For the Oswegoland Park District, "creating opportunities for a healthy community" means providing recreational programs, parks, and natural areas where you and your family can play, gather, celebrate, learn, and enjoy nature. Our 32 park sites offer 598 acres of natural and developed parkland, including several miles of spectacular Fox River frontage. Children climb and play at over 20 neighborhood playgrounds, while bikers and pedestrians explore an expanding trail network that links Oswego to Kane and DuPage Counties and beyond. Nature enthusiasts discover a feast for their senses in 320 acres of wetlands, prairies, and greenways. Because many residential developments include natural areas, more and more residents can enjoy the sounds of singing birds or the smell of native wildflowers from their own backyards.

When spring breezes bring out the golfers, Fox Bend Golf Course is ready with 18 holes of beautifully landscaped greens and fairways. Playing host to the 1997 and 1999 Illinois Open Championship, Fox Bend Golf Course is ranked as one of Chicagoland’s top 20 public golf courses. For a less conventional "tee-off" experience, golfers can try out the Park District’s disc golf course at Eagle Ridge Park. When summer heats up, swimmers shoot down the Aquatic Park’s waterslide while others cool off in the zero depth pool and sand play area. Skateboarders can "rip the spine" and "ride the half" at Chesterfield Skate Park. For hikers and horseback riders, autumn is the time to wander Saw Wee Kee’s natural wooded trails, while canoeists take advantage of the park’s Fox River canoe launch. Snowy days bring their own brand of fun to the Oswegoland community, including sledding, cross-country skiing and ice-skating.

Whatever your interest, the Oswegoland Park District offers year-round fitness, sports, craft and recreational programs. Historic sites include the Little White School, built as a church in 1850, used as a school from 1915 to 1964, and now preserved as a museum. At Hudson Crossing Park, bikers and pedestrians use a restored 1867 bridge to cross the Fox River. Remnants of a water-powered sawmill, furniture factory, and gristmill from the 1840s are visible in Troy and Millstone Parks.

By combining respect for Oswego’s rich history with the kind of innovative thinking needed to meet the recreational needs of a growing community, the Oswegoland Park District offers something for everyone. Whether you call Oswego home, or you’re just visiting, we hope you’ll come play with us soon!

For those who wish to exercise their minds, the Oswego Public Library holds a collection of 120,000 books and 230 newspaper and magazine subscriptions. The library also houses CDs, cassettes, videos, puzzles, books on tape, books on CD, DVDs and large print books. Special collections include college catalogs, genealogy, child/parent packets, story kits, author boxes, teacher collections and census microfilm and local newspaper microfilm. The Oswego Public Library District holds programs and events throughout the year to promote reading and library resources. Each year, over 13,000 children and 2,500 adults attend library programs, such as book discussion groups, Internet tutorials, summer reading groups and summer family programs like "Stories in the Park."

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