Slepicka Park, named after the family that farmed that there since the 1940’s, was opened by the Carol Stream Park District in October 2008.
The park, which qualified for state grants of nearly $700,000, includes exercise stations, a picnic shelter with permanent game tables, bocce and baggo courts and the beginnings of a small arboretum.
It also features rare Black Walnut trees and a historic marker—a 1940’s concrete silo—which now displays farm artifacts.
The park also includes community garden plots that are available for rental. Several of the plots are raised and handicap accessible.
The parks path system connects to Jirsa Park.
Amenities
4 ½ Acres
Interpretive Center
Picnic Shelter
Bocce Ct.
Croquet Ct.
Gardens
Natural Area
Path
2010 Illinois Outstanding Park
Slepicka Homestead Park will be named the Illinois Outstanding Park Award winner at the annual Illinois Parks and Recreation Association (IPRA) awards in January 2010.
Location (View Map) Lilly Lane
Carol Stream, IL 60188
630-784-6100
¾ miles north on Lies Road from County Farm Road to Rose Ave. South on Rose Ave ½ block to Lilly Lane. West on Lilly Lane into the Park.
