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Pottawatomie Park, St. Charles, IL

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Sports & Outdoors

Pottawatomie Park

Riverside community park in St. Charles with trails, courts, boating access, and fishing along the Fox River.

8 North Avenue, St. Charles, IL 60174 · St. Charles, IL

About Pottawatomie Park

Pottawatomie Park lies along the east bank of the Fox River in St. Charles, within walking distance of the downtown area. The grounds include a regional trail connection, a riverwalk named for a former park commissioner, tennis and pickleball courts, sand volleyball, bocce, and a paddlesports access site. Visitors can also find a playground, picnic tables, a native plant garden, an amphitheatre, and a golf course on the property. Wikipedia describes the park as historic and as the first public park established under a 1911 Illinois law.

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