Dodds Park

Dodds Park is located in northwestern Champaign, Illinois near Parkland College. This 110acre park (roughly one fifth of the total Park District holdings) is noted for the "Tribute to Olympic Athletes Monument" on its grounds. The park was purchased in 1969 for the sum of $298,495.FacilitiesThe park has 7 lighted baseball fields and 12 soccer fields on its grounds. Additionally, it features a small playground and picnic tables.Champaign County Workers' MemorialThe memorial was dedicated on Labor Day September 2, 2002, and serves as a memorial to those workers who had lost their lives while working on the job. The memorial consists of two tablets which bear the names of those who have died working in Champaign County.