Editing Springfield, Illinois (section)

===Parks and recreation===
The [[Springfield Park District]] operates more than 30 parks throughout the city. The two best-known are [[Carpenter Park]], an [[Illinois Nature Preserve]] on the banks of the [[Sangamon River]], and [[Washington Park, Springfield, Illinois|Washington Park and Botanical Garden]] on the city's southwest side and adjacent to some of Springfield's most beautiful and architecturally interesting homes. Washington Park has also been home to the [[Thomas Rees Memorial Carillon]] since its dedication in 1962. [[Southwind Park]], on the southern edge of the city, has been developed as a park enjoying full compliance with the [[Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990]]. Lincoln Park, located next to [[Oak Ridge Cemetery]] where [[Lincoln Tomb|President Lincoln's tomb]] is located, is home to the [[Nelson Center|Nelson Recreation Center]], which boasts a public swimming pool, tennis courts, and the city's only public ice rink, home of the [[Springfield Junior Blues]], a minor league hockey team. Centennial Park, which rests on the outskirts of Springfield's southwest limits, holds one of the city's two public skateparks (the other being in Iles Park), as well as several ball fields, tennis courts, and a manmade hill for cardio exercises and sledding in winter months.

In addition to the public-sector parks operated by the Springfield Park District, two significant privately operated tree gardens/arboretums operate within city limits: the [[Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden]] on Lake Springfield south of the city, and the [[Adams Wildlife Sanctuary]] on Springfield's east side.