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Sports & Recreation

Item Bullet Park District of Highland Park

Item Bullet Park District of Highland Park
  • The Park District oversees 44 parks (more than 600 acres) and special use facilities, such as the Lake Michigan beaches, an 18 hole golf course, recreation centers, indoor and outdoor tennis courts, bicycle trails, playgrounds, garden, and a nature center.
  • The city owns 32.40 acres of parks.
  • The Park District Board is comprised of five (5) elected officials, three (3) officers and one (1) City Council Liaison.
Item Bullet West Ridge Center
636 Ridge Road
Highland Park, IL 60035
(847) 831-3810
Item Bullet Karger Recreation Center
1850 Green Bay Road
Highland Park, IL 60035
(847) 432-2442
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Item Bullet Recreation in Highland Park

Highland Park offers an extensive variety of arts and culture, from symphony concerts at Ravinia Festival to historical museums and the nearby Chicago Botanic Garden.
Highland Park is home to a number of other recreational facilities and organizations including:
Item Bullet Highland Park Community House
Item Bullet Highland Park Country Club
Item Bullet Other golf courses
Item Bullet North Shore Yacht Club
Item Bullet Heller Nature Center
Item Bullet Green Bay and Skokie Valley Trails
Item Bullet City of Highland Park Greenways Plan
The Greenways Plan "envisions the development of a comprehensive, connected system of greenways, including both on-street and off-street routes, that will make walking and bicycling safer, more enjoyable, and more viable forms of transportation" in Highland Park. The Community Development Department of the City of Highland Park offers the following documents as Adobe PDF files. Note that PDF files require the free Adobe Reader software for viewing.
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Item Bullet Sports Organizations

Item Bullet Highland Park AYSO
American Youth Soccer Association
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Item Bullet Other Recreation in the Area

Item Bullet Lake County Forest Preserve
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