The Des Plaines Park District maintains 58 parks and facilities in the community. Many of these parks are neighborhood parks with playgrounds and open spaces for nearby residents. Below are a few of our larger parks and the amenities they offer. For a complete listing of parks, please download a map and facilities chart.

General Park District Park Rules and Regulations
Download a PDF of rules.

Arndt Park
White and Howard
4 basketball goals, 2 lighted tennis courts, 3 baseball fields, lighted inline hockey rink, building rental, sled hill, playground, outdoor ice skating.
Click here to see pictures of the Arndt Park Fieldhouse, for rentals.

Chippewa Park
123 8th Avenue
6 basketball goals, 4 lighted tennis courts, 2 baseball fields, 1 soccer field, playground, swimming pool.

Lake Park
Lee Street, between Touhy and Howard
18 hole, par 3 golf course, 2 sand volleyball courts, Memorial Pavilion, bandshell, walking path, picnic shelter, boat rentals, sailing, fishing.
COMING IN 2010: A beautiful new area of Lake Park is being developed.
Read about the OSLAD Grant and the project plans. Click here.
View a drawing of the Project Plan. Click here.

Maine West High School
1755 S. Wolf Road
10 tennis courts, 3 softball fields, 2 baseball fields.

Prairie Lakes Park
515 E. Thacker
Fitness center, 2 indoor basketball courts, 2 sand volleyball courts, 2 soccer fields, 2 outdoor basketball courts, walk/jog/bike path, playground, softball field.
Download a drawing of the outdoor tracks. Click here.

Rand Park
2025 Miner Street
2 softball fields, 2 basketball goals, 2 tennis courts, playground.

Seminole Park
Northwest of Scott and Sunset
4 basketball goals, 4 tennis courts, playground.

West Park
Northeast corner of Wolf and Greenview
VIEW THE NEW PLANS FOR WEST PARK Click here
(Original: 4 basketball goals, 2 baseball fields, 2 tennis courts, outdoor ice skating, softball field, playground, horseshoe courts.)