Here is another park on the South Side located in the Douglas Community Area. It has a lot of…read morehistory with African-Americans, who have lived in this area for years. Dunbar Park has a good amount of athletic features. Picnic groves are also a popular reason to come here. There's also an interactive water feature popular in summers. Around the time of World War I, the Douglas community became densely populated by African-Americans. It was an elegant neighborhood full of mansions. These mansions were divided up into apartments to house these new residents. It was a pretty rough area in the Great Depression. The area was revitalized in 1956 with the opening of Paul Dunbar High School. A few years later this park opened next to it. These are named after the famous African-American author, one of the first who was critically successful. He didn't live for long, but he still was able to put lots of work out. These include 5 novels, 12 books of poetry, and a play. Good park for the area. It feels like it's pretty safe to be honest. This is a place for playing sports or just to come play in the water.

I take my great grand kids there when ever they visit.Dunbar Park is fun,clean,safe,comfortable…read morewith many fun playground items that are safe and fun the kids absolutely are excited and always have a great play date Time To go they never want to leave so much fun for them I enjoy myself as well,relaxing and watching them laughing and playing in a safe clean safe environment.

4.5 stars.... The Ledger fieldhouse event room is beautiful. It's spacious and very clean. It has…read moregood lighting and lots of windows. It has a kitchen area that accommodate the baby shower food. There had to be about 150-200 people. The only thing I couldn't tell if the air was on but it was a little hot in there.

I would not recommend this park district venue. The room was extremely hot throughout the event,…read moreand when we asked the staff about the air conditioning, they were rude and dismissive, repeatedly insisting it was on even though the room next to us was noticeably much cooler. Guests who stepped into the hallway to cool off were told to go back inside, with little concern for their comfort. This was my cousin's wedding, and it's unfortunate that she and her guests spent so much of the day hot and uncomfortable and couldn't enjoy themselves. Overall, the poor customer service and uncomfortable conditions made for a disappointing experience. There was no concern to our comfort in addition to the rude responses from the staff. I would not recommend this venue.

It's an okay park but it is pretty big but Brainerd park is still better but smaller but foster…read morepark is the best place to throw like a party

I grew up participating in the yearly gym shows. We did gymnastics, modern and tap dance and…read moreballet. Costumes were always in mint condition each year. All neighborhood kids were involved. It was always done in excellence. Mr. Tommy was over the boys and Ms. Chapel (check spelling) was over the girls performances. They were done in excellence each year.

Perfect for dogs and might I add, you do see many families here vs just hanging out and for the…read moremost part, it is a kind place to visit. I come here quite often when its time to walk my 6 dogs, and I do have to admit that a doggie park in the area would be better. Although I don't mind this park in the least since it is very dog friendly and the families that do come here are kind to my pets and very seldom ask to pet them. Since I think people should not just assume your pups are friendly (although mine are of course) I still don't agree with people petting for the sake of petting. The park is very clean and I do see that the staff associated with the park try their best to keep it clean. I do at times get disappointed when there is litter strew all over the place, but this is a family park and for the most part is always full of families and others so of course a little litter is expected. The park is pretty spacious so there is something happening all over. Kids playing, the field house, ball games, football games. Something of everyone of course. On the weekends it can be a bit hectic, since this is the time that everyone seems to be out, but still, it is a good atmosphere and the people who come to this park are friendly for the most part.

Pleasantly surprised to see all the great changes made to the park since the last time I was here…read more(about 5 years ago). A new outdoor children's play area is the biggest change to the park. I remember the last time I was here, the previous play area was very old and broken down. Am very happy that the city replaced it. I will definitely be back to bring my boys here throughout the summer.

This was a really nice park in Griffith. Free to enter. We went for a Blues and BBQ event. They had…read morea stage with good music, a beer area set up, and food trucks. There's a nice playground area that was full of families with children having fun. Bathrooms available in small brick building. Plenty of street parking all around the park too. Good job, Griffith!

Such a well kept park. I lived a couple blocks away for many years & I'd walk to park often. Huge…read moregazebo, public restrooms, excellent playground. Volleyball courts, a huge tank, so much to offer. You can rent the covered area for private parties too.

I've been using the pool facilities as a chicago citizen for a decent time now and I would like to…read morewarn people of color that you may feel an uncomfortable atmosphere here.

My favorite & most-visited park when I was a kid. We lived…read morejust on the other side of 99th Street & I'd walk along Walden Pkwy. to meet up with my friends at "Ridge". One of my grade school classmates was lucky enough to live in a house that overlooked the park, on 97th Place. She was a popular girl, especially in winter when they flooded the park's flat area near 97th Pl. & Longwood so kids could ice skate. We envied one girl (my next-door neighbor) who could skate backwards like a pro & boy did she show off her skills. We admired her & secretly hated her because she never fell down. I even took ice skating lessons at Michael Kirby's but still was no match for her. (Candy, if you're reading this, know that you were a star & I was just kidding about hating you.) Wish I could be at Ridge Park right now to take some photos because it's a lovely place. It's just over 9 acres & includes a big Field House built in 1913 (I believe). When I looked up Ridge Park Field House online I was saddened to see that it had fallen into a state of disrepair. I hope they've since gotten the leaky roof replaced as well as the rotten window frames because this building is a treasure. Chicago's Beverly (Hills) neighborhood is loaded with historic homes, some by famous architects, & it was pure joy to spend part of my childhood there. I guess the Vanderpoel art collection is still in the Field House. It features a huge collection of American impressionism, hundreds of paintings. Another good reason to fix the roof leaks. There's a gently sloping hill in the park leading up to Longwood Drive, where I'd sit on a bench & read books. Or daydream. On the other side of the park, along the railroad tracks, Anita & I would climb trees. The Field House offered many activities, even so far back in the day, but I rarely took advantage, preferring instead to be outdoors. Kids weren't loaded up with homework in the distant good 'ole days. We had plenty of free time to enjoy local parks & it was safe to walk or ride bikes there unattended. Obviously, we got tons of exercise in the fresh air. Thanks, Ridge Park, for the memories. So happy to know that you're still goin' strong & creating fond memories for generations of families. If I come back for a visit, I'll take the train from downtown Chicago to 99th & Wood and walk my old route to the park that I remember so well. I'll come in the spring when the flowering trees are in bloom. Hope my bench is still there. I'll bring my camera. But not my ice skates.

The Goldberg Center is awesome, The people are really nice and very helpful. The place is…read moreorganized, clean, and prepared for any situation. They also offer wonderful programs for families and people of all ages year round. The park is nice and more of the low key areas where there aren't many people.

Love the HF park district and love all the classes for kids and adults! The park district never…read morefails to add new and exciting classes every quarter! This adds a ton of value to our community and is much appreciated!

My kids really enjoyed the playground. The grounds were well kept and the surrounding area was…read morenice, too. Super easy to get to and parking was very close to the play equipment.

Nice huge park next to the library and train station. Multiple fields for sports. Large playground…read morefor ages 5-12. This is not a good playground for small children as most of it is tailored toward Kids not toddlers and the slides that are there are too quick and somewhat dangerous for small little ones. The park is decorated "freedom" style as the name suggests and has real sized piece of a train and tank for decoration along with everything being red white and blue. A big downside is it was littered with trash- water bottles, fast food cups, fast food bags, straws- it was a mess all over especially around the playground