Arlington Heights Park District

With two golf clubs and five outdoor pools, plus one indoor, it can be considered one of the most elaborate park districts northwest of Chicago.

The Arlington Heights Park District was established in 1925 with Commissioners Nathaniel Banta, Henry Klehm, Eugene Berbecker, Albert Volz, and Julius Flentie.

Recreational facilities include five outdoor swimming pools, five community centers (each with gymnasium and meeting rooms), a cultural arts center, historical museum, senior center, Forest View Racquet and Fitness Club, Heritage Tennis Club, Arlington Lakes Golf Club, Arlington Ridge Center, Nickol Knoll Golf Club, Melas Park Softball Complex, Lake Arlington's 1.8-mile (2.9 km) walk/bike path and boating lake of 50 acres (200,000 m2), Sunset Meadows driving range, athletic fields and 0.88-mile (1.42 km) walking path, 45 ball diamonds (41 Park District, 4 School District), 3 football fields and 7 soccer fields (5 Park District, 2 School District), 42 playgrounds, 52 outdoor tennis courts, 16 outdoor ice skating rinks, 7 sand volleyball courts, 30 basketball courts and 17 picnic areas.

Every year, the Arlington Heights Park District, along with the Village and Festival Members, runs an event called Frontier Days.

During late November, the district sponsors the decorations covering at North School Park in Arlington Heights.