There’s always something to do with the Murphysboro Park District:
Longfellow Park offers:

Longfellow Park offers:

  • Playground equipment
  • Picnic Shelter
  • Basketball Court
  • Tennis Courts
  • Permanent restroom facilities
  • Softball backstops
 
Parkview Park offers:

Parkview Park offers:

  • Plenty of space for picnics or to relax
  • Playground equipment
  • Basketball Court
 
Riverside Park offers:

Riverside Park offers:

  • A brand-new playground with climbers, slides and more
  • Three picnic shelters
  • Bandshell
  • Veteran’s Memorial
  • Plenty of trees, many with plaques outlining scientific and species information
  • Chep Kessel Field
  • Bocce Ball courts and leagues
 
Youth Activities

Plus, there are a number of on-going opportunities for involvement.

  • Youth Basketball for ages 5 through 12 runs January through March. Click here for a registration form.
  • Youth Tackle Football for students in grades 6 through 8 runs July through September. Click here for a registration form.
  • Youth Flag Football for ages 5 through 10 is held in September and October. Click here for a registration form.
  • Youth Wrestling for ages 5 through 12 happens during the winter months of November, December and January. Click here for a registration form.

Registration forms for all youth programs are also distributed through the Murphysboro Schools and through the Murphysboro American newspaper.
 
Adult Activities

For the adults, we’re pleased to offer three softball leagues, with games played at Riverside Park’s Chep Kessel Field.

  • Summer Coed League runs Mid April through September
  • Summer Men's League also runs Mid April through September
  • Fall Men's League with games in September through November.

For information on the softball leagues or to register, please call Lloyd Nelson at 618-549-3194 or the park district office at 618-684-3333.
 
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Newsflash

It's official !! The Riverside Park Historic Bandshell is now on the National Register of Historical Places.  After months of putting together the proposal, we recieved conmfimation in June 2012.  Our next mission is to have the Riverside Park Grandstand, also known as Chep Kessel Field, added to the register.  Both structures were built in the late 1930's as part of the Work Project Administration (WPA).