Doerhoefer Park
41st Street and Saratoga Avenue
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Doerhoefer Park is a 13.02-acre park site located in the northern portion of Downers Grove.
The park features a number of amenities including: five lighted tennis courts; three lighted softball/baseball fields; two basketball courts; ADA accessible play equipment; picnic tables; concession services; equipment storage area for sports groups; additional parking on the park’s west side; restrooms; and now a lighted synthetic turf athletic field for football, soccer and lacrosse. Athletes using the new field are protected by the ThorGuard lightning prediction system. Doerhoefer Park serves as the ThorGuard base station for the Park District’s North Zone
Hours: Dawn to Dusk except evenings when permitted lighted activity (operational, artificial lighting) is occurring. The park will close immediately after lights are turned off until dawn the following day. No person shall remain in park after closing unless a permit is granted in advance. Security lighting shall not be considered operational, artificial lighting.
Parking: Parking at Doerhoefer Park is available in the east lot off of Saratoga, in the west lot off of Venard and in the diagonal parking spots along Venard. Parking is not permitted on Saratoga, at the American Legion or in the neighboring apartment complexes. Your cooperation is appreciated.<BR>
History
Since the 1960s, Doerhoefer Park has served the Downers Grove Park District as its flagship facility for outdoor field sports. The Downers Grove Park District’s board of commissioners dedicated the park in 1971 during the Park District’s 25th anniversary celebration and the park is named for Edward J. Doerhoefer, a former park commissioner and board president. Now, Downers Grove is proud to be the home of the first synthetic turf field at a park district in the western suburbs.
Amenities
Lighted ballfields |
Picnic Tables |
Softball/Baseball Field |
Drinking Fountain |
Play Equipment |
Tennis Courts |
Basketball Courts |
Batting Cages |
Synthetic Turf Field |
| Outer loop walking trail - .39 mi | Restrooms |
13.02 Acres |
Venard Parking Lot Addition -
Construction Update
Project Summary
Project includes installation of new 57-car parking lot at south end of Doerhoefer Park.
Parking lot surface to be permeable pavers, which allow stormwater to pass through the surface and into the ground below the parking lot.
Permeable paver surface should reduce the volume of stormwater entering into the storm sewer system, and help filter oil and other pollutants from rainwater prior to entering the sewer system.
Project also includes new asphalt pathways linking the new parking lot to the baseball core area and east parking lot, as well as extending the pathway system at Doerhoefer Park to create a complete “loop” trail.
For additional information, contact Paul Fyle, Landscape Architect at 630-963-1304.
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July 2009 – Park District purchases approximately 1-acre parcel adjacent to Doerhoefer Park. November 2009 – Park District commissions Gewalt Hamilton Associates to prepare construction drawings and secure permits for parking improvements on new 1-acre parcel. |
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August 18, 2010 – Contractor commences construction of parking and pathway improvements. |
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December 2010 – Anticipated Final Completion of all improvements. |
