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Capital Projects

Gurnee Park District continually strives to update its existing facilities and parks to best fit your needs. See below for recent and future projects coming to you!

Hunt Club Park Community Center Preschool Playground

In the fall of 2024, the Hunt Club Park Community Center Preschool Playground received an update to playground equipment and play areas. New features include a concrete tricycle track around the exterior of the playground, 4 new slides, educational and interactive play panels, a tea cup spinner, and a 4 person teeter-totter. In addition, added safety features include increased shade structures over the play equipment and swings, turf surfacing throughout the playground, and an expanded patio for mud free play.

Completed: November 2024

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Concord Oaks Park

In the fall of 2023, Concord Oaks received an update to playground equipment and features as well as a repaving to all pathways and an ADA accessible route to all park amenities.

Completed: November 2023

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Kings Park

New play structures for those ages 2-5 and 5-12 have been installed at Kings Park. The new structures replaced the previous playground that had been installed 20+ years ago. New equipment features include rope spinners, twin tornado slides, rope climbers, tot lot, and 5-12 year old structure. Along with this project, several ADA access improvements were made to the park and playground, including an ADA accessible route from sidewalk and a turf surface.

Completed: Fall 2022

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Prairie Oaks Shagbark

A new play structure for those ages 2-12 has been installed at Prairie Oaks Shagbark (North) Park. This new structure replaces the previous playground that had been installed 20+ years ago. New playground equipment includes a tree fort aesthetic, multiple slides, “v” climber with bridge to access both towers, merry-go-round, and a woodchip surface.

Completed: Fall of 2022

Prairie Oaks Silo

A new play structure for those ages 2-12 was installed at Prairie Oaks Silo (South) Park. This new structure replaces the previous playground that had been installed 20+ years ago. New equipment now includes dual racing slides, upper body climbing components, updated swings, t-cup spinner, and a woodchip surface.

Completed: Fall of 2022

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