I don't live in the suburbs, and I don't even wish I did, but every so often you discover one of…read morethese amazing places . . . The Cermak Family Aquatic Center is awesome. A holy-grail destination for summer days with kids. They have a lazy river full of innertubes, and giant 2.5 foot deep pool with a play structure and various splashing items, plus a splash pad, and a junk food concession. It is neither a real swimming pool nor a water park. Not a real swimming pool because the deepest part of the pool is 2.5 feet deep. Not a water park because there's no actual waterslide, though there is a slide ... into the water -- if you grasp the distinction I'm making. But as a consequence this means that you can feel much more comfortable giving even young kids a decent amount of freedom (obviously not too much! be safe!) and generating the kind of wet, chlorinated, hot, happy, exhausted summer day that you may have grown up with as a kid. Chicago is a big city of rich amenities, so there are not a ton of things that I say are clearly worth a 45 minute drive from my house, but this is one of them.

Located inside Forest Preserve District of Cook County; Cermak Woods. Free parking for customers…read more Wonderful recreational area to enjoy with your family and friends. This is a well designed water recreational area. It has been changed, upgraded and redesigned throughout the years, but still here providing a great relaxing service to this community and visitors. You can grab a towel at the nearby Marshalls, and sunscreen as well. Plenty of grocery stores and restaurants nearby if you would like to enjoy a picnic with your family as well. Enjoy this wonderful experience.

Overall a good place to take kids of all ages. Food is basic. Very strict on no outside food. The…read morebathrooms were horrible, don't seem to be cleaned often, which is gross and unsanitary for the summer wave.

Went today, place was super crowded it was enough space for everyone . 20$ for non resident I want…read morecomplain everything has gone up. I gave this place 3 stars for started bathroom after a hour of being open were so nasty look like hasn't been clean from last night a turn off. This place needs separate tubes. Staff didn't care people were sitting down holding tubes like they were their personal tubes. You stand in line and wait for someone to be done with a tube , well no one follow directions and there was a long line waiting on tubes. Cade area definitely needs more cashier over a hour to order food. Good was decent besides the chicken tenders but for the price again I want complain on that much. Would I come back probably now but, my family enjoy a nice day to beat the heat.

Came here with my brother and his family August 24, 2024. It is really for smaller children as the…read morewater only goes to about 3 ft in the lazy river and only 1 ft in the splash area. There were a lot of kids but they all played well with and around each other. The concession stand ran out of majority of its menu including water bottles while we were there though. We were there from 2-4pm. All in all I would definitely recommend coming with your family that has small children. Great entry price. I would bring your own cooler with snacks and drinks though. Also go Early to beat the crowds and get better seats. The park benches that we ended up having to sit on towards the gates were broken and half of it kept lowering to the ground as we sat on them.

Very nice park and pool area for kids. Had a great time and staff was friendly. Would recommend for…read morea family outing.

Rocket Park is great! There is a catch & release pond, a walking trail with exercise equipment, the…read moreplayground, A splash pad, tennis courts, and basketball courts. There is a pavilion and bathrooms as well. I believe you might be able to rent the pavilion for a party with the Oak Lawn Park District.

This park is an excellent location to bring your children. This park has a lagoon, a rocket themed…read moreplayground for the adventurous child, a smaller play area, a light game, a splash area, and a basketball court. The park is nestled in a beautiful community and the maintenance of it is well kept. My niece and nephews loved this park. The boys really loved the splash pad. The walking trails around the lagoon are awesome for exercise. This is a great park to come to on the hot summer days and play.

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!

Honestly, I don't know why more families in Bolingbrook AND the surrounding suburbs don't go to…read moreBolingbrook Park District for their swim lessons! Not only is Pelican Harbor indoor water park humongous and perfect for all levels of swimming, staff is incredibly friendly and prices are beyond reasonable!!! Even if you're not a Bolingbrook resident, if you sign up early enough, you can get 6-8 swimming lesson sessions for about $8 per lesson. I currently have both my children in Parkie's Starfish Swim School (ages 3-8) and each lesson is 40 minutes long. At private swim schools (Bear Paddle, Goldfish, British Swim School), lessons for that age group are 30 minutes long and almost 3 times as much per lesson! One thing to keep in mind are that many of the instructor are VERY young (probably high school-early college age). One of my kids is a newly minted 3 year old and doesn't listen very well at times (my kid just wants to play around in the water). I think the teacher had a hard time instructing in the beginning, but she doesn't give up and spoke to me about methods to "speed up" the progression as well as boundaries I may have. I appreciated that because I can only imagine how hard it is to teach young children who would rather play than learn. Parkie's Starfish Swim School has several levels starting from White (never having a swim lesson before) and ending in Green (able to swim on side, can freestyle 30 feet with rhythmic breathing). Levels Red-Yellow-Blue are in between. After mastering green, they can move to Parkie's Starfish Stroke School, perfecting all the strokes with longer distances as well as flips and open turns. They also have Parkie's Babies Swim Lesson for babies (ages 3-36 months). Overall I highly recommend Bolingbrook Park District for swim lessons. It's extremely affordable, the indoor swimming facility is very impressive and staff is so nice. I love that I can bring my kids here year-round instead of just summers. I know I'll continue bringing my kids here for years to come!

