Editing Centralia, Illinois (section)

== Parks and recreation ==
Centralia's Foundation Park is a scenic {{convert|235|acre|km2|adj=on}} park that features hiking trails, an exercise trail, an ice skating pond, and two fishing ponds stocked with bass, bluegill, and catfish. The park also sports a restored prairie, a 36-hole disc-golf course, a Chapel in the Woods, the Hall Shelter, the Sentinel Shelter, The Bowl (an outdoor amphitheater), Moose Oven, and the Miner's Memorial.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://seecentralia.com/foundation-park/|title=Foundation Park|website=See Centralia, Illinois|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-17}}</ref>

Fairview Park includes baseball and softball fields, tennis and sand volleyball courts, a skate park, a swimming pool complex, playgrounds, and picnic shelters.<ref name="Fairview Park">{{Cite web|url=https://seecentralia.com/fairview-park/|title=Fairview Park|website=See Centralia, Illinois|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-05}}</ref>

The Centralia Recreational Complex is a 60,000-square-foot recreational facility with a walking track, indoor basketball courts, competition and leisure swimming pools, weight rooms, and exercise classrooms.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.centraliarecreationcomplex.com/facilities.asp|title=Centralia Recreation Complex, Gym, Indoor Pool, Southern Illinois, Centralia|website=www.centraliarecreationcomplex.com|access-date=2019-12-05}}</ref>

Two lakes near Centralia offer water sports and fishing recreation. [[Raccoon Lake (Illinois)|Raccoon Lake]] is a 970-acre man-made lake. It was built in 1942 and is a water [[reservoir]]. Boating and fishing are permitted on Raccoon Lake with the appropriate licenses and permits.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ifishillinois.org/profiles/display_lake.php?waternum=04858|title=Lake Profile -- RACCOON LAKE|website=www.ifishillinois.org|access-date=2019-12-09}}</ref> The lake hosts the annual Outboard Power Boat Races (as sponsored by the National Boat Racing Association and Outboard Drivers Association).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-02-10 |title=Outboard Power Boat Races |url=https://seecentralia.com/outboard-power-boat-races/ |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=See Centralia, Illinois |language=en-US}}</ref>

[[Lake Centralia]] is a 412-acre man-made lake constructed in 1910. It is a reservoir and location for water sports activities such as boating and fishing. It has an average depth of 10 feet. It is located slightly northeast of Centralia. [[Largemouth bass]], [[bluegill]], [[crappie]], and [[channel catfish]] populate the lake. Fishing licenses and boating permits are required. Fishermen are limited to two pole and line fishing. Largemouth bass fishing tournaments are held on Centralia Lake, with 28 tournaments being held in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ifishillinois.org/profiles/display_lake.php?waternum=04800|title=Lake Profile -- CENTRALIA LAKE|website=www.ifishillinois.org|access-date=2019-12-09}}</ref>