Page Park was designated as a city park in 1920. In 1915, E.N. Howell, president of the Dixon Park District, and O.C. Simonds, landscape architect, began improving the banks of the Rock River to create an expansive park system. Included in those plans was the creation of Page Park. This parkland originally surrounded the Borden Condensed Milk Co. (Borden) Factory of Dixon. This factory was founded in 1889 by George Page and was initially known as the Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Co. until it was acquired by Borden around 1902. George Page is the namesake of the park. By 1921, the park was listed in tourism guidebooks as the Dixon Free Camping Grounds. At that time, it was the only free campground with water and services across two states along the Lincoln Highway. It was advertised that the park could host 1,132 auto parties each season. In 1956, the Dixon bandshell was constructed in the park after three years of planning by the Dixon Chamber of Commerce. Page Park was the ideal location for the bandshell due to its proximity to the scenic Rock River, a grove of trees, and Dixon High School. Today, it hosts a summer concert series along with many other annual events.