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Valley Forge Park

Park Details

Main Address

7001 W. 59th St.
Chicago, IL 60638
United States

  • Tel: (773) 229-0812 | Main
Park Supervisor
Dawn Ostrowski
Park Hours
Open
| 6:00 am-11:00 pm

Valley Forge Park

Description

Located in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood, Valley Forge Park totals 8.32 acres. This fieldhouse is a green building that has a 25% vegetated roof and features a Rainwater Harvesting System.

Indoor, there are two multi-purpose rooms, a gymnasium, and fitness center. A green feature of the park includes a Harvest Garden. Outside, the park offers  basketball/ soccer courts, softball fields, and horseshoe pits. Many of these spaces are available for rental including our gymnasium and multi-purpose rooms.



Park-goers can participate in seasonal sports, Moms, Pops, & Tots, gymnastics, preschool & playschool activities, yoga, aerobics. On the cultural side, Valley Forge offers tap & ballet. Nature programming that is offered includes Garden Buddies. After school programs are offered throughout the school year, and during the summer, youth can participate in the ¿ì²¥ÊÓÆµâ€™s popular six-week day camp.



In addition to programs, Valley Forge Park hosts fun special events throughout the year for the entire family, such as holiday-themed events.

 

History

In 1970, the ¿ì²¥ÊÓÆµ identified the under-served southwest side Clearing neighborhood for park development. That year, Clearing's population had peaked at 24,560, a 77% increase over a decade before. In 1972, the Park District acquired a 6-acre plus property between West 59th Street and the Indiana Belt Railroad, using U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grant funds. Preliminary park plans, developed in 1973, called for volleyball, tennis, basketball, horseshoe, and shuffleboard courts, an athletic field, a sandbox, and playground equipment. Around 1980, the Park District brought in a double-wide trailer to be used as a fieldhouse. For many years, the westernmost portion of the property remained unimproved. The Park District considered selling that section of the park, but had given up the idea by the early 1990s. Finally, in 1996, the west end of the park was improved with a soccer field. In 1998, the Park District expanded the park to over 8 acres by purchasing land to the east. A new fieldhouse was constructed that replaced the trailer that was formerly being used as a fieldhouse.

In 1976, the site was officially designated Valley Forge Park in recognition of the nation's Bi-Centennial. On the west bank of Pennsylvania's Schuylkill River, Valley Forge was the Revolutionary War encampment site of General George Washington and 11,000 troops beginning in December 1777. Having been defeated at nearby Brandywine and Germantown, the Continental Army endured an unusually harsh winter at Valley Forge, suffering bitter cold and near-starvation. After weeks of drilling by Baron Frederick von Steuben and an influx of money for supplies in the late spring, the Army emerged in June 1778 as a well-disciplined fighting force ready to press the Revolution forward.

Additional Information

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Programs at Valley Forge Park

Most programs run from Tuesday, September 02 to Sunday, December 07 Online registration beings In-person registration begins
Instruction
Recreation
At least 1 years 6 months but less than 3
From September 5, 2025 to December 5, 2025
Each Friday from 1:15pm to 2pm
Except the following dates:
Friday, Oct 31, 2025
$15.00
Instruction
Sports - Basketball
At least 6 but less than 9
From September 4, 2025 to December 4, 2025
Each Thursday from 6:15pm to 7:15pm
Except the following dates:
Thursday, Nov 27, 2025
$20.00
Instruction
Sports - Basketball
At least 9 but less than 11
From September 8, 2025 to December 1, 2025
Each Monday from 5:45pm to 6:45pm
Except the following dates:
Monday, Oct 13, 2025
Monday, Oct 27, 2025
$20.00
Instruction
Sports - Basketball
At least 11 but less than 14
From September 5, 2025 to December 5, 2025
Each Friday from 7pm to 8pm
$20.00
Instruction
Fitness
60 and up
From September 2, 2025 to December 2, 2025
Each Tuesday from 1pm to 1:45pm
Except the following dates:
Tuesday, Oct 28, 2025
Tuesday, Nov 11, 2025
$0.00
Instruction
Sports - Cheerleading
At least 8 but less than 13
From September 2, 2025 to December 2, 2025
Each Tuesday from 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Except the following dates:
Tuesday, Oct 28, 2025
Tuesday, Nov 11, 2025
$20.00
Instruction
Recreation
At least 3 but less than 6
From September 10, 2025 to December 3, 2025
Each Wednesday from 2:30pm to 3:15pm
$15.00
Instruction
Sports - Dodgeball
At least 8 but less than 13
From September 5, 2025 to December 5, 2025
Each Friday from 6pm to 6:45pm
$15.00
Camp
General Interest
At least 6 but less than 10
From November 26, 2025 to November 28, 2025
Each Wednesday,Friday from 12pm to 3pm
$10.00
Instruction
Sports - Football
At least 8 but less than 13
From September 3, 2025 to November 26, 2025
Each Wednesday from 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Except the following dates:
Wednesday, Oct 29, 2025
$15.00

Most programs run from Monday, June 16 to Sunday, August 10 Online registration beings In-person registration begins
Instruction
Sports - Baseball
At least 8 but less than 11
From July 11, 2025 to August 15, 2025
Each Friday from 6pm to 7pm
$15.00
Open
Sports - Basketball
At least 13 but less than 18
From June 16, 2025 to August 18, 2025
Each Monday from 4pm to 5:30pm
$0.00
Instruction
Sports - Basketball
At least 6 but less than 9
From July 7, 2025 to August 11, 2025
Each Monday from 5:45pm to 6:45pm
$15.00
Instruction
Sports - Basketball
At least 8 but less than 11
From August 19, 2025 to August 28, 2025
Each Tuesday,Thursday from 5:45pm to 6:45pm
$10.00
Instruction
Fitness
18 and up
From July 8, 2025 to August 12, 2025
Each Tuesday from 7pm to 7:45pm
$15.00
Instruction
Sports - Football
At least 8 but less than 13
From July 9, 2025 to August 15, 2025
Each Wednesday,Friday from 4:30pm to 5:30pm
$25.00
Instruction
Sports - Floor Hockey
At least 6 but less than 9
From August 19, 2025 to August 28, 2025
Each Tuesday,Thursday from 4:30pm to 5:30pm
$10.00
Instruction
Sports - Kickball
At least 8 but less than 11
From July 7, 2025 to August 18, 2025
Each Monday from 4:30pm to 5:15pm
$15.00
Open
Sports - Pickleball
18 and up
From June 11, 2025 to August 29, 2025
Each Wednesday,Friday from 6:45pm to 8:30pm
Except the following dates:
Friday, Jul 4, 2025
$25.00
Instruction
Sports - Seasonal Sports
At least 6 but less than 11
From August 18, 2025 to August 29, 2025
Each Monday,Wednesday,Friday from 5pm to 6pm
$15.00

Events at Valley Forge Park

2 Events