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O‘Brien Field
4.5 ★★★★★ 277 Google reviews · Stadium track in Charleston, Illinois
Stadium with a field and track used for high school and university sporting events and competitions.
Plan your run
- Access Access not confirmed
- Surface Grass / turf — gentle on the joints but uneven; slower times
- Lap distance 400m / quarter-mile standard oval — 4 laps in lane 1 ≈ 1 mile, 9 lanes
- Indoor & outdoor has both indoor and outdoor running options
- Infield a soccer/football field inside the oval — handy if the kids want to play while you run
- Amenities restrooms, parking, bleachers (from runner reviews)
- Phone +1 217-581-2106
- Website eiupanthers.com
Is O‘Brien Field open to the public?
Public access at O‘Brien Field isn't confirmed in our data. If it's a park or city track it's very likely free and open; if it's attached to a school, gym, or club, access may be restricted. Check the venue's own page or call ahead before a special trip.
What's at this track
“This is a very nice football field.”
“Then having to climb the bleachers, made my knees hurt for sure.”
“The stand seating is a lil rough in some places (mostly the blue ones) and the bathrooms a lil questionable.”
What runners highlight
“They had plenty of food vendors around the stadium and plenty of parking, although the grass field we parked in was accessed via gravel road.”
From the reviews
Nice facility, we were there to watch my niece for IHSA state track and field meet. She placed second!!! They had plenty of food vendors around the stadium and plenty of parking, although the grass field we parked in was accessed via gravel road. Very very dusty.
We attended the state track meet at O'Brien Field. It was a great experience. We didn't console any concessions but the ticketing process went smoothly and we got seated quickly. The announcing and event organization was on-point.
Had a blast at my alma mater watching my son become a High School State Track Champion in the 4x200 meters & 2nd place in 4x100 meters for Rich Central in Olympia Fields Illinois! And we defeated East St Louis to win Championship!
We were there for a track & field meet. Great facility with ponds and trails adjacent for runners to warm up/down. Lots of parking and relatively well organized. Variety of food trucks. Pretty clean bleachers and good viewing.
