Castle Park

This was a fun little park with many whimsical statues and a cool "fort" that kids (and adults!) could walk around in. Great for anyone, but especially for kids.

8/18/23
We happened to ride past Castle Park on our way back home from Giant City State Park. We just had to turn around and go back to explore the park.
Great place for kids to enjoy, parents also. The castle playhouse is a fantastic area for kids to run and play. A lot of places for them to explore. Allowing their imagination to run wild.
Large area with several sculptures, beautifully decorated concrete benches. The copper dragon is phenomenal. There are wizards, knights, and a very large blue dragon to climb. Truly a magical place to visit.

This place is great and very unique. My 11 year old had fun playing hide and go seek, and enjoyed the castle look and feel. The area has plenty of rooms for kids to run around and burn off energy. This place is definitely worth checking out. You, nor your kids, will regret it!

This place is just an awesome place for kids and the whole family. We picked just a gorgeous day 2 go it was very enjoyable and relaxing. The best thg Abt it is the 90% shade cover from all the trees there. It would have been hot and not as injoyable without the shade. It's also surrounded by a 10ft gate. Great place 4 a picnic as well. It was built as a memorial and there is quite a story about the park which is free of charge, and a donation box on site because the up keep and new additions yearly r not free. I highly recommend this great park.

The castle is quite addictive for my kiddos; they live it.

Great place to go if you like castles and dragons. Kids will love it. Adults will enjoy the art. Very pleased and can't believe it was free. Bought a shirt for 15 dollars to show appreciation.

I took my daughter and girlfriend for our first day out together and we all loved it. It ended up raining and they closed it for the day but we had a lot of fun before it did. We did get to play in the rain and splash around like a water park until it got way too bad. All in all a great day and place to go and the story behind the park is a real bright spot in a crazy world.

Suggested age group: Children aged 5-14
Place is well maintained, and its a great place to sit back and let your kids explore the area. There's a healthy amount of places to sit back and for your children to explore. There's also enough parking for everyone. It's relatively easy to navigate your way through the castle, and the only place you could possibly get hurt is climbing the sleeping dragon if you slip. Trust me, its not a pleasant tumble. Other than that, its a great place to spend your summer afternoon with family and friends and the scenery makes it feel like you're actually in a castle!

This place is a great place to take your kids its free and they have a blast running from their parents in the castle it has alot of hidden passageway that only kids can get thru and they pop out in a different section my daughter had a blast we will be going back with this time more the just my kid Thank goodness she made a friend while we was there to run with cause no way I would be able to keel up and they have big status they can climb on and there a ice cream truck thay usually driving around and has great choices

Cool park that a family made for their son. Lots of things for the kids to climb on and enjoy themselves. Not huge but definitely a good spot to spend an hour or so

Super cute place to take kids! The castle has so many twists and turns and tiny passageways with hidden statues, mostly dragons. There's lots of dragons and other mythical figures outside, plus it's free!!!

We've been here many times the kids love the castle with its hidden rooms and tunnels galore. There's a huge dragon the kids can climb and plenty of places for picture taking and picnics it's also just a skip and a hop from giant city park.

Fun place for toddlers and kids. Lots to do. Plenty of photo opportunities and there are places to sit as well.

Castle Park is super cool and a lot of fun. The castle is super neat, I've never seen anything like it before. The surrounding park area around the castle is really beautiful with lots of flowers and creative benches to sit on. Not to mention, cool sculptures also dot the landscape. It's peaceful and relaxing. It's a really unique enjoyable park for kids and adults!

I have taken 3 children to this park between the ages of 9 and 14. They all had a great time and had fun exploring. The castle is well maintained and beautifully decorated. There are many levels and "secret hiding places" as the kids called it. Around the park are other fun things such as a giant dragon and a griffin that kids can climb up on.

My children LOVE this place! It’s always a fun filled day even when it is busy. The castle is huge and the courtyard is about three times as large complete with dragons and wizards and fairies. And if you still need to burn off energy, Giant City trails are only a couple miles away.

Love the labyrinth in the castle for the kids. Little holes for them to sneak through...the sword ceiling...suits of armor...dragons...secret passages. Hours of fun for kids.

Me and my kids love stopping here when we're up this way. It's such an amazing park! A must see!!

This place will make you feel like a kid again. Highly recommend stopping in to see it. Was nice and clean and well maintained. I may even go back before I leave again!

If your a D and D fan, Lord of the rings, and unicorns this is the place for all of all ages. I surprised my husband with this stop on our way to Makanda. He loved it. Felt like I took a little boy to Disney World 💯😂😂