Welcome to Kennicott Park!
Welcome to Kennicott Park!
Discover kids' programming at Kennicott!
Discover kids' programming at Kennicott!
An art room at Kennicott
An art room at Kennicott
Windy City Hoops at Kennicott
Windy City Hoops at Kennicott
Murals in the gym at Kennicott
Murals in the gym at Kennicott
The play room at Kennicott
The play room at Kennicott
The new Chicago Plays! Playground at Kennicott
The new Chicago Plays! Playground at Kennicott
A conference room at Kennicott
A conference room at Kennicott
Location:

4434 S. Lake Park Ave.
Chicago, IL 60653

Supervisor: Kisha Taylor
Phone Numbers: Main (312) 747-7138

 

Hours

Park Hours
Day Time slot Comment
Sunday: 6:00 am-9:00 pm
Monday: 6:00 am-9:00 pm
Tuesday: 6:00 am-9:00 pm
Wednesday: 6:00 am-9:00 pm
Thursday: 6:00 am-9:00 pm
Friday: 6:00 am-9:00 pm
Saturday: 6:00 am-9:00 pm
Fieldhouse Hours
Day Time slot Comment
Sunday Closed
Monday 8:00 am-8:00 pm
Tuesday 8:00 am-8:00 pm
Wednesday 8:00 am-8:00 pm
Thursday 8:00 am-8:00 pm
Friday 8:00 am-8:00 pm
Saturday Closed

Description

Located in the Oakland Community, Kennicott Park totals 2.91 acres and features a field house, formerly the home of the Judd Elementary School. The field house offers a gymnasium, an art room, a fitness center, a kitchen, a dance studio and conference rooms. Outside, the park offers a small athletic field and playground that was renovated in Summer 2014 as part of the Chicago Plays! Program. 

Kennicott Park is the site for several community-based partnerships that provide programs for children and adults.

Park-goers come to Kennicott Park to play basketball and table games at the facility. After school programs are offered throughout the school year, and in the summer youth attend the Park District’s popular six-week day camp. Specialty camps are offered in the summer as well including cooking programs and doll camp.

In addition to programs, Kennicott Park hosts fun special events throughout the year for the whole family, such as Movies in the Park at nearby Gwendolyn Brooks Park, Halloween activities and other Night Out in the Parks events.

To view a few of the fabulous park programs, click on the multimedia tab!

History

Kennicott Park was established in 1991 when the Board of Education transferred Judd Elementary School to the Chicago Park District. The Chicago Park District continued to acquire property for the park from 1995 until 2001.  The former school building was converted into a fieldhouse.

The Kenwood community was founded in 1856 by Dr. Jonathan A. Kennicott (1824-1893), from whom the park takes its name. A native New Yorker, Kennicott graduated from Chicago's Rush Medical College in 1843 and practiced dentistry in Milwaukee for several years before returning to Chicago. Kennicott's estate, named Kenwood for his mother's birthplace in Scotland, stood on Dorchester Street at 48th Street. The fashionable Kenwood community soon became known as the "Lake Forest of the South Side."

Parking/Directions

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

Map & Facilities

Kennicott Clubrooms

4434 S. Lake Park Ave.
Chicago, IL 60653
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Kennicott Fitness Center

4434 S. Lake Park Ave.
Chicago, IL 60653
United States

Kennicott Gym

4434 S. Lake Park Ave.
Chicago, IL 60653
United States

Kennicott Fieldhouse

4434 S. Lake Park Ave.
Chicago, IL 60653
United States

Kennicott Playground

4434 S. Lake Park Ave.
Chicago, IL 60653
United States

Kennicott Park | Pickleball Courts

4434 S. Lake Park Ave.
Chicago, IL 60653
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Kennicott Park - Teen Center

4434 S. Lake Park Ave.
Chicago, IL 60653
United States

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312-747-7138
Kennicott Clubrooms

4434 S. Lake Park Ave.
Chicago, IL 60653
United States

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Kennicott Fitness Center
Kennicott Fitness Center

4434 S. Lake Park Ave.
Chicago, IL 60653
United States

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Kennicott Gym

4434 S. Lake Park Ave.
Chicago, IL 60653
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Kennicott Fieldhouse

4434 S. Lake Park Ave.
Chicago, IL 60653
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Kennicott Playground
Kennicott Playground

4434 S. Lake Park Ave.
Chicago, IL 60653
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Indoor Pickleball Courts
Kennicott Park | Pickleball Courts

4434 S. Lake Park Ave.
Chicago, IL 60653
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Kennicott Park - Teen Center

4434 S. Lake Park Ave.
Chicago, IL 60653
United States

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312-747-7138
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