Jackson Park Fieldhouse
Jackson Park Fieldhouse
The Japanese Garden
Garden of The Phoenix (formerly Osaka Garden)
Museum of Science and Industry
Museum of Science and Industry
Jackson Park's Wooded Island
Wooded Island in Jackson Park
Location:

6401 S. Stony Island Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637

Supervisor: Bobbie Beckam
Phone Numbers: Main (773) 256-0903

 

Hours

Park Hours
Weekday 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
Weekday Time slot Comment
Sunday Closed
Monday 9:00 am-9:00 pm
Tuesday 9:00 am-9:00 pm
Wednesday 9:00 am-9:00 pm
Thursday 9:00 am-9:00 pm
Friday 9:00 am-9:00 pm
Saturday 9:00 am-5:00 pm

Description

Located in the Woodlawn community, Jackson Park totals 551.52 acres and features a gymnasium, three multi-purpose rooms, and fitness center. Green features of the park include Wooded Island - which includes the Japanese Garden - Bobolink Meadows, cherry blossom trees around the Columbian Basin, and a vegetable garden. Outside, the park offers three harbors, 63rd St. Beach, basketball/pickleball/ tennis courts, multi-purpose fields, golf course, golf driving range and an artificial turf field. Many of these spaces are available for rental including our multi-purpose fields, gymnasium and multi-purpose clubrooms.
 


Learn more about the cherry blossom trees and visiting the Wooded Island.



Park-goers can participate in Park Kids, seasonal sports, arts & crafts, and tennis lessons. 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, Jackson Park hosts fun special events throughout the year for the entire family such as holiday-themed events.

History

After the state legislature created the South Park Commission in 1869, the renowned designers of New York's Central Park, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, were hired to lay out the 1055-acre park.  The South Park Commissioners acquired land for the park from 1869 until 1930 through multiple sources.  Known originally as South Park, the landscape had eastern and western divisions connected by a grand boulevard named the Midway Plaisance. The eastern division became known as Lake Park; however, in 1880 the commission asked the public to suggest official names for both the eastern and western Divisions. Jackson and Washington were proposed, and the following year, Lake Park was renamed Jackson Park to honor Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), the seventh president of the United States.

In 1890, Chicago won the honor of hosting the World's Columbian Exposition, and Jackson Park was selected as its site. Olmsted and Chicago's famous architect and planner Daniel H. Burnham laid out the fairgrounds. A team of the nation's most significant architects and sculptors created the "White City" of plaster buildings and artworks. The monumental World's Fair opened to visitors on May 1, 1893. After it closed six months later, the site was transformed back into parkland. Jackson Park featured the first public golf course west of the Alleghenies, which opened in 1899.  In 1934, the park became part of the Chicago Park District’s portfolio when the 22 park districts were consolidated.  Today, two structures remain as impressive symbols of the World's Columbian Exposition. The "Golden Lady" sculpture is a smaller version of Daniel Chester French's Statue of the Republic which originally stood at the foot of the Court of Honor. The original Fine Arts Palace now houses Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry.

Advisory Council

Contact: Michael J. Scott,   President
Meeting Details:

2nd Monday of the month at 7p.m.

Parking/Directions

Metered parking is available in nearby lots.  Get rates and additional information.

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

Map & Facilities

Sky Landing | Artwork

6401 S Stony Island Ave
Chicago, IL 60637
United States

Jackson Playground - 6401 S Lake Shore Dr.

6401 S. Lake Shore Dr.
Chicago, IL 60637
United States

Jackson Playground - 67th & Jeffery

2000 E. 67th St.
Chicago, IL 60637
United States

Jackson Playground - 67th & Ridgeland

1725 E. 67th St.
Chicago, IL 60637
United States

Jackson Playground - Park Shore & Stony Island

6200 S. Stony Island Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
United States

Jackson Playground - 64th & Stony Island

6375 S. Stony Island Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
United States

Jackson Sandboxes

6401 S. Stony Island Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
United States

Jackson Tennis Courts

6401 S. Stony Island Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
United States

Jackson Track

6401 S. Stony Island Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
United States

Jackson Volleyball Court

6401 S. Stony Island Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
United States

Jackson Water Spray Feature

6401 S. Stony Island Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
United States

Jackson Playground - 56th & Stony Island

5625 S. Stony Island Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
United States

Statue of the Republic

6401 S Stony Island Ave
Chicago, IL 60637
United States

Museum of Science and Industry

5700 S. Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60637
United States

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(773) 684-1414

LBD Duty Free | Artwork

6598 South Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60649
United States

Jackson Park - Wooded Island

6147 South Evans Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637
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Jackson Park - 63rd St. Beach Dunes

6379 South Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60649
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Jackson Park - Columbia Basin

South of Museum of Science and Industry (5700 S DuSable Lake Shore Dr.)
Chicago, IL 60649
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Jackson Park - Bobolink Meadow

At 61st St. between S. Cornell Dr. and South Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60649
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Jackson Pickleball Court

6401 S. Stony Is Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
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Jackson Park Pickleball/Tennis Courts

6401 S. Stony Island Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
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Jackson Fishing Area

63rd Street Beach

6300 S. Jean-Baptiste Pointe DuSable Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60637
United States

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57th Street Underpass Mural | Artwork

