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Laura Bradley Park, Peoria, IL

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Laura Bradley Park

A large Peoria park beside Bradley University with dog parks, sports courts, trails, and a public sculpture honoring Indigenous history.

1317 North Park Road, Peoria, IL · Peoria, IL

About Laura Bradley Park

Managed by the Peoria Park District, this roughly 140-acre park sits next to Bradley University. Its terrain includes a wooded bluff that slopes down toward a creek floodplain. Visitors can use picnic areas, a Japanese bridge, two fenced dog parks, baseball fields, tennis courts, sand volleyball courts, disc golf, and playgrounds. Paved roads offer hiking routes that are not especially flat. The upper section holds a bronze sculpture by Peoria artist Preston Jackson that recognizes the region's Indigenous peoples, and a community theatre group performs there.

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