Chicago Park District offers adventure, classes

May 28, 2009 (CHICAGO) The Chicago Park District manages more than 7,600 acres of parkland, which includes 518 playgrounds and 534 baseball fields. The 24 miles of lakefront has 31 free beaches.

The park district offers thousands of programs and events. Plus, 60 affordable fitness centers:

Altgeld Park, 515 S. Washtenaw Ave., 312.746.5001

Amundsen Park, 6200 W. Bloomingdale Ave., 312.746.5003

Archer Park, 4901 S. Kilbourn Ave., 773.284.7029

Armour Square Park, 3309 S. Shields Ave., 312.747.6012

Austin Town Hall Park, 5610 W. Lake St., 773.287.7658

Avalon Park, 1215 E. 83rd St., 312.747.2545

Broadway Armory Park, 5917 N. Broadway St., 312.742.7502

Calumet Park, 9801 S. Ave. G, 312.747.6039

Carver Park, 939 E. 132nd St., 312.747.6047

Clarendon Park Community Center, 4501 N. Clarendon Ave., 312.742.7512

Columbus Park, 500 S. Central Ave., 773.287.7641

Daley Bicentennial Plaza, 337 E. Randolph St., 312.742.7648

Davis Square Park, 4430 S. Marshfield Ave., 312.747.6107

Don Nash Community Center, 1833 E. 71st St., 773.256.0904

Eckhart Park, 1330 W. Chicago Ave., 312.746.5490

Fernwood Park, 10436 S. Wallace St., 312.747.6132

Fosco Park, 1312 S. Racine Ave., 312.746.5086

Foster Park, 1440 W. 84th St., 312.747.6135

Fuller Park, 331 W. 45th, 312.747.6144

Garfield Park, 100 N. Central Park Ave., 312.746.5092

Gage Park, 2411 W. 55th St., 312.747.6147

Gale School Park, 7631 N. Ashland Ave., 773.262.5051

Gill Park, 825 W. Sheridan, 312.742.7802

Grand Crossing Park, 7655 S. Ingleside Ave., 312.747.6158

Harris Recreational Center, 6200 S. Drexel Boulevard, 312.747.2706

Harrison Park, 1824 W. Wood, 312.746.5491

Hayes Park, 2936 W. 85th St., 312.747.6177

Hiawatha Park, 8029 W. Forest Preserve Drive, 312.746.5559

Homan Square Park, 3559 W. Arlington St., 312.746.6650

Humboldt Park, 1440 N. Sacramento Ave., 312.742.7549

Independence Park, 3945 N. Springfield Ave., 773.478.3538

Jackson Park, 6401 S. Stony Island Ave., 773.256.0903

Kelvyn Park, 4438 W. Wrightwood Ave., 312.742.7547

Kennicott Park, 4434 S. Lake Park Ave., 312.747.7138

LaFollette Park, 1333 N. Laramie Ave., 773.287.0541

Lake Shore Park, 808 N. Lake Shore Drive, 312.742.7891

Lindblom Park, 6054 S. Damen Ave., 312.747.6443

Margate Park, 4921 N. Marine Drive, 312.742.7522

McFetridge Sports Center, 3843 N. California Ave., 773.478.2609

McGuane Park, 2901 S. Poplar Ave., 312.747.6497

Mozart Park, 2036 N. Avers St., 312.742.7535

Norwood Park, 5801 N. Natoma Ave., 773.631.4893

Ogden Park, 6500 S. Racine Ave., 312.747.6572

Palmer Park, 201 E. 111th St., 312.747.6576

Peterson Park, 5801 N. Pulaski Rd., 312.742.7584

Piotrowski Park, 4247 W. 31st St., 312.747.6608

Pottawattomie Park, 7340 N. Rogers Ave., 773.262.5835

Rainbow Beach & Park, 3111 E. 77th St., 773.745.1479

Ridge Park, 9625 S. Longwood Drive, 312.747.6639

Russell Square Park, 3045 E. 83rd St., 312.747.6651

Rutherford Sayre Park, 6871 W. Belden Ave., 312.746.5368

Scottsdale Park, 4637 W. 83rd St., 773.284.1826

Sherman Park, 1301 W. 52nd St., 312.747.6672

Sherwood Park, 5701 S. Sheilds Ave., 773.256.0926

Taylor Park in Bronzeville, 39 W. 47th St., 312.747.6728

Trumbull Park, 2400 E. 105th St., 312.747.6759

Union Park, 1501 W. Randolph St., 312.746.5494

Washington Park, 5531 S. Martin Luther King Drive, 773.256.1248

Welles Park, 2333 W. Sunnyside Ave., 312.742.7511

West Lawn Park, 4233 W. 65th St., 773.284.2803

For more information, visit ChicagoParkDistrict.com or call 312.742.PLAY, 312.747.2001 (TTY).