Very neat place to walk around. Buggy but expected.

Nice little park with flat hiking trails. The only downside is you can still hear the traffic.

Cute little park. I never even knew it was there. Just stopped in while riding and I really liked it. Saw a few people walking and a few more walking their dogs. And that’s about all I can say about it.

Very pretty park. Had no idea it was even here all these years I’ve lived here. Very secluded and covered in trees. Nice winding paths and bridges that go over the creek.

Love to ride my bike on the trails and end up here. Beautiful park

Centennial Park is a hidden gem in Swansea, IL. It's tucked into a neighborhood just a block from one of the busiest intersections in town and is a natural getaway from traffic. St. Clair County has made recent improvement efforts in the park building a pavilion, gazebo, and natural play area. They even host wildlife talks monthly throughout the summer, I hope to make it to one soon. The park is full of long trails cutting through the middle of town, but the trees are so dense, you can't even tell you're in town. Richland Creek runs through the park and Centennial boasts a large bridge that is popular for locals' professional photos- weddings, family photos, senior pictures, prom, etc. There's also a pond behind the creek. In my most recent visit, I spent some time reading the placards along the walking trail and learned about the history of the land where the park stands today. In addition to history, there's quite a bit of information on the wildlife that reside in the park. The pond is the perfect place to view wildlife. I've seen a white heron on the water there before and always turtles on some logs. Centennial Park is connected to the bike trail that runs from Shiloh to Fairview Heights.

Very pretty park to walk thru on the trails for leisure or for fitness.

Its a great little trail that has some fantastic sights to offer

I love this park! It is more like a nature trail but it is one of our favorites. I love to walk my dog with some friends enjoying the quiet walk. My favorite thing about the trail is that it is easy to forget you are right next to a major road in the city. It is just far enough away that it is quiet and you can hear the animals in the woods with no sounds of traffic. There is a train you can hear on occasion.

By far my favorite park in Swansea. The nature trails seem to go on forever through a tranquil forest. Even though it's in town when you're on these trails, I promise you you will not hear city life.

Excellent Park and hiking trails

Beautiful trails. Very clean and dog friendly. Lots of turtles if you're into turtles.

Great walking trails! Woodsy

Nice place to ride your bike, run, walk your dog or even picnic. There are a few charcoal grills there for your use. I recommend checking it out for sure.

Beautiful park tucked away off of a busy road. You could drive past the entrance to this park and never know it was there. There’s about a mile of crushed rock trails and a paved bike path that goes through the park. The trail is next to a stream with some nice moving water sounds at the front of the park, but it’s pretty stagnant towards the back of the park. There’s also a pond that you can hike around. This is a great park for a walk to get away from the noise of life.

Very nice trails. Enjoying some time with the family. Getting some much needed exercise.

Great Walking trail. Seeing the turtles all lined up sunbathing on a log in the water was a cute sight.

Awesome place

This was a great trail around the autumn to put my 7 week old little one in his carrier and go for a stroll. Plenty of colorful leaves for school aged children to pick up and have fun with. Watching the streams gentle flow beside the forgotten paths was so calming! And the wooden bridges were super cute. I will have to visit again in the snow to see if the pond and streams freeze over. Definitely going back with my little ones.

Very peaceful

Love walking here so peaceful

Beautiful trail

Usually pretty quiet here, lots of informational signs about the flora and fauna. Mostly level trail is surfaced with pea gravel. There's a turtle pond and you can often see deer. There are restrooms but they are not open all year.

It has the best trails! They are not too long or too short. It has benches along the way and a bunch of bridges to ride your bike across or walk it;

Beautiful, well maintained trails and friendly people

It's a convenient place to walk close to home. Paved and unpaved riding and walking trails that all lead back to the main trail. Impossible to get yourself or kids lost, but I would keep a close eye on young ones, mainly because there is a creek that runs along the length of trail and one could possibly fall in. Occasionally see wildlife, Deer in the fall and winter. Owls frequent the area too. I live in the neighborhood that sits behind Centennial Park and during the fall I'm able to hear owls communicating to each other while sitting on back patio.

Nice for walking and biking. There is quite a lot of over that provides shade and a cool place to exercise when it is hot outside.

Very nice hiking/ walking paths. Some are paved while others are gravel. There a few places where the trail was harder to walk with a stroller, but we made it. The new nature play area is really nice but could use a few more things to play on. This would be ideal for a short hike with littler kids and then stop on the way out to play. Very shaded. Bring your bug spray since you will be walking in the middle of the woods.

I go here a lot with my 2 dogs. I like how naturalistic they keep it on the trail in the woods and I enjoy the paved trail on muddy days. There are a lot of places to sit down and hang out if that's what you feel like doing. The play area they just put in is really cute and not an eyesore like others that have bright colors. The informative signs about native wildlife they recently installed are very nice as well if you would like to learn. I often see wildlife in the woods like owls, deer, and ducks. Also some cats from the nearby neighborhood, and they're always very cute. It's probably my favorite place to go in the area, period.

Beautiful park with bike and walking trails .

Its relaxing, peaceful, and very calming for the mind. I've had some beautiful moments here and some spiritual thinking done here as well

A very nice place, well kept with level paths and beautiful scenery. They have picnic tables and bathrooms too. There are quite a few mosquitos though since it's right by water so bring bug spray.

Small forest walking trail park with a nice creek water feature.  Perfect for a slow casual stroll with just yourself, spouse, family, friends, or your favorite pet.  There's plenty of birds, squirrels, & the occasional small herd of deer.

Didn't know such a lovely place in the middle of Swansea existed! Nature walk on a gravel path, babbling stream, deer really love this place on a day off!! Unplug and take a walk !

It is a lovely walking park a natural environment, and signage along the trails. Great location for family photos. I saw people out with professional cameras and friendly seniors out power walking, enjoying the scenery. Our pup loves this place Great for training.

Plenty of random bushwacked trails off the main gravel walking path and paved bike trail.

Great place to walk dogs on a leash lots of woods and wildlife.

Great park to take dogs or for a day of fishing

Fishing is not the best because they're mainly babies. I have been fishing here multiple times and have only caught babies. There is a otter, which is cute.

Flat, wood chips and dirt path. A pleasant mile hike

Perfect place to go for a quick walk.

Love the hiking trails! So scenic, and the creek is so pretty! It's always amazing going here.

Beautiful park. Great for walks, very shady. Wonderful for getting pictures taken or taking scenic pictures

Nice small park for a quick hike. Creek runs through the park. Nice little gem, most people don't even know its there.

What a pretty little park! I've driven by many times, but my spouse and I stopped in to have a picnic lunch and walkabout, and it was lovely.

Hidden gem

Bring bug spray if mosquitos love you.

Lots of snakes

Nice trail

Have sooo many good memories, from riding my bike on the trail ten years ago to chilling with my friends. 10/10 good place to take the kids

Clean, not really crowded nice short trails

Cute, a nice nature walk, dogs love it!

Was here maybe 5 minutes. Then some guy on a scooter comes along and started to follow us on the trail while speaking about the lake or pond in the distance. He then kept walking more and more toward us until we ignored him and left.

Nice walk in the woods, feels separated from the surrounding neighbourhoods

Very quaint

Great place to walk tbe dogs

Great

Great place to walk and great place to fish

Beautiful scenery

Love this trail

Nice little walking/biking trails.

Nice!

This is a nice little park with a small path through some woods and a nice little Creek to follow. It's no Forest but I'm happy we have a little something to escape to so close to home

Beautiful park. Nice trail along a creek.

Nice place to walk your dog, nice river.

I love the trails