6401 S Stony Island Ave
Chicago, IL 60637
United States

59th Street Harbor

5900 S. Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60637
United States

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(312) 747-7019

Fishing Eagle | Artwork

6401 S Stony Island Ave
Chicago, IL 60637
United States

Japanese Garden

6401 S. Stony Island Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
United States

Jackson Park Golf Course - 18 hole

6401 S. Stony Island Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
United States

Jackson Baseball Field

6401 S. Stony Island Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
United States

Jackson Basketball Court

6401 S. Stony Island Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
United States

Jackson Clubroom

6401 S. Stony Island Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
United States

Jackson Fieldhouse

6401 S. Stony Island Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
United States

57th Street Beach

5700 S. Jean-Baptiste Pointe DuSable Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60611
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Jackson Fitness Center

6401 S. Stony Island Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
United States

Jackson Football/Soccer Field (Artificial Turf)

6101 S. Stony Island Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
United States

Jackson Football/Soccer Field (grass surface)

1907 E. Hayes Dr.
Chicago, IL 60637
United States

Jackson Park Community Garden

6401 S. Stony Island Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
United States

Jackson Gymnasium

6401 S. Stony Island Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
United States

Jackson Park Inner Harbor

6400 S. Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60637
United States

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(773) 288-7106

Jackson Park Outer Harbor

6400 S. Coast Guard Drive
Chicago, IL 60637
United States

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(773) 288-1065

Jackson Picnic Groves

6401 S. Stony Island Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
United States

Jackson Playground - 56th & Cornell

1625 E. 56th St.
Chicago, IL 60637
United States

Nine foot tall lotus leaves stick out of the ground on a cylindrical pattern.
Sky Landing | Artwork

6401 S Stony Island Ave
Chicago, IL 60637
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Jackson Playground - 6401 S Lake Shore Dr.

6401 S. Lake Shore Dr.
Chicago, IL 60637
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Jackson Playground - 67th & Jeffery

2000 E. 67th St.
Chicago, IL 60637
United States

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Jackson Playground - 67th & Ridgeland

1725 E. 67th St.
Chicago, IL 60637
United States

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Jackson Playground - Park Shore & Stony Island

6200 S. Stony Island Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
United States

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Jackson Playground - 64th & Stony Island

6375 S. Stony Island Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
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Jackson Sandboxes

6401 S. Stony Island Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
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Jackson Tennis Courts

6401 S. Stony Island Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
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Jackson Track

6401 S. Stony Island Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
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Jackson Volleyball Court

6401 S. Stony Island Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
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Jackson Water Spray Feature

6401 S. Stony Island Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
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Jackson Playground - 56th & Stony Island

5625 S. Stony Island Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
United States

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Statue of the Republic
Statue of the Republic

6401 S Stony Island Ave
Chicago, IL 60637
United States

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Outside view of the Museum of Science and Industry
Museum of Science and Industry

5700 S. Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60637
United States

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    (773) 684-1414
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Black rubber and steel sculpture with lakefront in background
LBD Duty Free | Artwork

6598 South Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60649
United States

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Jackson Park - Wooded Island

6147 South Evans Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637
United States

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Jackson Park - 63rd St. Beach Dunes

6379 South Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60649
United States

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Jackson Park - Columbia Basin

South of Museum of Science and Industry (5700 S DuSable Lake Shore Dr.)
Chicago, IL 60649
United States

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Jackson Park - Bobolink Meadow

At 61st St. between S. Cornell Dr. and South Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60649
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Jackson Pickleball Court

6401 S. Stony Is Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
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Jackson Park Pickleball/Tennis Courts

6401 S. Stony Island Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
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Jackson Fishing Area Show on Map
63rd Street Beach
63rd Street Beach

6300 S. Jean-Baptiste Pointe DuSable Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60637
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57th Street Underpass Mural
57th Street Underpass Mural | Artwork

6401 S Stony Island Ave
Chicago, IL 60637
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59th Street Harbor

5900 S. Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60637
United States

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    (312) 747-7019
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Fishing Eagle
Fishing Eagle | Artwork

6401 S Stony Island Ave
Chicago, IL 60637
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Japanese Garden

6401 S. Stony Island Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
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Jackson Park Golf Course - 18 hole

6401 S. Stony Island Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
United States

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Jackson Baseball Field

6401 S. Stony Island Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
United States

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Jackson Basketball Court

6401 S. Stony Island Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
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Jackson Clubroom

6401 S. Stony Island Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
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Jackson Fieldhouse

6401 S. Stony Island Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
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57th Street Beach

5700 S. Jean-Baptiste Pointe DuSable Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60611
United States

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Jackson Fitness Center

6401 S. Stony Island Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
United States

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Jackson Football/Soccer Field (Artificial Turf)

6101 S. Stony Island Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
United States

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Jackson Football/Soccer Field (grass surface)

1907 E. Hayes Dr.
Chicago, IL 60637
United States

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Jackson Park Community Garden

6401 S. Stony Island Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
United States

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Jackson Gymnasium

6401 S. Stony Island Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
United States

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Jackson Park Inner Harbor

6400 S. Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60637
United States

  • :
    (773) 288-7106
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Jackson Park Outer Harbor

6400 S. Coast Guard Drive
Chicago, IL 60637
United States

  • :
    (773) 288-1065
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Jackson Picnic Groves

6401 S. Stony Island Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
United States

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Jackson Playground - 56th & Cornell

1625 E. 56th St.
Chicago, IL 60637
United States

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