Island Park

Mick Henry

Rocky and mostly shallow bend in the river but still good for a dip.. the park itself has a playground and decent washrooms.. plenty of joggers, bike riders and dog walkers.

Krysta Albert

Nice park. Very very pretty with plenty of shade. They upgraded the play structure area so it's really very nice! No more wood chips. The flooring is padded material. There is a pavilion. The only downside to this park is there tends to be a lot of homeless or transient folks that hang out in the pavilion area. Other than that, it's a lovely park

RV

Island Park is located in downtown Springfield, accessible via C or D Streets, offering a respite in the center of town. It's next to the river, has wide paved path, short dirt birding trail, a couple of parking lots, 2 boat landings, playground for kids, bathrooms, benches, picnic tables, mural painted on the bridge legs. You can hear the traffic over Main St. bridge. When I went in May, the river was overflowing & 1 of parking lots & bird trail were flooded. It's dry now. Saw a couple of fishermen in the water. Pros: close to Willamette river & downtown, bathrooms, parking, birds. Cons: no long walking trail, near traffic.

Kristy Thomas-Ward

I love this park. Even on a hot day there someplace cool to relax whether it's with your feet in the water or your blanket on the grass in the shade. This park is also dog friendly.