The grounds are of considerable capacity and are laid out in a tasteful and attractive manner as a park.
[2] The City of Chicago installed a small reservoir inside the triangular park.
[2] A statue of Charles Gustavus Wicker, the park's namesake, sweeping with a broom can be found on the west side of the park; the statue was designed by Wicker's great-granddaughter, Nancy Deborah Wicker-Eilan.
[4] Another marker in a garden just west of the fieldhouse honors Ignacy Jan Paderewski, who resided in the Wicker Park neighborhood during World War I and later served as Prime Minister of Poland.
[6] The dog-friendly park includes areas for baseball, gyms, a spraypool, a water playground, and a walking path.