Chicago Park District
523x249

Altgeld Park

515 S Washtenaw Ave Chicago, IL 60612

Hours: Park: 6am - 11pm, Fieldhouse: M-F 12pm -8:30pm

Sa 9:00am - 5:30pm, Su Closed

Park Supervisor:
Roy C. Ellis

(312) 746-5001

 
 
 

Description

Located in the East Garfield Community, Altgeld Park totals [4.3] acres and features a field house, 2 gymnasiums, a fitness center, meeting rooms and a kitchen. Outside, the park offers a swimming pool, a soft-ball field, and athletic fields for football, baseball and soccer. Many of these spaces are available for rental such as the ball fields and meeting rooms.

Park-goers can play football, baseball, soccer or children can enjoy the playground. After school programs are offered throughout the school year, and in the summer youth attend the Park District’s popular six-week day camp. In addition to programs, Altgeld Park hosts fun special events throughout the year for the whole family, such as baseball tournaments and Movies in the Park.

 

SPRING PROGRAMS:
Register online or in-person for spring programs now. Spring programs run the week of April 1 through the week of June 3. 

SUMMER PROGRAMS:
Online registration for our park’s summer programs begins Tuesday, April 16 at 9 am, and in-person registration begins Monday, April 22.  The standard 6-week summer camp program runs July 1 through August 9.  Most other summer programs run the week of June 17 through the week of August 19. 

 
 

FACILITIES

FACILITY TYPE ADDRESS DESCRIPTOR QTY NOTES
Baseball Field 515 S. Washtenaw Ave. Baseball, Softball - Lighted 4
Basketball Court - Outdoor 515 S. Washtenaw Ave. 1
Fieldhouse 515 S. Washtenaw Ave. 1
Fitness Centers 515 S. Washtenaw Ave. 1 M-F 12:00pm-8pm Sign up for a membership
Football / Soccer - Grass 515 S. Washtenaw Ave. Full - Lighted 1
Football / Soccer - Turf 515 S. Washtenaw Ave. 1
Gymnasiums 515 S. Washtenaw Ave. 2
Meeting/Event Space 515 S. Washtenaw Ave. 3
Playgrounds 515 S. Washtenaw Ave. 1
Swimming Pools - Outdoor 515 S. Washtenaw Ave. 1 Closed for the season.
Volleyball Courts- Outdoor 515 S. Washtenaw Ave. 1
Established in 1873 as Congress Park, the land for this park was donated to the City of Chicago by local real estate developers Frank W. and James L. Campbell. The city transferred the one-acre park to the West Park Commission in 1915, at which time the commission acquired an additional four acres. The following year the expanded park was named in honor of John P. Altgeld (1847-1902), Illinois' governor from 1893 to 1897, and an early proponent of neighborhood playgrounds. The controversial Altgeld, a strong supporter of labor, is best known for pardoning several of the Haymarket conspirators.

For directions using public transportation visit www.transitchicago.com.

Contact Name:  Michelle Doyle

Contact Title:  President

 

 

Accessibility Information

Summer Programs

Summer Day Camp Information

New - Urban Naturalist Blog

Mission History

whistleblower