there very clean Park
Clean, enjoyable location. Clean restrooms. Pond for feeding ducks. Great place.
Enjoyed the peace and quiet and the beautiful weather
I go here every day with family and friends its peaceful there and beautiful
Peaceful very😊
Nice park to go visit the ducks and great trails
The park was huge and had lots of Pavillions. Perfect for a family gathering.
Beautiful shaded park with wonderful bike and walking trails.
Loved the pool, it is well taken care of and lifeguards do their job.
Been going there my whole life, best park to my opinion in central illinois.
We always have fun here. Got to see what color the bikini tree is painted this year.
Great park! Large and very well maintained.
A lot of fun activities and great place for a picnic.
Very nice park, clean and lots to do.
Always enjoy this park.
Beautiful Park, Awesome swimming pool and of course Dreamland Pond
Love it kids had a good time we going back when it gets 🔥
Great park with beautiful scenery
I was looking for a place to run in preparation for a marathon, the trails are awesome
Nice place. Lots of shops and restaurants to go to.
Very clean and quiet.. Very pretty park!
Still the best park!
Just to drive threw Fairview calms you. Its peaceful and beautiful.
Food truck frenzy
Great family friendly park!
Beautiful running/biking trails and duck pond!
Amazing place and phenomenal tennis courts and staff!
Its a decent park. Its a popular place for weddings
My second home 😏
Love the duck pond...beautiful place to relax and walk...
Need more parking around the pond
My peaceful place is right by DreamLake! Been going there for years!
Beautiful relaxing place to walk
Park is great open play ground and pool near by
Nice park! Its came along way!
One of the cleanest and safe park around for miles.
Love its a beautiful park
Great park, great trails, great place for the family
Always lots to do and very child and adult friendly.
I love going to the park to play Pokemon go or to just relax
Nice scenery need more attractions though
The kids love the park.
Low-key and beautiful not overcrowded even on perfect days
Great place for a walk or a bike ride.
Dreamlake is wonderful. Much history to enjoy here.
Great trails and dog park!
Its just a beautiful park.
One of the endearing parts about Decatur is its parks. This is one of the best.
One of the nicest parks around.
..nice park for family activities
Nice paths for walking. Enjoying nature
Love the bike/walking trail.
Very good excellent history of soldier Civil War Republican
Great place to relax .. Or ride a bike
It is well kept scenic and available.
Always a great time at Fairview!
I go here to sit and clear my mind or to walk and its always an experience
Great park!
Beautifully landscaped and always clean!!
Nice park for a walk with the doggies
A very nice park to go to
Nice clean and peaceful
Great place to go and relax..❤
Spacious and great for outdoor activities...
Enjoyed the bike trail, peaceful.
Its a beautiful park
Grew up and sometimes lived here...but thats another story...
Total reviews rating 4.6
199 Reviews for Fairview Park 2023:
Review №1
2022-05-08There are few things more revitalizing than time spent out-of-doors and to see so many other people doing the same just seemed to put me in a good mood. There were kids in the skate park, dogs (and owners) in the dog park, people gathered around picnic shelters, a party being set up under the pavilion (it always impresses me to see the size of that thing!), a young family checking out the ducks around Dreamland Pond, and numerous people of all ages just seemingly enjoying a walk thru the park. Best of all, despite all of this activity, this park is spacious enough that at no time did it feel even remotely crowded! This park has got to be an absolutely amazing asset in this community!
Review №2
2022-06-18Lovely park. Lots of hiking, biking and more can be done here. Beautiful pond in the middle of this park. Lots of Pavilions to use.Use to have a public pool but with the new water park in town the park district decided to close and tare down this pool which is a shame. It may of needed some work but I felt this pool would have been used and used a lot.
Review №3
2022-07-01This park is a hidden gem in Decatur. I live a short distance away so it is in my walking path almost daily. I dont think I have ever seen the park empty or in unkept condition. It has activities for everyone.The entire park is always mowed and well trimmed. There is a bike/walking trail that goes all the way to the Rock Springs nature center. There are several pavilions that are often used for group gatherings and music concerts. It also has a dog park, skate park, duck island, and several playgrounds for the kids. It also has public restrooms next to the main pavilion that isnt an outhouse. If you play tennis, there are quite a few well-kept courts.After several years of Covid interruptions, I am planning to have a family gathering in the park.
Review №4
2022-05-16Its an awesome park peaceful with a good track to run and walk dogs even a picnic if you want well managed
Review №5
2022-05-19We had a really great hike along Stevens Creek. Serene and idyllic with wonderfully abundant flora and fauna.
Review №6
2022-06-07We had the yearly cancer survivors lunch there. Probably 300 people showed up. The main pavilion stayed very nice and cool under there. Thank you
Review №7
2022-06-13Nice place and so clean this park. Great atmosphere. I recommend for the park.
Review №8
2021-10-05Gorgeous walk with my brother. Forgot how beautiful it is here
Review №9
2020-09-28Great walking/biking trail. Beautiful scenery.
Review №10
2022-06-06Cancers Survivors Celebration. Wonderful Band Pzazz, and lunch from Notorious Pig!