Kelvyn Park

4438 W. Wrightwood Ave. Chicago IL 60639

Hours: Park: 6am - 11pm

Fieldhouse: M-F 9am - 9pm Sa 9am - 5pm Su closed

Park Supervisor:
Gonzalo Reyes

(312) 742-7547

Description

Located in the Hermosa community (one block south of Diversey Avenue, and mid-way between Cicero & Pulaski avenues), Kelvyn Park’s fieldhouse sits on eight and one-half acres.The fieldhouse is equipped with a fitness center, gymnasium, auditorium, several meeting rooms, and a small kitchen.

Outdoors, the park offers two walking paths (less than one-half mile, each), two softball fields, a combination football/soccer field, a basketball court, a volleyball court, two tennis courts, horseshoe courts, plus a playground with a sandbox and spray pool.

Families can come together to participate in Kraft Great Kids family nights and Family Sports Workshop.Tots can enjoy our Preschool and Play Camp programs.The fitness center is restricted to adult use, only—and we also offer men’s basketball and men’s volleyball.

Depending on age and season, a large variety of programs are offered for youth & teens: our signature Park Kids after-school program, Kids’ Fitness, Fun & Games, cheerleading, football, Seasonal Sports / Sports Club, teen basketball, Teen Club.The Junior Bears football program is one of the stand-out programs at the park.

Additionally, Kelvyn Park offers youth: Winter- & Spring-Break Camps, our traditional 6-week summer Day Camp (with the Extended Camp option, as well as summer Sports Camp.

We invite you to stop by and check out our program offerings!

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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 Monday, April 15 at 9 am, and in-person registration begins Saturday, April 20. 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	QTY	NOTES
Baseball Field	4438 W. Wrightwood Ave.	2
Basketball Court - Outdoor	4438 W. Wrightwood Ave.	2
Concessions	Kelvyn Park, 4438 W. Wrightwood Ave.	1	Food & Beverage, 1pm - 8pm, 773.297.6242
Fieldhouse	4438 W. Wrightwood Ave.	1
Fitness Centers	4438 W. Wrightwood Ave.	1	M-F, 9-3:30pm/5-8:30pm; Sa, 11-3pm; Su, Closed; Closed for cleaning weekdays from 3:30-5pm Sign up for a membership
Football / Soccer - Grass	4438 W. Wrightwood Ave.	1
Football / Soccer - Grass	4438 W. Wrightwood Ave.	1
Gymnasiums	4438 W. Wrightwood Ave.	1
Meeting/Event Space	4438 W. Wrightwood Ave.	4	Clubrooms & Auditorium
Playgrounds	4438 W. Wrightwood Ave.	1
Tennis Courts	4438 W. Wrightwood Ave.	2
Volleyball Courts- Outdoor	4438 W. Wrightwood Ave.	2
Water Spray Features	4438 W. Wrightwood Ave.	1

History

Kelvyn was among the original parks of the Northwest Park District, one of 22 park commissions consolidated into the Chicago Park District in 1934. Established in 1911, the Northwest Park District aimed to provide one park for each of the ten square miles within its growing middle-class jurisdiction. The Northwest Park District began to purchase land for Mozart, Kelyvn, and Kosciuszko Parks in early 1914. By 1915, the park district was working with the Special Parks Commission and the West End Fullerton Avenue Improvement Association to develop a plan for Kelvyn Park. American Park Builders Inc., planners of Chicago's Portage Park, produced the landscape design. In 1928, Architect Walter W. Alschlager designed a two-story brick fieldhouse for Kelvyn Park. The building is nearly identical to the fieldhouses of Riis and Simons Parks. Kelvyn Park takes its name from the surrounding subdivision of the same name. The subdivision honors British Baronet William Thomson Kelvin (1824-1907), an eminent mathematician and physicist whose scientific research revolutionized thinking about the thermal properties of steam.