Status Open all year Area 45 ha | Created 1969 (1969) Elevation 228 m Phone +1 217-398-2550 | |
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Address 1501 North Mattis Avenue, Champaign, IL 61821, USA Similar Urbana Park District, Arrowhead Lanes Inc, University of Illinois at Urbana‑C, Champai Country Club, Lincolnsh Fields Country | ||
Dodds Park is located in northwestern Champaign, Illinois near Parkland College. This 110-acre (45 ha) 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.
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Facilities
The 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' Memorial
The 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.
Tribute to Olympic athletes
The "Tribute to Olympic Athletes" was created to honor those residents of Champaign County who have competed in the Olympics. To date 41 athletes are commemorated on the monument since the tribute's dedication on July 4, 1991. The monument consists of several rising plateaus forming a walkway leading to a large granite gateway. Beyond the gateway a pedestal overlooking the playing fields in Dodds Park is inscribed with the names of those who have represented Champaign County in the Olympics.