Lords Park 100 Oakwood Boulevard, Elgin, IL 60120

"This park has everything. Multiple really awesome playgrounds, plenty of gazebos for parties, a tiny zoo with bison, tennis courts, open areas, wooded areas to hang your hammock, a museum, a pond with tons of ducks and geese, basketball. You'll have fun here. :)"

"Tons of geese and ducks here, the ducks are a little shy the geese are the opposite but only if you have food. DO NOT FEED THEM BREAD ITS BAD FOR THEM, and their poop will be liquid. A better alternative is uncooked oats you can get from the nearby Aldi."

"This is one of the jewels of Elgin. The oak groves preserved by both this east-side park, and its sister on the west side (Wing Park), are simply gorgeous. There are two playgrounds in the more natural side of the park, two tennis court areas, and one basketball court. The distinct surprise is the small animal pens that include several bison (that was a shock when I found that in college). There is also a more cultivated side of the park that has a duck pond fronting a rental-able assembly building - all very picturesque. But we keep coming back for the trees and the rolling landscape, and the fact that my kids run with their cross country club here (the Elgin Sharks); for this it is perfection. We recently hosted a cross country meet here and it could not have been more stunning. Picture evidence included. Am both thankful and proud of how well the City of Elgin has preserved there oak grove areas on the east and the west. Albeit at different scales, these parks are on par with Central Park and the like."

"Love this gem on the East Side. The zoo has been our favorite park for years. The new playgrounds are amazing, love the new astroturf under the playground. No pesky sand or woodships to worry about."