Neighborhood playground with an old-fashioned feel and a tiny magical forest grove
Address: 2420 Oxford, Rockford, IL
Description: Located in Rockford, IL near Rockford Country Club, Oxford Park has a medium-sized play structure with old-fashioned details, two soccer fields, a baseball field and a tiny grove of trees.
Best for ages: 3-12
Features:
- Medium-sized play structure with stairs and ramp entrances
- 20 ft. tower with slide
- Climbing ladder
- Metal zipline
- Two pull-up/hanging bars
- Ride on rocking car
- Steering wheel
- Three slides including one twisty, one straight, and one toddler-sized
- Swing sets with 2 baby swings, 2 regular sized swings
- Single seat seesaw
- Green space for running
- Two soccer fields
- One baseball field
- Several seating options
- Garbage can
Sun protection: Playground is partially shaded
Parking: Street parking on two sides of the park
Playground structure materials: Plastic, metal
Ground/surface materials: Wood chips
Fenced in? N
Slides? Y, three slides (1 toddler-sized slide, 1 tall twisty slide, 1 tall straight slide)
Swings? Y, four swings (2 normal-sized, 2 baby)
Picnic tables, benches or other seating? Y, 3 benches and 2 picnic tables within playground area
Walking path, sidewalk or bike path? Y, very short sidewalk into park
Stroller accessibility? Y, but you will need to offroad into grass
Bathrooms? N
Drinking fountain? Y
Food and drink nearby? N
What makes it special or worth visiting?
Oxford Park is located in a beautiful, historic Rockford neighborhood. It is a cute playground with ramp access and several slides. Next to the playground, there’s a small wooded area that kids can explore.
If you go, you may want to bring:
- A packed lunch – There’s a picnic table where you can eat
- Soccer balls and/or baseball bats and balls – There are fields in the park
**Note: Be careful when playing on the ramp, there is some wear and tear and rust on some of the metal surfaces.
