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Clarendon Park Community Center

★★★★★ 5 · 5 reviews📍 4501 N. Clarendon Ave., Chicago, IL 60640
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About Clarendon Park Community Center

Named for the English statesman Edward Hyde, the Clarendon Community Center has been providing quality recreational and educational activities to Chicago residents since its transformation from a municipal beach in the late 1930s. The facility, once home to 9,000 swimmers, now boasts two gymnasiums, clubrooms, a playground, and an athletic field. It continues to bring Chicago families together with its wide range of activities, from swimming lessons to after-school programs. An important part of the city's history, the Clarendon Community Center is a shining example of the Chicago Park District's commitment to providing quality recreational opportunities for all city residents.

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Clarendon Park Community Center
Located in the Uptown community (two blocks east of Sheridan Road, two blocks south of Wilson Avenue, and just west of Lake Shore drive), Clarendon Community Center Park sits on 12.64 acres of land. The fieldhouse contains a fitness center, a gymnasium, and several clubrooms available for rental. Outside features two junior baseball and two softball fields, a two-hoop basketball court, new dog-friendly area and a playground with an interactive water play area. The park staff offers a variety of recreation opportunities, particularly for older children and adults. However, Tot Spot is available for toddlers. Youth can enjoy basketball, cheerleading, drop-in, Junior Bears football, karate, seasonal sports—and the popular six-week, summer day camp. Programs for teens include basketball, drop-in, seasonal sports—and Teen Leadership Club during the summer. Adults can partake in basketball, dodgeball, the fitness center, soccer, and volleyball. Kuumba Lynx is the Arts Partner In Residence, which provides the following programming at the park: Poetry, Graffiti Art, Hip Hop, and skateboarding. Special events at Clarendon Park include an annual Easter Egg Hunt plus an outdoor Movie in the Park.

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Location & details

🗺️ 4501 N. Clarendon Ave., Chicago, IL 60640 — open in Maps

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