Sterling Park District comprises more than 14 parks, including Douglas, Eberley, Gartner, Harry Kidd, Hoover, Kilgour, Lawrence, Oppold, Propheter, Sanborn, Scheid, Sinnissippi, and Thomas parks. The district offers various amenities and activities, such as boating, swimming, ice-skating, fishing, grills, horseshoe courts, picnic areas, playground equipment, restrooms, soccer fields, Frisbee golf, sledding, jogging tracks, walking paths, shelters, boat slip rental, drinking water, and tennis courts. It also organizes a wide variety of events, including summer sizzle, middle school basketball league, track club, gymnastics and tumbling, boys and girls high school basketball league, future stars basketball camp, and Sterling and Rock Falls Jaycees fireworks show. The park district is located in sterling, Ill.