Lockwood Park & Trailside Equestrian Centre 5201 Safford Road, Rockford, IL 61101

"This is a great place for families! We loved the children's farm and the ponies. My son participated in Pony Camp twice! We also had his birthday here, and the staff was so kind when giving the kids a tractor ride. It is a gem in the Rockford region."

"On May 19, 2023 I reserved a birthday party at Lockwood- cookhouse to be held on September 17, 2023 from 12:00-4:00pm. I received a confirmation regarding the party via email and also had confirmed the party over the phone. I paid $260 for the reservation and have the receipt. When it came to the day of the party I arrived at the reserved time. Walked ALL the way from the main parking lot with food, decorations and everything I needed for the party to the cookhouse building. By this time I got it he building its 12:15. When I tried opening all of the doors to the cookhouse building they were LOCKED. I called Lockwood multiple times and they didn’t answer. Now I’m starting to panic because the guests for the party are going to arrive at 1:00. I thought I would give the staff a few minutes to return my call. They didn’t. So I walked back to the main building to see if someone was there but the doors to that building were also locked so now at this time it’s around 12:30. I have all of the party stuff outside of the cookhouse building. Still waiting.. to get the cookhouse building open to set up the party. I called the park district a few times and of course they didn’t answer. So, now it’s close to 12:40. I couldn’t call all 40 guests to tell them about the situation so we could move the party elsewhere because it’s too late. So I had to have a special milestone birthday party outside on the picnic tables; Where the ground and tables were still wet from the rain that morning. There were leftover cupcakes and frosting smeared all over the picnic tables and old decorations, streamers on the ground from the party that was there the day before. I’m very disappointed in staff at Lockwood and park district. I did end up getting a refund but I’ll never forget how it felt to have 40 people sit on nasty picnic tables for a birthday party that meant so much to my mom. It should’ve been a special day but that was ruined. Please do better for the next people who want to have a party at your facility."

"That was very awesome and i am happy for bringing my kids here... they loved the field. Playground, ponnies, kids and all green well-maintained area were tons of funs for them... only thing we could not do was the ponny ride experience. They usually provide ponny ride feature on Saturdays only...other than that it worthed travel 70 miles to come here...my whole family loved the place... Thank you people for keeping clean, green and joyful for kids..."

"Great experience bringing kids here. There is no entry fee. There is plenty of space to spread out at various picnic areas and kids play areas. For a small fee, the farm offers wagon rides for kids and adults. Pony rides are also available for kids of upto or around 6 years of age and as young as 1 year olds with some parent support. The farm also offers 45 minute guided trail rides at scheduled times for a reasonable fee. All in all,this is a great place to bring your kids for some farm action."

"My kids and I were feeling adventurous and decided to go horse back riding for the first time! It was amazing! The horses were very clean and well attended to. The staff was enthusiastic and encouraging. They were very patient with us as beginners all while making us feel competent."