O'Fallon's many parks allow families to get active and enjoy the town's scenery. The O'Fallon Family Sports Park covers more than 200 acres and features a playground, fields for baseball and softball and walking trails. If you like to fish, check out St. Ellen Mine Park, which features a small lake with boat access. The park also has a one-mile walking trail. If the kids want to go inline skating, visit Hesse Park. The 22-acre facility has an in-line skating rink, along with three soccer fields, two basketball courts and four baseball diamonds.
O'Fallon's Memorial Pool opens from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Daily passes are available for those just passing through town and who want to cool off. Children receive discounted admission, and children under four are admitted for free as long as an adult accompanies them. The facility host daily lap swimming and toddler time, which helps babies acclimate to water. The pool is located within O'Fallon Community Park, which also features a horseshoe pit, playgrounds and tennis courts.
Work on your swing at the Falls Golf Club (fallsgolf.com), where the whole family can tee off at the 18-hole course. Children get in for a discounted rate. Check the club's website for course hours since the facility offers extended summer hours. Families can also opt for a traditional golf game. The Falls' course features two separate tee positions --- one for experienced golfers and another for the less experienced. The Falls Golf Club also features seven outdoor batting cages where you can pitch balls to one another for fun.
Fifteen miles outside of O'Fallon, visitors to the area can explore the Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site (cahokiamounds.org). The 2,220-acre designated United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization site features archeological remains of an ancient city. Cohokia is the name of people who settled there. Nobody knows why the people disappeared, but they probably had an average population of around 10,000. Visitors can explore the 120 mounds of earth constructed by the people and learn about the prehistoric city that was once the largest Indian settlement north of Mexico.
