Lake Lillian

If you live in Belleview, you probably already know about this place — and if you don’t, fix that soon. The enclosed playground keeps the little ones contained while you actually relax at a picnic table, and the splash pad gets a serious workout from April through October. Walk the path around the lake when you need to clear your head, or grab a bench in the shaded seating area and watch the birds do their thing out on the water. There’s a basketball court if anyone in your crew needs to burn off energy, plus grills and tables that make it genuinely easy to pull off a last-minute cookout. It hits different on a weekday morning when it’s quiet — but weekends bring out the whole community, which honestly isn’t a bad thing either.