• Handicapped restrooms/comfort station
• Concessions
• Tot lot
• Ball diamonds
• Soccer field
• Tennis courts
• Drinking fountain
• Trial Gardens of Native Flowering Prairie Plants

Lindberg Park has seen many transformations over the last century: from a public landfill to formal water and rose gardens to victory gardens during WWII to an open meadow surrounded by trees and finally, to a showcase of native flowers and grasses.

In the late 1990’s, the gardens were restored to their original layout which was designed in the 30’s by Gustav Lindberg who was then Superintendent of Parks. This project was a joint effort between the Garden Club of Oak Park and River Forest and the Park District of Oak Park with funding from the IL Department of Natural Resources. The original design included water gardens and roses transplanted from gardens dismantled after Chicago’s Century of Progress World’s Fair in 1934.

Today these spaces feature three circular gardens of perennial plants and grasses, most of which are indigenous to Illinois. The two elliptical shaped “trial” beds were designed and planted by the Garden Club of OPRF with help from OPRF High School students and Park District of Oak Park staff. Lindberg Park is the largest park in the village (13.9 acres) operated by the Park District.

The gardens highlight over 90 varieties of perennial plants that grow in the woodlands and prairie lands of the Midwest and have been recognized on both the state and national level. You’ll find something in bloom from April through November. Stop by often to enjoy a local “native” treasure.