Dragonfly Landing

Great free place for kids to play on playground equipment and in water (but just stay out of the pond). My young niece and nephew love it! I was there several times with them in 2015.
It’s open from around Memorial Day to Labor Day.
The posted sign with dates it’s open appears to be from a couple years ago.
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You might find more current dates and information here:
(Info here as of 2015-​09-​17)
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Detailed Information
The free splash pad closed for the season on September 8, 2015, but the play area remains open.
To view detailed splash pad information, click here.

Group Tours Available
If your group of eight or more would like to schedule a free, 45 minute walking tour of PrairieWalk Pond and Dragonfly Landing, click here. Tours are available through October 30, 2015.
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This place is awesome! It truly is a hidden gem. I have lived in lisle for 3 years now and never seen the place. Thank God for Unilocal!The kids had a blast it was really warm and sunny today and a perfect day to take them. The water is icy cold and they also have a park the kids can play on too this will be our new summer spot loved it!
Beware that there isn’t any parking in front of the park. They do have a lot close by but it’s not a lot of parks but if your not far you can walk or wait for someone to come out I waited for about 1 minute so it wasn’t bad at all

Fun playground & splash pad! This park is sort of tucked away… off of 53 & Ogden. There is a nearby pond if you would like a walking trail. The parking lot is hidden off of the side street.
The playground is next to a splash pad. I’m not sure on the hours but it’s a great place on a hot summer day! BEWARE of large/​sharp rocks around the splash pad. These can be dangerous but I think the kids can still play safely.
This park does not have a restroom. I’m not sure if they bring in a port a pot during the summer months.
Overall– great playground & splash pad during the warm months.

We love coming here, especially during the summer! There is an awesome playground, very cool for older kids, but a bit tricky for the younger ones because there are some tall climbing pieces. The ground is covered in mulch so make sure the kids are wearing sneakers!
There is also a splash pad with a lot of different spouts, a walking path, and a pavilion with picnic tables. The best part is it is free!!!
There are some sharp rocks near the splash pad, so you have to make sure the kids don’t run near them! If you’re planning on going to the park make sure to get there early because there are only a few spots or be prepared to walk a little further from the main road. There are no permanent bathrooms but they do have a Porta potty.

on HOT days like today it would have been nice for it to be working! Major disappointment for many kids today

Yes indeedy. Hot fun in the summer time. Hot FREE fun. The best kind especially when you have kids.
When you arrive here, look for the parking lot that’s behind Prairie Walk Pond along garfieYou’ll want to park in one of the spots in Lot G that’s labeled free with a 4 hour limit. There aren’t that many of these spots unfortunately, and I’m not sure how strict they are about tickets and towing. So another place you could park is along Main Street. You’ll want to park on the street between John Dough and Comcast. After you park there’ll be a fountain with cranes and turtles, and behind that fountain there’s a walkway in between buildings. Follow that walk way and it’ll take you thru the parking lot and after you cross Garfield Ave, Dragonfly Landing is on your right side. No time limit and no tickets. It’s a pleasant walk as well.
There’s not much I can add about the splash pad that my fellow Unilocalers haven’t already said. The water is pretty cold, the kids don’t seem to mind, but the warmer the day the better. I’ve witnessed a few slips every time I go. It’s bound to happen with water and happy running kids. I recommend having the little ones wear non slip water shoes or let your voice get horse after yelling «No RUNNING!»
The bathroom situation is a problem. Theres just a porta potty. There’s also no area to change from wet clothes to dry. Be warned that you may need to give the kids a few minutes to dry up if it’s warm enough. I have mine walk around Prairie Walk Pond with me. They love the gazebo and fountains. Or just let them dry up in the car on the way home.
Also be forewarned that the playground next to the splash pad is mulch, so shoes are a good idea.
Again. It’s free. The kids’ll love it. And I’ll also have to recommend a stop at The Book Nook that’s nearby. Ice cream, candy or popcorn at an old school general store is a perfect ending to a hot fun filled trip.

This place was fun! We decided to meet some friends here today thanks to Aimee M’s review. I knew Unilocal was great for restaurants, salons, etc. but never realized until recently how helpful it would be in finding new kid stuff to do!
I love the setup of this splash pad and playground. Wet and dry activities are close together, making it easy to spot my son as he bounced around. There is a shaded area with a few tables, along with (my favorite part) a BIG shady tree where baby could lay on a blanket in the grass and keep cool. We also enjoyed a lap around the pond.
My only knock, as mentioned by others, is the lack of a real restroom. Port-​o-​potty will do for emergencies, but it’s not the best with kids.

Hot summers are hot. Even when the AC is on in the car. Running errands with a toddler is hard enough but when it gets hot, the sidekick (and the mom) can get kind of cranky. But thank goodness for splash parks. All the cool mistiness and break time without the prep work of going to a pool.
It’s FREE! Dragonfly Landing is a nice spot tucked next to Prairie Walk Pond. I like that the spray area has different levels of spouts. There are small water spouts for the tykes that don’t want to get super soaked (and for the parents that just want to cool their feet). There are medium spouts, the sprinkling flower spouts and then the large «stand under me and you’ll get a bucketful of water dumped on you» kind of spout. It seems like the spray park is kept relatively clean too. There’s also a small play area with slides and jumpy-​twisty stools.
There are no full bathrooms, just the porta-​stall and the porta-​water for washing your hands. I do like the shaded area from the big tree and the green roof on the patio. It’s green because it’s made from natural living material. basically grass growing on the roof! Pretty neat.
The other reviewer said there is plenty of parking. There is a nice sized parking lot down the road, but only one block is free, the other block of parking requires a permit. I had to circle a few times until someone left the free block. I don’t know how strict they are for permit parking but I’ve had my fair share of tickets, so I just stuck to marked free parking slots. The Prairie Walk Pond area looked like a nice place to take a stroll too.

Dragonfly Landing splash pad is a great water park for the young kids! Great chance to cool down on those HOT summer days! It features giant colorful flowers that mist water and many other jetting water fountains that the kids can run through. The splash pad park is free and there is also plenty of free parking close by. This was a LOT OF FUN for the young kids!
The village has not appointed an exact address for this park, but it is located at the PrarieWalk Pond, in downtown Lisle. It is bordered by Route 53 on the West, Ogden Avenue on the North and Garfield Avenue on the East.