Dodds Park

• 1969: Purchased for $298,495 via Open Space Acquisition Grant 1056D
• Acres: 104.0
• 1972: Named in honor of Park Board Commissioner D.C. “Pick” Dodds (term of service 1930-1971).
• Dodds Park Aerial Download
• Wintertime drone tour of Dodds Park (courtesy of the News-Gazette): Dodds Park Aerial Tour 2/10/15

Dodds Park Features:

• 4-Plex tournament quality lighted softball complex with indoor concessions and restroom facilities.
• 3-Plex tournament quality lighted softball fields.
• 11 tournament quality outdoor soccer fields of various sizes for preschool through adult play.
• Eddie Albert Community Gardens >>
• 18 hole disc golf course (2 pin positions: A and B course depending on setup).
• “Tribute to Olympic and Paralympic Athletes >>” by Jeffery S. Poss
• “Champaign County Worker’s Memorial >>” by Local Chapter AFL-CIO made possible by a $25,000 IL First grant in 2001
• “Prairie Grid” sculpture by Barry Henemann
• Greenbelt Bikeway Trail
• Disc Golf Course
• Free Wi-Fi (4-Plex near concessions area)

Grants:

• 1977: $58,989 IDNR LWCF grant to develop the Greenbelt Bikeway Trail which runs through Dodds, Heritage, and Kaufman Parks
• 2001: $25,000 IL First grant for the “Champaign County Workers Memorial” statue
• 2002: $90,000 IL First grant for soccer parking lot