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Community Recreation Center

4 ★★★★☆ 89 Google reviews · Rec-center track in Oak Park, Illinois

Open to the public Free Indoor Rubber / synthetic

Community-minded recreation center with a running track, a gym and basketball courts, plus classes.

Plan your run

  • Access Open to the public · free to use
  • Surface Rubber / synthetic — springy, fast, and easy on the legs; runs well wet or dry
  • Indoor runs year-round in any weather — a winter and rainy-day option
  • Amenities restrooms (from runner reviews)
  • Today see hours ·
  • Phone +1 708-725-2000
  • Website pdop.org

Hours

Monday 5:30 am–10 pm
Tuesday 5:30 am–10 pm
Wednesday 5:30 am–10 pm
Thursday 5:30 am–10 pm
Friday 5:30 am–10 pm
Saturday 6 am–7 pm
Sunday 7 am–5 pm

Posted gate hours. Park tracks often close at dusk even when the listing says later, and school tracks close for meets and practice.

Is Community Recreation Center open to the public?

Community Recreation Center is open to the public and free to use. Public park and city tracks like this one are typically open dawn-to-dusk with no membership and no sign-up — just show up and run your laps.

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What's at this track

Features at Community Recreation Center, confirmed by runners' own reviews.

🏟️ Indoor Running Tracks

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🚻 Tracks with Restrooms 5 mentions

“The space and equipment is well maintained; there are plenty of lockers, changing rooms, and bathrooms; and the staff is friendly and helpful.”

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What runners highlight

The things reviewers bring up again and again across 89 Google reviews — runner-reported, in their own words.

⏱️ great for intervals 6 mentions
💚 free to use 3 mentions

From the reviews

Pretty nice space, this place should NOT be confused with a gym, although it does offer a fitness center, and walking track it is a recreation center, so expect recreation.

★★★★★ — Zaria, Jul 2024

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Where to find Community Recreation Center

229 Madison St, Oak Park, IL60302

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Listing verified July 2026 from public business records and runner reviews. Something out of date? Report a correction. Own or manage this track? Claim your listing — it's free.