Archer (William Beatty) Park
Located in the Archer Heights Community Area, Archer Park totals 14.06 acres and features a gymnasium and kitchen. Outside, the park offers an interactive water spray feature, baseball fields, a basketball court, an athletic field for football and soccer, and a playground.
Park-goers can play baseball, football and soccer sports at the facility. After school programs are offered throughout the school year, and in the summer youth attend the Park District’s popular six-week day camp. In addition to programs, Archer Park hosts fun special events throughout the year for the whole family, such as Movies In the Park.
Archer Park takes its name from the surrounding Archer Heights community. The community and its main artery, Archer Avenue, are named for Col. William Beatty Archer (1793-1870), a Commissioner for the Illinois and Michigan Canal, which paralleled the road in the 1800s. Archer, an abolitionist as well as a civil engineer, nominated Abraham Lincoln for Vice President in 1856. The Chicago Park District acquired land from 1949-1950 and established Archer Park to provide green space in an area then experiencing significant industrial development. The new park was part of a ten-year, district-wide program to increase recreational opportunities in underserved neighborhoods in post-World War II Chicago. Archer Park provided solely outdoor recreational facilities until 1970, when the Park District constructed a small fieldhouse.
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Facilities at Archer (William Beatty) Park
Programs at Archer (William Beatty) Park
Each Thursday from 4pm to 5pm
Except the following dates:
Thursday, Nov 27, 2025
Each Friday from 1pm to 2pm
Each Monday from 1pm to 2pm
Except the following dates:
Monday, Oct 13, 2025
Monday, Oct 27, 2025
Each Thursday from 5pm to 6pm
Except the following dates:
Thursday, Nov 27, 2025
Each Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday from 4:30pm to 7pm
Each Saturday from 3pm to 4:30pm
Each Saturday from 1:45pm to 2:30pm
Each Friday from 3:30pm to 5pm
Each Friday from 1pm to 2pm
Except the following dates:
Friday, Oct 31, 2025
Each Tuesday,Friday from 6:15pm to 7pm
Except the following dates:
Tuesday, Oct 28, 2025
Friday, Oct 31, 2025
Tuesday, Nov 11, 2025