Parks and Recreation

Geneseo offers a wealth of opportunities for those who love the outdoors, sports, fitness, performing arts, or a leisurely stroll along a nature trail. Some of our attractions include:

• Award-Winning Geneseo Park District Facilities
• 3 Golf Courses
• City Parks (picnic facilities, playgrounds, aisle of flags, band stage, war memorials, tennis and basketball courts)
• Swimming pools (indoor and outdoor with water slides, diving boards)
• Ball Diamonds
• The Hennepin Canal, Green River, Rock River and Mississippi Rivers offer fishing, boating, canoeing, hiking, skiing
• Bicycling - Bike path along canal is part of 400 plus mile loop trail system encompassing northern Illinois
• Camping (Geneseo Campground has 63 camp sites and 4 cabins)
• Disc Golf
• Movie Theater
• Historical Museum
• Richmond Hill Players entertain with their unique brand of theater in-the-round in a converted dairy barn on the bluff of Richmond Hill Park. They stage six productions each year from February through October.  They incorporate a wide range of theatre, from drama and mysteries to comedies and romance.
• Bowling - 18 lanes
• Public Library
• Community Center offers:
  • Indoor and Outdoor swimming pools
  • Indoor Running Track
  • Basketball
  • Volleyball
  • Racquetball
  • Tennis
  • Weight Room
  • Sauna
  • Whirlpool bath
  • Senior Citizen and Community Meeting Rooms