Douglass Park

For parks named Douglas Park, see Douglas Park (disambiguation).

Douglass (Anna and Frederick) Park
Sacramento Drive at Douglass Park
Interactive map of Douglass (Anna and Frederick) Park
TypeMunicipal
LocationChicago, Cook County, Illinois
Area173 acres (0.70 km2)
Operated byChicago Park District
OpenAll year

Douglass Park (formerly Douglas Park) is a part of the Chicago Park District on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois. Established in 1869 and initially named South Park, its 173 acres (0.70 km2) are in the North Lawndale community area with an official address of 1401 S. Sacramento Drive.

Opened in 1871, the park was originally named for U.S. Senator Stephen A. Douglas. In 2020, the park was renamed Douglass (Anna and Frederick) Park, for abolitionist Frederick Douglass and his wife Anna Murray Douglass.

Riot Fest is held annually each summer at Douglass Park, causing controversy among some neighborhood residents.

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