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Hale Park

6258 W. 62nd St. Chicago IL 60638

Hours: Park: 9am - 9pm

Fieldhouse: M-F 9am-9pm, Sa 9am-5pm, Su 9am - 2pm

Park Supervisor:
Rose Minelli

(773) 229-1032

 
 
 

Description

Located in the Clearing community area, Hale Park totals 16.60 acres and features a gymnasium,multi-purpose rooms and a preschool room. Outside, the park offers a swimming pool, baseball fields and a playground. Many of these spaces are available for rental including our gymnasium, fields, and multi-purpose rooms.

Park-goers can participate in seasonal sports, gymnastics, and floor hockey. On the cultural side, Hale Park offers theater. Nature programming includes Garden Buddies and painting. After school programs are offered throughout the school year, and during the summer youth attend the Park District’s popular six-week day camp.

In addition to programs, Hale Park hosts fun special events throughout the year for the entire family including a pumpkin patch, Spring and Fall theater plays, Park Showcase, Lunch with the Easter Bunny and other holiday-themed events.

SPRING PROGRAMS:

Online registration for our park begins Monday, February 25 at 9 am, and in-person registration begins Saturday, March 2.  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 Monday, April 1 at 9 am, and in-person registration begins Saturday, April 6.  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 6258 W. 62nd St. 4
Fieldhouse 6258 W. 62nd St. 1
Football / Soccer - Grass 6258 W. 62nd St. 1
Gymnasiums 6258 W. 62nd St. 1
Meeting/Event Space 6258 W. 62nd St. 2
Picnic Groves 6258 W. 62nd St. 1
Swimming Pools - Outdoor 6258 W. 62nd St. 1 Closed for the season. Accessibility feature: Lift
Tennis Courts 6258 W. 62nd St. 1
Water Playgrounds 6258 W. 62nd St. 1
Lying adjacent to Hale Elementary School, Hale Park is among a number of sites within the city that are operated jointly by the Chicago Park District and the Chicago Board of Education. The park district acquired the property in 1947, as part of a ten-year plan to increase recreational opportunities in under-served neighborhoods in post-World War II Chicago. Hale Park is now home to an outdoor swimming pool (ca. 1968) and a modern fieldhouse, designed by the firm of Schroeder, Murchie, Laya, Associates, Ltd., and dedicated in late 1998. In 1953, the park was named for American patriot Nathan Hale (1755-1776). Hanged by the British as a spy, Hale may be best known for his famous last words: "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my county."

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

 

 

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