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Des Plaines Park District

About Des Plaines Park District

The Des Plaines Park District was established in 1919 features more than 50 parks and facilities. As an Illinois Distinguished Accredited Agency, we serve a diverse and growing community with hundreds of affordable recreational and educational programs for kids, teens, adults, and families each season.

Our wide variety of parks include: •Playgrounds, ball fields, walking/jogging/biking paths, picnic shelters •Soccer fields, basketball, volleyball, horseshoe courts •Mini-golf, batting cages, skate & BMX parks •Outdoor concert pavilion, memorial trees and benches, gazebos •Ponds, native plant gardens, greenhouse, sensory garden •Fishing, boating, sailing, and paddle boating on Lake Opeka

Recreational facilities include: •Administrative & Leisure Center •Arndt Park Fieldhouse •Chippewa Pool •Cumberland Terrace Fieldhouse •Des Plaines Teen Center •Golf Center Des Plaines •Iroquois Pool •Lake Park Golf Course & Marina •Lake Park Memorial Pavilion •Mystic Water Family Aquatic Center •Mountain View Adventure Center •Prairie Lakes Community Center •Prairie Lakes Fitness Center •Prairie Lakes Theater •West Park Fieldhouse

Reviews

Camp Counselor

May 2020 - August 2021 Des Plaines, IL
“The opportunity to build impactful and meaningful relationships with my kids”

Camp Counselor

June 2019 - August 2019 Des Plaines, IL
“What I loved about working as a camp counselor this summer was that I was working in dance, my childhood hobby, and passion, and working with children in the age range I am studying for. I also loved being able to work with my friends.”
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Questions & Answers

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