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Parks and Facilities

Clara Dietz Bird Sanctuary
565-599 South Avenue, Glencoe, IL 60022, USA

Glencoe Beach
55 Hazel Avenue, Glencoe, IL 60022, USA

Lakefront Park
647-699 Longwood Avenue, Glencoe, IL 60022, USA

Astor Park
640 Sunset Lane, Glencoe, IL 60022, USA

Breakwater Sculpture
Green Bay Trail, Glencoe, IL 60022, USA

Duke Park
Lincoln Dr. & Old Green Bay Rd.
Glencoe, IL

Friends Park
719-745 Vernon Ave.
Glencoe, IL

Green Bay Rd. & Jefferson Ave.
316-348 Green Bay Road, Glencoe, IL 60022, USA

Green Bay Rd. & South Ave.
Green Bay Rd. & South Ave.
Glencoe, IL

Grove Ave. & Dundee Rd.
Grove Ave. & Dundee Rd.
Glencoe, IL

Henry J. Kalk Park
Park Ave. & Green Bay Rd.
Glencoe, IL

Melvin Berlin Park
692 Greenwood Ave, Glencoe, IL 60022, USA

North Field
1015 Green Bay Rd.
Glencoe, IL

Old Elm Park
325 Park Place
Glencoe, IL

Ravine Bluffs Park

Robert Everly Wildflower Sanctuary
Linden Ave. & Jackson Ave.
Glencoe, IL

Shelton Park
251 Harbor St.
Glencoe, IL

Takiff Center
999 Green Bay Road
Glencoe, IL

Vernon Playground
433 Jefferson Ave, Glencoe, IL 60022, USA

Veterans' Memorial Park
299 Park Ave.
Glencoe, IL

Watts Center
305 Randolph Street, Glencoe, IL 60022, USA

Watts Park
461 Jackson Avenue, Glencoe, IL 60022, USA

West Park
Forestway Dr. & Dundee Rd.
Glencoe, IL

Women's Library Club Park
Glencoe Dr. & Tudor Ct.
Glencoe, IL

Woodlawn Park
Woodlawn Ave. & Green Bay Rd.
Glencoe, IL

Park Permit

Rent one of Glencoe's parks for your next event! To apply for a park permit, please enter your name and email below. You will be required to validate your email prior to completing the Park Permit Form. Once the form is completed, a Glencoe Park District staff member will be in contact to verify the permit and send a confirmation email. This form is a request and not a guarantee your request will be approved. If you have any specific questions, please contact the Glencoe Park District at 847-835-3030. Due to park construction, Liza's Gazebo will not be available to rent March 1, 2021-July 5, 2021. 

Park Permit Application Form

Downloadable Maps

  • Map of Parks and Amenities
  • Map of Glencoe Park District
  • Map of Glencoe Walk/Run Routes
  • Cook County Forest Preserve Trail Map
  • City of Chicago Bike Map

Walking/Running Facts

Walking can boost your energy, reduce your stress levels, lower your blood pressure, raise your HDL (good) cholesterol and reduce your risk of diabetes and osteoporosis. It's a great way to lose weight, and the faster you walk, the more you burn.

If you do a 15-minute mile, for example, you will burn a little more than five calories a minute. Do the five-mile circuit on the map, and at that rate, you will burn about 375 calories.

Help keep our parks beautiful

Our parks, beaches, and open spaces are part of what makes living in Glencoe so special. The gift of a park bench, picnic table, or tree is a great way to honor a loved one or celebrate a memorable occasion while supporting the Glencoe Park District. Help us by making a donation.

Glencoe Park District Fast Facts

  • Glencoe Park District was organized in 1912.
  • The limestone beach house and halfway house were built in 1928.
  • Beginning in 1933, the Park District and school district developed a supervised recreational program.
  • In 1978, the Park District moved to the Community Center located at 999 Green Bay Rd, formerly North School, through a lease agreement with the Glencoe Board of Education.
  • Watts Ice Center was renovated in 2000-2001. Two newly renovated refrigerated outdoor ice rinks were installed, and an indoor public viewing area and new program room were added to the Watts Ice Center building.
  • In 2003, the beach house at Glencoe Beach was renamed Adda and Paul Safran Beach House.
  • In 2005, the Park District rededicated Shelton Park and the Phil Thomas Memorial Playground. This project was made possible in part through a $327,000 grant from the State of Illinois.
  • In 2007-08, the Glencoe Park District renovated the 85,000 sq. ft. Community Center, now named Takiff Center.
  • 5 laps around the Takiff Center field is 1 mile

 

Park Ordinances

In order to provide safe, accessible, and entertaining parks for all, please abide by the following regulations. Failure to do so may result in expulsion, fine, and/or arrest.

Glencoe Park District Conduct Ordinance (117KB PDF)

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