Prairie Park, Riverdale, IL

Prairie Park in Riverdale, Illinois, covers 110 acres of restored tallgrass prairie with over three miles of paved and natural-surface trails. The park includes a 2-acre fishing pond stocked by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, a playground with separate toddler and school-age sections, and two lighted baseball fields used by local youth leagues. Birders can observe more than 100 species along the park’s wetland edge, including great blue herons and red-winged blackbirds. The park is directly adjacent to the Cal-Sag Trail, which connects Riverdale to the 40-mile Calumet-Sag Trail network extending into Cook and Will counties. Picnic shelters with grills, restrooms, and a small fitness court with pull-up bars and benches are clustered near the main parking lot off 138th Street. The open prairie landscape provides unobstructed views of the Chicago skyline to the north on clear days.

Baseball Diamonds Basketball Courts Playground Softball Fields

Location

City Riverdale

State Illinois

Averages

Taxes $5,528

House $160,055

Townhouse –

Condo $110,000