In the winter, the Watts Center is a hotspot for Glencoe sports. The center has two outdoor ice rinks for hockey and skating and a sledding hill. When weather permits, the center opens the day after Thanksgiving and closes after the first Sunday in March. The rinks are open for recreational skating, hockey and skating lessons and private parties. There are also soccer fields, three tennis courts and a Frisbee golf course across the street.
The Takiff Center—also known as the Glencoe Park District Center—is a sprawling complex that includes indoor and outdoor athletic facilities. The center offers an impressive amount of programs for both children and adults, including summer camps. The center is nearly 100 years old, and the extent of the facilities and programs it provides demonstrates a commitment to the community.
Next to the Writer's Theater at Women's Club of Glencoe, this park is essentially the building's yard. Yet, it is quite peaceful, and with a picnic table in the middle of a beautiful flower bed, it is a great place to go for some serenity. Just north of downtown, and down the street from Friends Park, Women's Library Club Park is perfect for those seeking something a little more out of the way.
This park, just east of Green Bay Road and across from Veteran's Memorial Park has plenty of room. Its draws include great shade, a relaxing swing and basketball courts. The Liza Bates MacLeod Gazebo also graces the area. Dedicated to MacLeod, who died of leukemia at 11, it remembers her as, "an everlasting symbol of commitment , caring and heroism," and honors a long list of benefactors, patrons and sponsors.
This park, all the way at the end of Hazel Ave., is very well-kept and clean. With tennis courts, shaded open spaces and a fantastic overlook of the lake – complete with benches – this area is a scenic masterpiece. Glencoe Beach and Perlman Boating Beach are directly below and add further to the draw of this lakefront hotspot.
