Blair Park
1406 S. Broadway Ave.
Urbana, IL
Amenities
- Ball Diamonds
- Baskeball
- Challenge Course
- Drinking Fountains (Apr-Oct)
- Electronic Soccer Wall
- Flower Beds
- Free WiFi
- Horseshoes
- MTD Bus Route - Bronze
- MTD Bus Route - Green
- MTD Bus Route - Red
- Open Fields
- Parking
- Path/Trails
- Pavilion
- Pickleball Courts
- Playground
- Portable Toilets (Seasonal)
- Restrooms (Apr-Oct)
- Soccer Field
- T-Ball Field
- Tennis Courts
- 11 Acres
Description
Named after J.C. Blair, the first president of the Urbana Park District Board of Commissioners, Blair Park was acquired in 1944. You will find a memorial to Blair at the corner of Florida Avenue and Vine Streets that honors his service to both Urbana’s and the State of Illinois’ park systems.
The park features the district's only lighted tennis courts. There are 4 lighted and 3 unlighted courts available. The park is also used for soccer, T-ball (2 fields) and Kiwanis Little League baseball. This park also features a paved loop path and for free WiFi you can use Volo Free WiFi @ Blair Park.
The Rourke Shelter (1954) is available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Blair Park is used by the Urbana Middle School for physical education programs, including tennis instruction and also is home to the Urbana Tigers tennis teams.
Street parking is available on Broadway, Pennsylvania and Vine with accessible parking on Broadway and Vine.
