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Patch Picks: Romeoville Parks
Warm weather is here and it's the season for barbecues. Check out one of these Romeoville parks for your next outdoor outing.

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Today’s list is a rundown of great local parks.
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- This park, at 1475 W. Taylor Road, features concessions, a playground, basketball courts, baseball and soccer fields, as well as picnic tables. Get a group together and play a game of horseshoes-a unique feature to the park.
- Conservation Park is located at 524 W. Belmont Drive. Along with a playground, pavilion, picnic tables, fishing and horseshoes, Conservation Park is the only Romeoville park to offer a sand volleyball court.
- Take advantage of the fishing available at O’Hara Woods, 524 W. Belmont Drive, and after you’re finished enjoy the park’s other amenities like the playground, pavilion and picnic spaces.
- As the only Romeoville park to offer outdoor rentals, Village Park, at 900 W. Romeo Road, also boasts six tennis courts, five baseball fields and one football field. The park also has concessions, a playground, pavilion, and biking and walking trail.
- Check out this Romeoville park for its skate park. Volunteer Park is located at 1100 Murphy Drive and also offers concessions, a playground, three baseball fields, six soccer fields, picnic tables, a pavilion and biking and walking trail.