Norwood Park

Park Details

Main Address

5801 N. Natoma Ave.
Chicago, IL 60631
United States

  • Tel: (773) 631-4893 | Main
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Park Supervisor
Matt Fontana
Park Hours
Open
| 6:00 am-11:00 pm
Fieldhouse Hours
Closed
| 9:00 am-5:00 pm
Children participate in a movement class with their teacher.
Two people cool their feet in a small wading pool on a sunny day.
Children run across a gymnasium floor.
Children enter Norwood Park through a brick building's doorway.
Children sit on a gym floor while a coach gives instructions. One child raises their hand.
Gym with weight machines and a person using an exercise bike.

Norwood Park

Description

The 16.23-acre Norwood Park boasts the Chicago Park District's only outdoor swimming pool on the North Side with a water slide, making it a favorite destination for summer day camps and young swimmers in the neighborhood. Sports programs for youth include flag football, floor hockey, outdoor soccer, track & field, and tumbling. On the cultural side, they can enjoy music, dancing and crafts programs.

Norwood Park is home to a state-of-the-art fitness center, equipped with circuit weight machines, free weights, and cardiovascular machines. A .22-mile oval [approx. 4.5 laps equal a mile], gravel running track with lights surrounds the baseball diamonds, an outdoor inline skating area, a dog park, and four tennis courts sit south of the park fieldhouse.

Parents with preschoolers gather for such programs as Musical Moms, Pops & Tots, MightyFitFamily, as well as arts & crafts. A range of activities exists for adults and seniors, including aerobics, and basketball leagues. Recently the park added a Special Recreation program for children/adults with special needs.

The Norwood Park Senior Center offers fitness classes, computer classes, a dining room where hot meals will be served, and health screenings for the elderly to the community. Info call: 773.775.6071.

The Senior Center is a partnership of the City of Chicago Department of Family and Support Services, the Chicago Park District, and Norwood Seniors Network.

History

Norwood Park, located in the community area of the same name, dates to the 1920s. Thirty years earlier, the City of Chicago had annexed Norwood Park Village, already a community of substantial homes. When residential development surged after 1910, citizens created a local park district to serve the area. Established in 1920, the Norwood Park District was one of 22 park commissions consolidated into the Chicago Park District in 1934. The Norwood Park District purchased 14 acres for its first park in 1921. Site drainage began in 1922 and streets and alleys were vacated to expand the park, and bath house and swimming pool construction shortly thereafter. In 1928, the Park District added a fieldhouse with a 500-seat assembly hall. The community, the Park District, and the park itself all take their names from Norwood, an 1867 novel by clergyman and abolitionist Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887). The moniker "Park" was added to the community name because Norwood was already the name of an Illinois post office.

The Norwood Park Senior Center opened in September 2009 on Park District property adjoining the existing Norwood Park Field house. 

Additional Information

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

Free street parking is available around the park.

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Facilities at Norwood Park

13 facilities
Baseball player batting.
Baseball Fields
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Basketball Courts
Person playing fetch with a dog.
Dog Friendly Areas
CPD logo, a stylized house with "cpd" beneath the roofline.
Fieldhouses
Treadmill exercise icon.
Fitness Centers
Soccer ball and football on a field.
Football / Soccer Fields
Person lifting child to safety under a roof.
Gymnasiums
Three people seated in chairs.
Meeting & Event Spaces
Child swinging on a swingset.
Playgrounds
Roller hockey player icon
Roller Hockey Rinks
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Running Tracks
Swimming symbol.
Swimming Pools
Tennis icon.
Tennis Courts

Programs at Norwood Park

Most programs run from Tuesday, September 08 to Sunday, December 13 Online registration begins August 03, 2026 - 9:00 AM In-person registration begins August 8, 2026
Art & ABCs at Norwood
Instruction
Recreation
At least 2 years 6 months but less than 4
From September 11, 2026 to December 11, 2026
Each Friday from 11am to 11:45am
$27.00
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Art (Special Rec) at Norwood
Instruction
Decorative Arts
12 and up
From September 16, 2026 to December 9, 2026
Each Wednesday from 3:15pm to 4:30pm
Except the following dates:
Wednesday, Oct 28, 2026
Wednesday, Nov 11, 2026
Wednesday, Nov 25, 2026
$6.00
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Basketball at Norwood
Instruction
Sports - Basketball
At least 10 but less than 14
From September 9, 2026 to December 2, 2026
Each Wednesday from 6:15pm to 7:15pm
Except the following dates:
Wednesday, Nov 11, 2026
$27.00
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Basketball at Norwood
Instruction
Sports - Basketball
At least 10 but less than 12
From September 10, 2026 to December 3, 2026
Each Thursday from 6:15pm to 7:30pm
Except the following dates:
Thursday, Nov 26, 2026
$21.00
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Basketball at Norwood
Instruction
Sports - Basketball
At least 6 but less than 9
From September 16, 2026 to December 9, 2026
Each Wednesday from 4:45pm to 5:30pm
Except the following dates:
Wednesday, Nov 11, 2026
$27.00
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Bitty Basketball at Norwood
Instruction
Sports - Basketball
At least 3 but less than 6
From September 9, 2026 to December 9, 2026
Each Wednesday from 1:15pm to 2pm
Except the following dates:
Wednesday, Nov 11, 2026
$27.00
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Bowling (Special Rec) at Norwood
Instruction
Sports - Bowling
12 and up
From September 18, 2026 to December 11, 2026
Each Friday from 3pm to 5pm
Except the following dates:
Friday, Oct 30, 2026
Friday, Nov 27, 2026
$0.00
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Chess at Norwood
Open
Fun & Games
At least 6 but less than 10
From September 8, 2026 to December 8, 2026
Each Tuesday from 4pm to 5pm
$27.00
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Events at Norwood Park

12 Events