Ogden (William) Park

Ogden Park Fieldhouse

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Ogden Park Water Park

Ogden Park Playground2

Ogden Park Boxing Facility

Ogden Park Gym

Ogden Park Fitness Center

Ogden Park Field

Ogden Park Field 2

Ogden Park Pool

Ogden Park Clubroom

Location:

6500 S. Racine Ave.
Chicago, IL 60636

Supervisor: David Bailey

Phone Numbers: Main (312) 747-6572

Hours

Park Hours

Weekday	Time slot	Comment
Sunday:	6:00 am-11:00 pm
Monday:	6:00 am-11:00 pm
Tuesday:	6:00 am-11:00 pm
Wednesday:	6:00 am-11:00 pm
Thursday:	6:00 am-11:00 pm
Friday:	6:00 am-11:00 pm
Saturday:	6:00 am-11:00 pm

Fieldhouse Hours

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

Description

Located in the Englewood community, Ogden Park totals 60.08 acres and features a gymnasium, fitness center, boxing gym, dance studio, and a multi-purpose room. Green features of the park include a Nature Garden. Outside, the park offers three playgrounds, a carousel, walking track, swimming pool, baseball diamonds, basketball/tennis courts. Many of these spaces are available for rental including our gymnasium, fields, and multi-purpose clubroom.

Park-goers can participate in the Park Kids after school program, seasonal sports, Junior Bears Football, dance, boxing, wrestling, track & field. During the summer, youth can participate in the Park District’s popular six-week day camp.

In addition to programs, Ogden Park hosts fun special events throughout the year for the entire family including our Englewood Back to School Parade and other holiday-themed events.

History

The South Park Commissioners acquired land for this park from 1903 until 1904. Named for William B. Ogden (1805-1877), Chicago's first mayor, Ogden Park opened to the public in 1905. The site was one of ten revolutionary parks created to provide relief to Chicago's overcrowded tenement districts. The other nine were Sherman, Palmer, and Hamilton Parks and Armour, Russell, Davis, Cornell, and Mark White Squares. (Mark White Square is now known as McGuane Park.) Offering a variety of valuable recreational, educational, and social services to their surrounding communities, these ten properties soon influenced the development of other parks throughout the nation. Nationally renowned landscape architects the Olmsted Brothers and architects Daniel H. Burnham and Co. created a unique design for each park. Ogden, however, shared traits with Sherman Park in terms of both size and design. Each site was 60 acres in size. Additionally, each had a beautiful landscape with a meandering waterway near a meadow of ballfields. The park became a part of the Chicago Park District’s portfolio in 1934 when the 22 park districts were consolidated. Ogden Park's waterway was drained and filled in 1940. The classically-designed fieldhouse underwent a major remodeling in 1972. In 1998, the Chicago Park District created a major regional playground in Ogden Park.

Advisory Council

Contact: Sandy Streeter, President

Email: ogdenpac1@gmail.com

Meeting Details:

3rd Thursday of the month @ 6:30pm

Out of an abundance of caution Park Advisory Council Meetings will be held virtually for the near future. Please contact the Ogden PAC for details.

Parking/Directions

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

Name	Number	Type	Category	Ages	Dates	Fee
Cross Country at Ogden	502724	Instruction	Track & Field	At least 8 but less than 13	From September 9, 2024 to November 15, 2024 Each Monday,Wednesday,Friday from 4pm to 6pm	Free
Cross Country at Ogden	502725	Instruction	Track & Field	At least 13 but less than 18	From September 9, 2024 to November 15, 2024 Each Monday,Wednesday,Friday from 4pm to 6pm	Free
Girls Dance at Ogden	502768	Instruction	Dance	At least 7 but less than 13	From September 4, 2024 to December 13, 2024 Each Monday,Wednesday,Friday from 3:30pm to 5pm	Free
Junior Bear Football - Pee Wee at Ogden	503082	Instruction	Football	At least 8 but less than 11	From September 3, 2024 to December 13, 2024 Each Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday from 4pm to 6:30pm Except the following dates: Thursday, Nov 28, 2024	Free
Junior Bear Football - Varsity at Ogden	503089	Instruction	Football	At least 11 but less than 14	From September 3, 2024 to December 13, 2024 Each Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday from 4pm to 6:30pm Except the following dates: Thursday, Nov 28, 2024	Free
Low Impact Aerobics at Ogden	503341	Instruction	Aerobics	30 and up	From September 9, 2024 to November 13, 2024 Each Monday,Wednesday from 6pm to 6:45pm	$10.00
Low Impact Aerobics at Ogden	503343	Instruction	Aerobics	60 and up	From September 3, 2024 to December 6, 2024 Each Tuesday,Friday from 11am to 12pm	Free
Seasonal Sports at Ogden	503902	Instruction	Seasonal Sports	At least 13 but less than 15	From September 4, 2024 to December 13, 2024 Each Monday,Wednesday,Friday from 5pm to 6:30pm	Free
Seasonal Sports at Ogden	503903	Instruction	Seasonal Sports	At least 8 but less than 15	From September 3, 2024 to December 13, 2024 Each Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday from 4pm to 6:30pm Except the following dates: Thursday, Nov 28, 2024	Free
Wrestling at Ogden	504786	Instruction	Wrestling	At least 6 but less than 13	From September 26, 2024 to December 6, 2024 Each Monday,Tuesday,Thursday,Friday from 4pm to 7pm Except the following dates: Thursday, Nov 28, 2024	Free
Girls Seasonal Sports at Ogden	505866	Instruction	Seasonal Sports	At least 6 but less than 12	From September 4, 2024 to December 6, 2024 Each Monday,Wednesday,Friday from 4pm to 6pm	Free
Basketball - Open at Ogden	502310	Open	Basketball	18 and up	From September 3, 2024 to November 7, 2024 Each Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday from 12pm to 2:30pm	$150.00
Basketball - Open at Ogden	502311	Open	Basketball	At least 18 but less than 40	From September 7, 2024 to November 9, 2024 Each Saturday from 10am to 1pm	$50.00
Boxing - Open at Ogden	502507	Open	Boxing	18 and up	From September 4, 2024 to December 13, 2024 Each Tuesday,Wednesday,Friday,Saturday from 12pm to 2pm	$30.00
Boxing - Open at Ogden	502508	Open	Boxing	At least 8 but less than 13	From September 3, 2024 to December 13, 2024 Each Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday from 4pm to 6pm Each Saturday from 9am to 5pm Except the following dates: Thursday, Nov 28, 2024	Free
Boxing - Open at Ogden	502509	Open	Boxing	At least 13 but less than 18	From September 3, 2024 to December 13, 2024 Each Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday from 4pm to 6pm Each Saturday from 9am to 5pm Except the following dates: Thursday, Nov 28, 2024	Free
Walking Club at Ogden	504682	Open	Walking	60 and up	From September 4, 2024 to December 11, 2024 Each Wednesday from 11am to 12pm	Free
Mens Basketball League at Ogden	502407	League (Individual)	Basketball	18 and up	From September 1, 2024 to December 8, 2024 Each Sunday from 10am to 1pm	$5.00

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Ogden Nature Garden

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Ogden Track & Field

Ogden Baseball Field

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Ogden Football/Soccer Field

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Ogden Pool

Ogden Playground - E

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