Brainerd Park

Brainerd Park Playground

Brainerd Park

Brainerd Park Water Feature

Brainerd Park Baseball Diamonds

Brainerd Park Baseball Diamond 2

Brainerd Park Basketball Court

Brainerd Park Caged Basketball Court

Brainerd Park Club Room 1

Brainerd Park Club Room 2

Brainerd Park Entrance

Brainerd Park Lobby

Brainerd Park Tennis Courts

Location:

1246 W. 92nd St.
Chicago, IL 60620

Supervisor: John Ball

Phone Numbers: Main (312) 747-6027

Hours

Park Hours

Weekday	Time slot	Comment
Sunday:	7:00 am-11:00 pm
Monday:	7:00 am-11:00 pm
Tuesday:	7:00 am-11:00 pm
Wednesday:	7:00 am-11:00 pm
Thursday:	7:00 am-11:00 pm
Friday:	7:00 am-11:00 pm
Saturday:	7:00 am-11:00 pm

Fieldhouse Hours

Weekday	Time slot	Comment
Sunday	Closed
Monday	10:00 am-7:00 pm
Tuesday	9:30 am-8:00 pm
Wednesday	9:30 am-8:00 pm
Thursday	9:30 am-8:00 pm
Friday	10:00 am-7:00 pm
Saturday	9:00 am-5:00 pm

Description

Located in the Washington Heights community area, Brainerd Park totals 9.56 acres and features a gymnasium, and four multi-purpose rooms. Green features of our facility include a front entrance flower bed. Outside, the parks offers four baseball fields, basketball, volleyball and tennis courts, a spray pool, playground, football/soccer field. Many of these spaces are available for rental including our gymnasium, fields, and multi-purpose rooms.

Park-goers can participate in Park Kids, seasonal sports, and Senior and Teen Clubs. 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, and include Teen Camp and Basketball Camp.

In addition to programs, Brainerd Park hosts fun special events throughout the year for the entire family.

History

During the decade between 1920 and 1930, the population of the fashionable Beverly Community Area grew by nearly 80%. To meet the area's increasing recreational needs, the Ridge Park District, one of 22 independent park boards consolidated into the Chicago Park District in 1934, began to develop a new park in Beverly's Brainerd neighborhood. In 1932, the Ridge Park District attempted to purchase some Chicago Board of Education property in the neighborhood; however, financial difficulties delayed the transaction. By the time the Chicago Park District was created in 1934, the Ridge Park District had made only an initial down payment on the property. Three years later, in 1937, a delegation from the Brainerd Improvement Association approached the Chicago Park District commissioners, urging them to acquire and develop the park. The Chicago Park District finalized the land purchase the following year and acquired the property from the Chicago Board of Education. The Chicago Park District quickly began improvements, installing outdoor athletic facilities and constructing a small fieldhouse. In the 1970s, a larger fieldhouse took the place of the original.

The park was named Brainerd Park in 1941. The Brainerd Park name derives from that of Mr. Brainerd, one of five founders of the Rock Island Railroad for whom Beverly area streets were named. Though Brainerd Street became 91st Street when the City of Chicago annexed the northern portion of Beverly in 1890, the neighborhood designation survived, and was passed on to this park.

Advisory Council

Contact: Lester Poole , President

Email: lester357@sbcglobal.net

Meeting Details:

4th Wednesday of each month at 5pm

Parking/Directions

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

Name	Number	Type	Category	Ages	Dates	Fee
Park Kids - Winter at Brainerd	510836	Instruction	After School	At least 6 but less than 13	From January 6, 2025 to April 4, 2025 Each Monday,Tuesday,Thursday,Friday from 3pm to 7pm Each Wednesday from 2pm to 7pm	$91.00
Circuit Training at Brainerd	509990	Instruction	Fitness	18 and up	From January 7, 2025 to March 14, 2025 Each Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday from 11:30am to 12:15pm	Free
Seasonal Sports at Brainerd	511123	Instruction	Seasonal Sports	At least 8 but less than 13	From February 4, 2025 to March 20, 2025 Each Tuesday,Thursday from 4pm to 5pm	Free
Art & ABCs at Brainerd	526161	Instruction	Recreation	At least 3 but less than 6	From January 8, 2025 to March 19, 2025 Each Wednesday from 1pm to 2pm	Free
Moms, Pops & Tots Interaction at Brainerd	526163	Instruction	Recreation	At least 3 but less than 6	From January 7, 2025 to March 18, 2025 Each Tuesday from 1pm to 2pm	$10.00
Pilates at Brainerd	526164	Instruction	Fitness	21 and up	From January 6, 2025 to March 19, 2025 Each Monday,Wednesday from 11am to 11:45am	Free
Indoor Soccer at Brainerd	526167	Instruction	Soccer	At least 3 but less than 6	From January 6, 2025 to March 10, 2025 Each Monday from 4pm to 5pm	Free
Meditation at Brainerd	526169	Instruction	Yoga	21 and up	From January 7, 2025 to March 20, 2025 Each Tuesday,Thursday from 10am to 10:45am	Free
Cheerleading - Recreational at Brainerd	526170	Instruction	Cheerleading	At least 7 but less than 13	From January 8, 2025 to March 12, 2025 Each Wednesday from 4pm to 5pm	Free
Girls in the Park Club at Brainerd	526173	Instruction	Clubs	At least 8 but less than 13	From January 10, 2025 to March 14, 2025 Each Friday from 3pm to 4:30pm	Free
Basketball - Open at Brainerd	509581	Open	Basketball	25 and up	From January 11, 2025 to March 29, 2025 Each Saturday from 9:30am to 1pm	$25.00
Basketball - Open at Brainerd	509582	Open	Basketball	25 and up	From January 8, 2025 to March 19, 2025 Each Wednesday from 6pm to 8pm	$10.00
Basketball - Open at Brainerd	509583	Open	Basketball	At least 14 but less than 19	From January 10, 2025 to March 28, 2025 Each Friday from 1:30pm to 3:30pm	$5.00
Family Club at Brainerd	510188	Open	Clubs	At least 4 but less than 18	From January 6, 2025 to March 17, 2025 Each Monday from 12pm to 1:30pm	Free
Pickleball - Open at Brainerd	510927	Open	Pickleball	18 and up	From January 10, 2025 to March 21, 2025 Each Friday from 11am to 1pm	Free
Teen Club at Brainerd	511577	Open	Clubs	At least 13 but less than 18	From January 6, 2025 to April 4, 2025 Each Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday from 3pm to 6pm	Free
Walking Club at Brainerd	511920	Open	Walking	21 and up	From January 10, 2025 to March 21, 2025 Each Friday from 9:30am to 11am	Free
Volleyball - Open at Brainerd	526165	Open	Volleyball	21 and up	From January 6, 2025 to March 10, 2025 Each Monday from 5:30pm to 6:45pm	Free
Inner City Hoops at Brainerd	510381	League (Individual)	Basketball	At least 9 but less than 13	From January 7, 2025 to March 14, 2025 Each Tuesday from 4pm to 8pm Each Wednesday,Thursday,Friday from 4:30pm to 6pm	Free

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