Big exciting park. It's good for golfing bbq and anything else you can think of. Park is always clean. Great place to be

My family and I went to go play soccer yesterday,Sunday afternoon around 4-7 by the soccer field and you wouldnt imagine how many people from the baseball teams would come nearby to pee by us and we had children around not just us but many kids where in the area. Im not sure if they where drunk or something but we kept telling them to not do that and wouldn't listen. read more

Columbus Park - This is one of the men that went to pee. - Parks Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

If you are senior, DO NOT sign up for line dancing! I attended here for many years and quit after the teacher died. The horrible woman charged with "running" the class is a bully. If you don't bow down to her rants, put downs and narcissistic gaslighting she puts you out. Many of us who were put out ( about 10+ over the years) complain to management and they do absolutely nothing. We had to give up our friends and dancing and go to other classes. Great because Chicago park district classes are supposed to be free for seniors. You'll be pulling out cash in small amounts every time there's an event including a fee to get in for a class with no teacher! The boss lady comes in, turns on the music and goes on a rant if you feel tired and sit for a minute. Most people attending are over 60 years old and just want some exercise. They don't teach any new dances because they have no teacher. If there is a non-dancing event, the boss lady tries to exclude people who she kicked out by reserving tables so we can't sit at a public, park district event with our friends! Her boss knows all this! Too bad, I attended when they had a teacher. read more

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I like the sanctuary and how big the park is to do fun activities. It is not crowded and is always clean. read more

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Columbus Park is BEAUTIFUL. I can't believe in all my years of living a few suburbs away that I've never been to this absolutely stunning park. My husband and I visited during late summer for a virtual 5k race with My Block My Hood My City with the intent of introducing people to different parts of the Chicago area they may not have visited. We ran through the park where we saw children's baseball games, lush nature--water, trees, flowers, etc--and lots of runners on the main path. We couldn't help but stop running every so often to see the beautiful majesty around us. There is a building overlooking the water that would be the absolute PERFECT wedding or special event venue. My husband actually reminded me that it came up during our wedding venue search but that we had decided not to pick a venue that required hiring many separate vendors. But after having visited this gorgeous park in person I would definitely consider hosting a future event there! read more

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Love going to the park with friends and family. Always a nice vibe. Make sure to bring a jacket in the winter

Come join us on the West side of Chicago for fun , fun and family! read more

Columbus Park - Parks Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

For the golfers: http://www.cpdgolf.com/courses/ A Prairie style landscape designed by the genius, Jens Jensen in the early 20th Century, Columbus Park is now smaller than it once was. The expressway cut off part of the park and the upkeep has been less than stellar but this park is a beautiful escape from the city and just a short walk away from my home. There is a small golf course here, there are soccer fields used every weekend by adult leagues, there's a pool (with a really strange schedule), lagoons stocked with fish and daily fishermen enjoying the stock, joggers, walkers and cyclists enjoying the trails. I walk my dog around this park at least three times a week in summer months and she and I love it equally. When we step over the flagstone steps to get to the little waterfall I imagine what it was like in the early 1900's when people actually swam in the waters here. I've also imagined many times what a party in the field house along the lagoon would be like. It's a beautiful little park on the edge of our big city. read more

A hidden gem. This is one of the nicest public parks in the city, with a lagoon, shaded picnic area, beautiful old fieldhouse, jogging/biking path, and a public golf course. The park is clean and well maintained. The only points of concern are entirely out of the park district's control: 1) This park borders the Eisenhower Expressway to the South, and there is substantial noise pollution when on the south branch of the bike path, and 2) The park is located in Austin, which gets rough if you're around after dark. Use your best urban judgment and you'll never have a problem at Columbus Park. Highly recommended! read more

Golf review Pros - Best greens in the Chicago Park District. Way better than some of their other courses. Hardly anyone plays here. Sydney Marovitz takes 12 hours to play 9 holes. Cons - Tee boxes and fairways are spotty at best. But just find a good patch of grass and hit from there. All in all, I enjoy playing this course. I play there in the mornings sometime before work and can knock out 9 in an hour because nobody is out there. Very peaceful. I just played there this morning and there is a short par 5 that I hit a 9 iron into on the second shot. Now that's old style. And there is a driveable par 4 on the 7th hole. I hit my driver pin high about 20 feet from the cup and missed the eagle putt. It was devastating. After that miss I unraveled worse than Tin Cup on the 72nd hole of the US Open. read more

Had a great tuesday round early in April when the grass was still green and greens were even. Its a short par three that is great for walking with a few buds and brews. There was no wait, no line, and had a great time. All the staff and greenkeepers are friendly. I'll be back, hopefully with a better short game. read more

Columbus Park - Parks Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

This is an easy 9-hole course. The fairways are wide and forgiving. It's a great course for someone just starting out. The neighborhood might be a little sketchy but all in all, I felt safe. There was a guy in the parking lot asking to wash our car which seemed a little shady but that wouldn't stop me from playing here again. One thing is that they have these nasty, huge wasp-looking bees. They told me the name for them, but I can't remember. Supposedly these wasps do NOT sting humans and they've done everything they can to get rid of them. So be careful out there and don't hit the bees! read more