Had my two sons in their swimming classes and would practice with them after their classes for…read moreabout 15minutes. I have been doing this since last year, then one of the personnel walked up to me last month after their class whiles practicing and asked if I was a member which I answered no. She then said, you can stay if you are a member but if not then get out". I got my kids ready after we were done then asked her what was their policy for after class, she said, you are able to stay till 15 minutes after the swimming class. I called the manager of the place and reported this incidence. Will I take my kids back there? NO!!! Staff should have the respect for people who patronize them and not disrespect them.The staff should have explained their policy because this same staff if there every day I take my kids to this place. She was out right rude and disrespectful! They just lost two customers.

My 3 children took swim lessons…read more Pros: the teachers and staff are all very nice and relate to kids well. They have a nice area where the kids can play/relax after class for a few minutes. They use the whole lane of the pool to teach which maximizes swim time. The teachers sometimes have them "group swim" instead of ONLY individual swim which maximizes swim time. They also are very prompt with starting and ending on time. Cons: the teachers they have are not consistent, and so they don't know your child's swim level, and the skills worked on that week is random (whatever the teacher wants to do), so there is a lack on consistency. I also wish there was an option for parents to sit inside the pool area instead of only the option to sit outside of the glass. Overall, I would go for another lesson, but wish for more consistency in skills learned each week.

Been taking my daughter to swim classes here for a couple of years. We were excited to graduate…read morefrom the baby classes, which is 30 minutes of just getting the kids used to being in water and most of the instructors we had did not seem too engaged in the class. Once we got to the 3-5 classes, the instructors were great and my kids loved it. However, we had 2 weeks in a row where, first, my 3-year-old fell in the water and was picked up by another instructor who was walking around the pool. Then the next week, during the last 5 minutes of "play time," my 4-year-old slipped off the wall and was fully submerged and flailing in the water. The teacher (who is great) was with another child. I don't know how long my daughter was under water (it felt like forever), but it was long enough for all five parents watching to bang repeatedly on the class and yell for someone's attention, since the door to the pool is locked and we couldn't get in. Finally, an instructor walking around the pool noticed and grabbed my daughter. During both incidents, the "lifeguard" did not notice either girl and made no move to help either time. After the second incident, we removed my daughter's from the class. I spoke with the manager, Jackie, who was great, discussed how there is no way that should be happening, and offered a full refund. Then she had the supervisor, Marty, call me. He made the situation much worse by repeatedly discussing how young children don't listen by the pool and it causes unsafe situations. I agreed with him, acknowledging that my 3-year-old fell in due to not listening. But my 4-year-old is very nervous by the water and tends to be a very good listener. Despite mentioning this, Marty again discussed how children don't listen and cause an unsafe situation by continually jumping in the pool on the own. Even if my daughter was not listening, there should be no reason a child is fully submerged under the water with no one (especially the lifeguard) noticing until parents finally get their attention by banging on windows and yelling. Marty made the whole experience worse by his attempts to explain why the situation occurred and helped me feel more confident in my decision to transfer the girls to the new Foss swim school (which is also much bigger and cleaner).

Bicentennial Park has many amenities for children and adults. Today was the kick off of the…read more Olympia Fields Park District Sock Hop Hustle 5k which started at Bicentennial Park. The bathrooms were clean; the park itself was clean and free of lose trash and debris; there were plenty of benches to enjoy the scenery and to relax; and paved walk ways to take a leisure stroll and enjoy the tree-lined Olympia Fields streets. The park is large enough to not feel like people in various areas are to close or infringing on your space. There is also a covered picnic shelter which is good if you want to rent the park for family events and such. I also like the wide flat area so that you can let the kids run free or you could have structured games for your events. It's definitely one of the better parks in Olympia Fields.

Nice small quiet park. Took my two little ladies and they enjoyed. I met some nice ladies and we…read moresocialized while the kids played will return again