Detweiller Park - Park in Peoria - 8327 N Galena Rd, USA

We love Detweiller Park! They have some nice hiking trails. There is a park close to a pavilion with a restroom close by. They have a sled hill in the winter for families to enjoy. There is a large field for soccer games, cross country meets, etc. They have a frisby golf course to play on. There is plenty of parking in different areas. I wouldn't suggest bringing in a semi or RV, but there is an area where you could park an RV as long as there aren't a lot of cars parked there.

Review Date: 08/19/2023 Another childhood location revisited. Detweiller Park is a place I have fond, if not faded, memories from my childhood. I remember coming here on a few field trips and also coming here to slide down their sledding hill. My friend Mary and I set out to hike some trails we grew up traversing and I said yes. We got there early to beat the heat and discovered about 30 games of kindergarten-level of soccer being played. Glad to see kids will have fond memories of this place as I do. Once we got parked, we headed out and hit some trails. Being super rusty with the area, we poked around here and there trying to find where and what to hike. At one point, we had an elderly gentleman walk up to us and give an assessment on some trails we were debating on hiking. We didn’t really want to take this northern path that lead 7 miles away, so we took the Pimiteoui South trail about the lower part of the park, then took Dry Run trail to stretch out the afternoon before ending it too early. It was a nice leisure stroll with a friend on a sunny and breezy afternoon. The entire soccer fields, once full with kids, were completely empty. In fact, the park was nearly empty by the time we got back to the parking lot. We saw more cars drive through the park than people hiking in the park. While there are some trails, this isn’t the place to come if you are looking for some dedicated hiking trails like you can get at Forest Park Nature Center but still a great place to escape to nature.

Good hiking trail. Clean and quiet. Some deers can be met. Nice distraction from the city life and just free psychotherapy. Yes, middle of October is dry season, so all the little rivers are shallow.

Daughter had an amazing time sledding! The same hill provides two options. If you slide to the far right it’s a short hill or low slide. If you follow around to the left it’s a long drop where they can really pick up some speed

They had it setup for a huge cross country race event!! Easy in and out. Very well done!

It is great and quiet. We took our kids to the playground out there which is really secluded and deep in the woods. There are a lot of trailheads around too and the area is great. We did go over there after a rainstorm and there was quite a bit of mud so if you do go prepare for that.

A great park under the Peoria Park District system. Detweiller park not only offers large athletic fields for soccer and other sports it also regularly hosts cross country meets! Besides that it boasts miles of trails through unique plant communities. But you won't have to travel far to see gorgeous spring ephemerals in the parks unique woodlands. These Snow Trillium (Trillium nivale) are visible from the Dry Run Creek path! Come soon before these short lived flowers are gone! But do not worry if you do not make it in time. The trails are littered with spring blooming plants. Just look at the leaves of these Virginia Waterleaf! They will be blooming very shortly. There is always something to discover in the natural areas of the Peoria Park District.

It's a beautiful park that is a bit of a treasure hunt to find. Getting to the playground isn't straightforward. It leads you up mountain's, along twists and turns and even to dead ends. When you do find the playground it is like a little oasis with a big X all over it. My kids did enjoy the playground equipment and I loved that it had picnic tables!