I consider Columbus my home-course. This is where i go to practice and prepare for having my very own pga tour card. Well, maybe i'm not Rickie Fowler, but i try. There isnt anywhere else this close to home i can play, especially for $25 with a cart. The course is maintained quite well for a muni course in the Austin district. You will see some coyotes run across the course from time to time. A neighborhood kid might run across the fairway and take your ball once or twice a season... but this is all part of why i like Columbus. Staff is very friendly, patrons are always pleasent to play with. A great course for your buck that any level of golfer can play. Fore!!!! read more

This review is for the golf course. Honestly I would rate this course at 3.5 stars but the customer service from the starter was solid and on Par... (pun intended). We were able to get ahead of a 5-some and they let us go out early. Mind you this is a city run course so the prices are a bit higher then I would normally pay for this type of course but considering how close it is to where I live, I will take the trade off. There really isn't any "cart path's" but more of a drive in the general direction of the hole and you will be just fine. Has a couple of challenging holes mainly because of the recent rains the rough is more jungle or wild prairie status. I know I will probably be back again. read more

If you're a great golfer, this probably isn't the place for you. But it's great for beginners and people working on their game. Very forgiving course with wide open layout. You get a par 5 which is nice. For $14 on a weekday with a advantage card, hard to beat. Yeah, it's a Park District course and the greens usually suck. But I'd rather play here instead of wasting money at Marovitz and spending four hours to play nine. read more

I think I'm being generous giving two stars here. For a small nine hole course in this shape, why so expensive ? And don't even think about a cart, unless your gonna refinance your house! City of Chicago, visit your competition, Cook County, compare their rates, course layouts, care & maintenance before setting your prices. I doubt if I'll be back! My apologies to all you old timers that were so nice to me and convinced me to try the course out. My advice to you guys is save your pension money, car pool to Meadowlark for a beautiful 9 hole experience. read more

I really liked this course. I highly recommend it for beginners since the course is pretty forgiving. We went the day after it rained all night so there were a few puddles and wet spots here and there, but for the most part I will definitely be back. Just FYI- there is a weird foamy swamp at the 8th hole...it looks like some wild life might pop out at you, but it is pretty harmless. read more

It's sad to see this Golf course in such bad shape. I hope things improve, maybe I'll try it again.

Used to be a good deal. Kemper sports screwed that up. They kinda watered during drought, but not really. Great if you are learning to golf. Otherwise the only benefit is the proximity to near west side. Bring back the city resident discount. Ill see you at forest preserve course till this place is priced appropriately. read more

This course is terribly kept. Several holes were just flooded with water and it had not rained in at least a week. Right next to the 3rd hole there was water actively shooting out of a hole next to the green. Maintenance is terrible. Get it together. The park is pretty and i like the path that runs around the course. read more

Before Casper took over management and started to spend the money on upkeep, this place was a hole. One could see dead patches on the greens from space (well, Google Earth). Casper came in, got the park dist. to part with some money, hired some first-rate groundskeepers, and fixed the place up nicely. I could get a quick nine in no time that seemed like real golf for all of $8. Then the CPD raised rates to $10. Still a fun deal. Next year, the rates went up again to $12. I went less. Now, the district board voted to raise the rates for 2012 yet again. Public golfers are just that; we're not country club types who have money spigots in our bums. Yet the city comes to us, because who feels sorry for golfers, right? So, will I go back to CPD golf courses? Probably not. Along with parking meters along the lake, fees to swim in city pools, and everything else increasing, Chicago recreation is getting too expensive. read more

There's more than golf! It's pretty good. We take our dog here on the side bordering Austin for some fetch. There's a big open field there. No fence though for those with untrained dogs. There is also a nice paved path that goes around the park that a lot of joggers use. Austin neighborhood has a lot of crime so we don't go after dark or alone, and tend to stick to the far side or by the sport fields. We've seen some shady characters with shady dogs but I suppose they can be anywhere. They do have a space that looks like it could be for dogs but there are no signs and the grass has been like 8 inches long before. In general it seems like there's a shortage of park caretakers or perhaps funding with falling down fences and such. The turf looks new and the sports fields do look well kept though. Could be awesome but the proximity to Austin neighborhood is an issue and they need to put some money into it in other areas besides the sport fields. read more

Great course for beginers like myself. The fairways are wide open allowing you plenty of room to work on your long game and avoiding bunkers. The staff is super friendly but the mosquitos have a vendetta! read more

I live near Columbus park. It is a great place for walking or biking the trails around, golf, soccer, baseball and there is a high school that practices football here too. What I don't understand is how week after week, soccer leagues are allowed to literally trash the fields, especially at Austin and Harrison. As you walk by it literally looks like a garbage dump. I'm searching for information about what league plays here. Id like to help start a keep the park clean campaign with their help. Anyone? read more