Kennicott (Jonathan) Park

Park Details

Main Address

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

  • Tel: (312) 747-7138 | Main
Park Supervisor
Kisha Taylor
Park Hours
Closed
| 6:00 am-9:00 pm

Kennicott (Jonathan) Park

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."

Additional Information

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

Programs at Kennicott (Jonathan) Park

Most programs run from Monday, June 16 to Sunday, August 10 Online registration beings In-person registration begins
Art Camp at Kennicott
Camp
Special Interest
At least 6 but less than 9
From June 23, 2025 to August 1, 2025
Each Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday from 9am to 3pm
Except the following dates:
Friday, Jul 4, 2025
$415.00
Boys Sports Camp at Kennicott
Camp
Sports
At least 11 but less than 13
From June 23, 2025 to August 1, 2025
Each Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday from 9am to 3pm
Except the following dates:
Friday, Jul 4, 2025
$278.00
Cooking Academy Camp at Kennicott
Camp
Special Interest
At least 8 but less than 10
From June 23, 2025 to August 1, 2025
Each Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday from 9am to 3pm
Except the following dates:
Friday, Jul 4, 2025
$415.00
Girls Dance Camp at Kennicott
Camp
Special Interest
At least 6 but less than 13
From June 23, 2025 to August 1, 2025
Each Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday from 9am to 3pm
Except the following dates:
Friday, Jul 4, 2025
$415.00
Lil' Campers at Kennicott
Camp
General Interest
At least 3 but less than 6
From June 23, 2025 to August 1, 2025
Each Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday from 10am to 12:30pm
Except the following dates:
Friday, Jul 4, 2025
$140.00
Lil' Campers at Kennicott
Camp
General Interest
At least 3 but less than 6
From June 23, 2025 to August 1, 2025
Each Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday from 1:30pm to 4pm
Except the following dates:
Friday, Jul 4, 2025
$140.00
Rec Leader in Training at Kennicott
Camp
Special Interest
At least 13 but less than 16
From June 23, 2025 to August 1, 2025
Each Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday from 9am to 3pm
Except the following dates:
Friday, Jul 4, 2025
$0.00
Senior Summer Camp at Kennicott
Camp
General Interest
60 and up
From June 23, 2025 to August 1, 2025
Each Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday from 10am to 2pm
Except the following dates:
Friday, Jul 4, 2025
$0.00
Sports Camp at Kennicott
Camp
Sports
At least 8 but less than 11
From June 23, 2025 to August 1, 2025
Each Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday from 9am to 3pm
Except the following dates:
Friday, Jul 4, 2025
$415.00
Teen Leadership Camp at Kennicott
Camp
General Interest
At least 13 but less than 15
From June 23, 2025 to August 1, 2025
Each Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday from 9am to 3pm
Except the following dates:
Friday, Jul 4, 2025
$278.00