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When it comes to playing your favorite sports or participating in other recreational activities, there is something for everyone in Springfield & Sangamon County. 

     

Sports

Springfield Sliders Baseball
The Springfield Sliders are a collegiate summer league baseball team that plays at Robin Roberts Stadium.

Springfield Junior Blues Hockey
The Springfield Junior Blues are a junior ice hockey team that play in the North American Hockey League’s Midwest Division. You can watch them play at Springfield’s Nelson Center.

Spartan Sports Park
The large Chatham-based sports complex hosts top-notch turf fields and well-groomed sand volleyball courts.

Interested in exercise, activity, and sports?

Sangamon County offers:

  • Leagues for football, softball, baseball, hockey
  • Swim teams
  • Gymnastics clubs
  • Dance studios
  • Karate/martial arts studios
  • Ax throwing centers
  • Shooting ranges
  • Local country clubs Panther Creek, Illini Country Club, and Island Bay Yacht Club have many activities for members, from golf to swimming and sailing.

Outdoor Activities

Lincoln Memorial Gardens
The Lincoln Memorial Gardens is a 100-acre woodland and prairie garden created as a living memorial to Abraham Lincoln. There are more than five miles of trails and a nature center, as well as a gift shop.

Sangchris Lake State Park
Constructed in 1964, this 3,000-acre park is the perfect place for fishing, boating, camping, hunting and family gatherings.

Jim Edgar Wildlife Reserve
This wildlife reserve park is a perfect outdoor getaway with more than 24 miles of mountain bike trails, hiking trails, equestrian trails, and camping opportunities.

Lake Springfield
Enjoy a day out on the water at Lake Springfield. Spend time at the boathouses, or with rentals for boats and other water sports at the marina.

More outdoor activities!

  • Parks and playgrounds
  • Bike trails
  • Disc Golf
  • Competitive races
  • Dog Parks
  • Swimming (public and private pools)
  • Hunting
  • Fishing
  • Kayaking and Canoeing

Golf Courses

  • Bergen Golf Course
  • Brookhills Golf Club
  • Bunn Park Golf Course
  • Lincoln Greens Golf Course
  • Long Bridge Golf Course
  • Pasfield Golf Course
  • Piper Glen Golf Club
  • Rail Golf Club
  • The Oaks Golf Club