Pleasant Ridge Park 401 Pleasant Ridge Road, Fairview Heights, IL 62208

"Love the park! Clean, beautiful trails, fantastic open fields. Kids enjoy the playgrounds, and it's perfect for sledding and snowboarding in the winter. A wonderful place for outdoor fun and recreation."

"One of my favorite trails. It's not paved but feels like a natural obstacle course. When I was training for a body building competition, this was great for trail running."

"I love how quiet and secluded this park is. I've only been to the playground a few times and it has been empty everytime. It is a bit small and is in desperate need for an update. The dog park is pretty nice with wide open spaces for dogs to run around unleashed. The "leash required beyond this point" sign wasn't adhered to on one of my visits so you might catch one are a few dogs roaming close to the play area. Any child afraid of dogs can shelter in the play area and play hide and seek or fort while dogs are near. They also have nice picnic areas for gatherings and the park is well maintained."

"I really enjoy the trails in the park, a little short but the difficulty level makes up for that. I have recently found this park as I am new to the area, can't wait for the spring to fill out the trees!."

"Pleasant Ridge Park is great for lots of activities- free leashing your dog, hiking, playing on a playground, enjoying a picnic under a pavilion (or just at a bench), taking in the fall landscape, and even sledding on the rolling hills. There's also a preserved historic cabin (that you can only view from the outside), called the Kinsella Cabin in the park that was built in the late 1800s. There is one main hiking trail that takes you through the majority of the wooded area on the property and another five short trails that shoot off of the main one. The trails are well-maintained with bridges and steps along the way and well-marked with color-coded arrows to keep you on the right path."