Deerpath Park
Deerpath Park is a 68.84 acre park located east of Deerpath Road between Phillips Road and Route 45.
The park is bordered on the east by the Seavey Ditch and is adjacent to
Marimac Park just south of Route 45. Parking lots are located at the
Warrington Road and Cherokee Road entrances.
Amenities:
3 retention ponds/lakes 4 barbeque grills 4 baseball/softball diamonds 1.5 mile lighted walking/bike path Cross country skiing allowed Fishing allowed Outdoor ice skating (weather permitting) Open field/play area 2 parking lots 2 picnic shelters 3 playgrounds 2 restrooms 2 soccer fields 6 tennis courts -
2 sand volleyball courts
ADA inclusion swing
In 1976, the Deerpath Planned Unit Development encompassed
65 acres. In 1978, when the District received its first Land and Water
Conservation Fund Matching Grant (LAWCON) of $120,000, it began development
of Deerpath Park in earnest, constructing play areas at the north end of the
park, and adding trees and shrubs, a bicycle path and two softball fields,
before finishing the grading of the south end of the park. Since then,
upgrades, improvements and renovations are ongoing at this park.
Kids Castle, a community playground construction
project, was physically completed in one week, as a result of countless
hours of planning and hard labor volunteered by local residents. Kids Castle
opened to the public in June of 1997. Project volunteers raised nearly
$140,000 in cash to help finance and construct the "Castle".
Deerpath Timeline:
| 1980 |
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A picnic shelter, 2nd playground, four
tennis courts, two softball fields, parking lot and additional landscaping were added. |
| 1981 |
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Additional land was purchased and/or donated. |
| 1992 |
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Wooden playground equipment was replaced. |
| 1993 |
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Handicapped accessible play equipment was added. |
| 1997 |
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Kids Castle opens to the public. |
| 2000 |
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Tennis courts were re-surfaced and colored; two more courts, paid for by School District 128, were added. |
| 2003 |
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Warrington entrance park area opens to the public, featuring new playground, parking lot, picnic shelter and other amenities. |
 Fishing at Deerpath Park
Hours of operation are 8:00 a.m. to dusk.
No boats permitted.
Please respect the property of those living near the lakes.
Firethorn Lake - 2.68 acres, deepest point is 12'. Access by
vehicle or bike to Deerpath Park's north parking lot, via Deerpath Drive
to Warrington Road, then north by bike or on foot about 150 yards across
a grassy field to the lake.
- The nearest
drinking fountain and restrooms are located next to the Warrington
Road entrance parking lot, as well as a child's playground,
basketball court and sand volleyball court.
Willow Lake - 2.69 acres, deepest point is 7'. Access by vehicle
or bike to Deerpath Park's north parking lot, via Deerpath Drive to
Warrington Road, then south on bike path about 100 yards to the lake.
- The nearest
drinking fountain and restrooms are located next to the Warrington
entrance parking lot, as well as a child's playground, basketball
court and volleyball court.
Evergreen Lake - 5.62 acres, deepest point is 12'. Access by car
to Deerpath Park's south parking lot, via Deerpath Drive to Cherokee
Road, then south on by bike or on foot on bike path about 100 yards to
the lake.
- The nearest
drinking fountain and restrooms are located at the south end of the
Cherokee Road entrance tennis courts, as well as a children's
playground (Kid's Castle), and ballfields.
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