General Information

About the Park District

The Dolton Park District proudly offers parks, facilities, programs, and services to meet the needs of our community. The Dolton Park District service area covers approximately 4.75 square miles and serves a population of over 22,000 people. Located in the southern end of Cook County, the Park District maintains 11 parks with more than 120 acres of recreation properties which a recreation center with a fitness room, program space, and gymnasium, three indoor rental facilities, one of which contains two separate banquet rooms, four groves, two pavilions, and a golf range.

Our Community Commitment

In 1925, a group of interested citizens met to form a Park District and selected a parcel of 21 acres in the center of the Village of Dolton. This land was owned by Mrs. Matthew VenDersen, and her asking price was $3,000 per acre.

The Village of Dolton had a population of 2,300. Mr. Fred Waterman, owner of approximately 200 acres of land incorporated as part of the Village of South Holland, requested that this area be included in the boundaries of the Park District. The name selected was the Dolton Park District.